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Shadow Dog

The last full week of school just wrapped up, and we're all thankful for the quieter days ahead. Well, I shouldn't say quiet. Let's go with different...many activities, but most of them fun!

Ava's final, district-wide track meet was this past Wednesday. She didn't run in any events, but she did participate in discus and shotput. Even better is that both the Rosemount Boys and Girls teams won the track meet...that wouldn't surprise me given the sheer size and talent in the track & field group. It's no wonder that the RHS Track & Field team has amazing results, too, when there are kids like this feeding into it!

She also squeezed in TKD and another marching band practice during the school nights. It's getting more and more difficult to find time to schedule appointments for her, as her time is booking up so quickly. I have a feeling the next four years are going to fly by. WAHHHHHH!

   Doing some shopping after the track meet


G also had a fun and busy week. On Tuesday, Grandpa Doug, Grandma Karen, and Grandma Deb visited G during Grandparents Day at school. They were able to play with him on the playground, meet some of his friends, and enjoy lunch with him. And to wrap up the week, all elementary grades had access to multiple bouncy houses and games on Friday, plus they got ice cream in their classrooms! Parents were invite to attend, so I joined in to watch G bounce all around and have fun in the sun.

G earned his first stripe for his orange belt, and he helped out by holding the boards when the white belts broke them!



He wanted this hug, I promise!


Little Princess Pria just keeps showing us her personality every day. She still loves jumping up onto beds and couches, and snuggling in...when she feels like it. When we're out on walks, she always stares at other dogs when she sees them. Like, to the point where it's creepy. But this week, she let a dog come up and sniff her and she didn't freak out. Hopefully, she'll get to the point where she can actually play and have fun with other dogs. I think she wants to, considering how much she watches them...but I don't think she knows HOW to play. 

Kinda on her bed?


Ava and I took Pria on a long walk, and we noticed her shadow was really funny. It reminds us of something...like a cartoon dog with a long nose, but we can't figure out exactly what it is.


I'm finally getting over a bad sinus infection. The end of the Memorial Day weekend was not so much fun for me...I mostly just sat on the couch and tried to watch tv, sleep, not cough, etc. I finally broke down and had a virtual doctor appointment at 6am on Monday morning. She prescribed meds, but of course all of the pharmacies were closed! But, I'm on the mend, and slowly getting back to a better nights sleep.

Poor Scott has been banished from the bedroom (he wouldn't want to be in the same room with me with how much coughing I am doing...even Pria sighs at me, when I've been coughing for too long.) I think he's looking forward to a decent nights sleep in our bed in the near future. He's been working so much lately, so it'll be good for him to take it easy and get some rest.

Three more school days, and we'll officially have a high schooler (gasp) and a 3rd grader! I'm not certain where the time is going, but it feels like it's flying by. I'm excited and happy and sad, all at the same time. I'm seeing the end of the tunnel for Ava's time with us, and the thought of not having her with us all of the time hurts my heart. But, I've been on the other side of that, so I know how exciting it is to go out on your own and make your own way in the world. I guess that's why it's important to enjoy every moment that we have with them!

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