Week 19 at Home: Ho Hum

This was a week that flew by and I have no idea what we did. I mean, the kids went to the Y programs three days, and Scott and I worked all five days, but...what did we actually do?? Maybe that's okay that I don't remember? Or, maybe it means that all of our days are beginning to meld together, lol.

I do know that I went on a really long walk and talk with a friend one night this week. And I also know that G has done a fabulous job of checking off all of his "daily tasks" that I assign to him. And I guess I do know that Ava built a super cute house in Roblox. And we all know that poor Scott is not dealing well with working outside in this hot, humid weather. We're hoping for a little bit of a break in the heat this coming week, so he can sleep better at night.

I can't believe that it's August next week. On this coming Thursday, we'll find out what the official state decision is for the start of the school year. Will we go hybrid? In person? Online? I mean, I know what WE are doing, but it'll be interesting to see what the overall decision is at the state level. I just heard that the Minneapolis school district has decided to go all online...and they have a pretty big influence on what other districts do. So...we'll see.

When we don't have an interesting week, I don't have any interesting pics to share, haha!

G and I had some early morning snuggles...Puppy was there, too, of course!

Ava painted this cute little watermelon plate at the Y program, and then she refused to be in a pic. So, G is standing in as her proxy, ha!

So, yep, that's it for this week's post! Nothing exciting to share. Hoping for a really good week, with only positive news coming our way.

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