Violet's First Day of School

Today Violet started her first day in 4 year old preschool. One more year and it's off to kindergarten. Where does the time go?

She was so excited to see her old friends again that she was up bright and early and ready to start her day.

This was meet the teacher night, a small prelude for getting ready to head back to school.

I think Lincoln is a little confused that he won't be going with her. He's so used to having Violet around. But once he realizes he gets all Melissa's attention three days a week, he'll probably start pushing her out the door!

Another Florida Trip Ends in Disaster

I don't think going away on vacation has been in the cards for me this year. On my last trip to Florida, I came home to find my toilet had been leaking. This time mother nature wasn't very kind.

Getting away to the beach is at the top of most people's wish list. The great weather. The calming ocean waves. The sand you can sink your toes into.

And happy hour at great ocean front bars with friends. What more could you ask for?

But all this fun ended when I received an early morning text message from Melissa telling me her rental house had flooded again due to excessive rainfalls. Worrying about my own house, I quickly called Teresa and asked her to stop by and check my house on her way to work.

Not only was the water blocking her entry to my street, but the water had somehow seeped through to completely soak my basement carpeting.

So now my beautiful basement guest house is now back to concrete floors. I'm not sure how the water came through but I'm hesitant to replace the flooring until I can figure it out. I'm not hoping for another drenching of rain and it could be another 10 years before anything happens again. But for now I'm keeping my eyes glued to the basement next times it rains.

Solar Eclipse

I was in Florida during the solar eclipse and didn't have any protective glasses to see it. I was afraid to just look up. So I was content to watch it get a little bit darker outside and figured that was the eclipse.

But Violet never misses an opportunity to be part of history. She watched the the eclipse and told Melissa what she was seeing. Maybe I'll watch the next one....not. It's decades away!

Trip to the Sky Zone

Trips with Violet and Lincoln to the Sky Zone are fun but it's hard just watching from the sidelines. My inner child brain wants so much to get out there and jump with the kids. But my outer adult brain says I'll wind up in the hospital.

Besides several trampolines, they have a basketball court. Violet is relentless and wouldn't give up until she made a basket.