Our Back to School Week

School has started!  I'm looking forward to us getting into our new routine.  Summer was such a whirlwind this year, I'm ready for some calm.  

This is Grumman's blankie.  I should wash it, actually.  He's like a toddler.  He snuggles it and bites and bunny kicks it and hides under it and sleeps on it.  It's adorable.  

Fiona, impersonating a water bottle.  I don't think Grumman is buying it.  

First week of school was HOT.  

There's a junk shop we pass regularly.  They had a display of ordnance out front one day, so we stopped to take a peek.  

I stopped mostly for Jack, but the girls were interested, too.  

Jack bought himself an ammo can from the Vietnam era.

Library books.  

As I quipped on Facebook, I just don't understand why no one has asked me to teach nutrition.  That's my breakfast.  

Nasty ottoman before and after.  I was able to pick the seams and use a smaller seam allowance and remake the not-quite-large-enough cover into one that fits.  

I dropped 6 boxes of clothes off at Goodwill this week!  I'm constantly pulling things from the girls' wardrobe (too short/too small/stained/ripped/tired of seeing it) but I rarely cull from my own closet.  This was good progress.  It's not my imagination when I say nothing fits, though.  

6:30 a.m. first day of school picture, courtesy of Jack.  We have to drop him off by 7.