It's always sad when my favorite month is over...especially when it goes too quickly (and it's crazy hot -- hottest September on record this year).


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...we hiked with my dad on Sunday (in the rain), which was fun (since we were going to our warm home right after ( Read more... )

1. Yesterday was busy, and I never had the chance (or the energy) to post...so we'll try now. Why was it busy? I spent the day with D and his friends at Elitch Gardens, our local amusement park.


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...hm, I'm thinking I'm not keeping up with my blog when the post before last was also the weekend roundup ( Read more... )

1. I got my summer schedule for work yesterday -- 17 students. That's four more than last year...which is good in terms of money but means I'll be busier than I expected. Time to get organized ( Read more... )

During the school year, I rarely (pretty much never) have time to play the piano. Last summer, I took advantage of our schedule and spent hours playing the piano. I didn't really master any pieces, though. I mostly played Bach (Inventions) and Brahms (Rhapsodies). Today marked the first day I got to play again since last August ( Read more... )

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...we had a fun time Friday night hanging out with the kiddos' Auntie. We played 7 Wonders, which is a fun game (the box says 13+, but to D, that just means it's better). And we watched Continental Drift (from the library). I think it was a nice 'second' b-day for D (since his auntie couldn't make it the week before ( Read more... )

...the weekend was okay, all in all. Our neighbors are nice people (and intelligent), so it was easy to talk with them. The only real downside was the lack of sleep (I got about 10 hours combined Fri and Sat nights). They have two young children (boys -- 2 and 4). Even though their kids are well-behaved, they're still typical boys that age, and ( Read more... )

...I took the kiddos to a musical Friday night. D's bff's younger brother (who's one of E's friends and in her class) played Winthrop in The Music Man. It was fun, but since the last performance I saw of that musical (also a high school performance) was unbelievable, this one fell a little short. Still, the teens were enthusiastic, the costumes ( Read more... )