Turtles and Ducks

The summer is winding down, but our schedules are keeping full! Marching band is ramping up for the State Fair next week, and then the beginning of competition season. We were also reminded that the kids perform at home football games...oh yeah, totally forgot about that! It seems like such a secondary performance, but I know it gives them more chances to perform and practice in front of a crowd. They are looking good!

We're not going to be able to make it to St Louis at the end of October for the BOA Super Regional, so instead, my mom, G, and I are going to head to Sioux Falls earlier in October to watch the Festival of Bands competition. G is super excited to go to a new state! I've added a few fun things to do to our list for the 2 days while we're there...I'm not sure any of us could sit through a full day of competition, so we're going to have to time our attendance for when Rosemount plays.

G and I enjoyed TMNT on Sunday

This past week also wrapped up our final golf lessons for the summer, and we were ready to get out on the course. There was still some teaching that took place in the beginning of the lesson, so we only had time to golf two holes. The weather was absolutely perfect, and it was nice to be out with our neighbor Kristin, and her daughter Addie. Can't wait to hit up the driving range more!

This weekend is full of family gatherings. On Saturday, we're heading over to Grandma Deb's house for a family picnic, and then on Sunday, my mom and I are heading to the Mean Girls musical in Lakeville, and then I'll join my parents for dinner.

I got my car's "annual check up" on Friday, and because of my dashboard ducks, one of the service advisors gave this to me. Love it!

We had a few moments of cooler weather this week...a true "false fall", because we are going to get back up into the high 90's this coming week. Whew! Nothing like squeezing out a few more degrees before winter sneaks back in.

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