Labor Day and Back to School

Hola!

Well it's hard to know what day it is.  Labor Day weekend is behind us, and then school started Tuesday.  Wednesdays are always "short" days (students are dismissed 1 hour early on Wednesdays in this district), and tomorrow NO school, for Rosh Hashanah!  Here are a few of last week's highlights:

TRY to STRETCH IT.  We tried so hard, to make summer last just a l-i-t-t-l-e--b-i-t--l-o-n-g-e-r!!!  But alas, Labor Day came...and went.  We had dinner at a friend's house, and learned how to play Ticket to Ride.  And, I made deviled eggs!

WICKED.  The musical came to Boston, and Frank and I had our belated anniversary date.  What a clever and fun show!

KARA's HATS.  At girl's camp, there is always a service component.  They have a chance to write letters to missionaries, or contribute in some way to a local charity organization.  This year the girls learned to "loom-knit," and make newborn baby hats.  Kara liked making these so much, she continued when she got back from camp!  These are the ones she has made so far.

6 FLAGS.  We can't finish a summer without a trip to Six Flags!  Well, actually, we have before.  But this time, we "had" to go, since Kara had a trip coming, that we already paid for 4 months ago.  Her music group was going to perform and go to 6 Flags last May, and the weather was very rainy so they gave them vouchers to use by Labor Day.

So I took Kara and Amanda, one of her friends from school, to the amusement park and water park.  You may think that "perfect weather" means sunshine and warm temperatures.  But in the case of an amusement park, the definition of "perfect weather" changes dramatically.  What you really want, at Six Flags, is short lines.  What keeps the crowds away?  Clouds and rain, of course!  So when we woke up and it was overcast... chance of thunderstorms... we went anyway.  This time, we took a chance and won :)  Short lines and cool temperatures...it was just about perfect.  The girls met their goal of riding each of the 12 roller coasters, multiple times in many cases.  It was a good day.

GAS HEAT.  Last thing, I'll highlight our "final" home project.  We switched over from oil heat to gas.  Once again, it turned into more of an ordeal than we thought.  But the end result is a more efficient heater, will be a good one.  Maybe I can put in photos of before and after.

Well, just the "before" now...We're still working on making it a better room!  But BEFORE, it was this monstrous oil tank and an elephant of a furnace.  From 1950, when the house was built.  Really, it's the original...

"They don't make them like that anymore," is a common statement from people who come to do work on the house.

Time to take Teresa to volleyball!  Have a great weekend :)

Kari