Upgrade

Jason's graduated to the front passenger seat when either his father or myself are not in the car. He is LOVING it. 

This afternoon when Isaac got in the car:

Jack: Dad, Jason was sitting in the driver seat, pushing buttons.

Dad: Hey, Jack, don't rat out your brother!

Jason: (face looking straight ahead while simultaneously turning deaf) ...

Dad: Jason were you sitting in the driver's seat?

Jason: (still looking ahead while remaining deaf AND mute) ...

So when you turn on the car and the windshield wipers start moving and the hazard light and the high beams are on, you know that he may be eyeballing upgrading to the driver's seat as soon as he can.

Sick

Jack got to have test number 2 today - still negative.

No school today.

Conversation with a Teenager

Me: You need to brush your hair. Wait. Did you wash your hair while you were in the shower? 

Him: Yeah. 

Me: It doesn’t look wet… 

Him: I dried it very well with the towel. 

Me: … 

Him: … 

Me: 🤦🏼‍♀️ 

Him: (as he’s walking away) Thanks for the complement… 

Teens are so much fun!

Garden Update

It's definitely harder to keep up with the garden now that we're back in school, but it is still going pretty strong! We replanted beans and snow peas because the first attempt fizzled out. We added some nutrients to the soil with this second planting, and they are thriving now. Yay!

Cucumbers

snow peas and beans

watermelon 

A little caterpillar on my milkweed

Another caterpillar on the flowers in the center of the pic

Friday Five

Week 4 is in the books. We've officially made it to the one month mark of school. Yay!

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Today Jack woke up with a sore throat. We did the whole "is he" or "isn't he" sick thing, but he assured us his throat was feeling better before it was time for school. Maybe he slept with his mouth open? 

When it was still sore when he made it back home this afternoon, we called it. We officially have the first cold of the school year. Sigh.

Thankfully, home Covid test was negative, but he did have to stay home while Shawn and his dad went to Target. He was not happy. :(

School during a pandemic is not without it's stress, that is for sure.

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This week brought school picture day for the big boys! It's always a gamble as to what will come of the day, but I am always hopeful. LOL

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Speaking of pictures, I set a date for our yearly family photos! Now I am stressing out about what to wear. Eek!

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Jack has begged me for more Jell-o tonight. His preference is the blueberry flavor. SO glad jello is easy to make. lol

Snuggles

This boy is always up for a good snuggle. 💜

Way Back Wednesday

Today is picture day for the big boys. It was also picture day on this date way back in 2014 - the year Jason insisted he wear a tie!

He's trying it on and is quite pleased with the look!