365 Project: September 2012

Monday, September 3, 2012

September 3, 2012

It's Emma's last day life guarding at Champion's Run pool tonight. It's too bad that it's so hot and humid tonight. It'll be busy and they usually have a party the last night. Em's so ready to be done with that job.

September 2, 2012

So today I spent a lot of hours on the phone. I talked to Suzi, Mom and Becca. Then I had to recharge my phone (and myself).

September 1, 2012

Emma's friend, Carly came to visit this weekend. She is from St. Louis but will be at Grinnell again this year for an internship. She and Emma went to the zoo, the Old Market, did some shopping and hung out at our house.

August 31, 2012

We had a great view of the Blue Moon. It was huge!

August 30, 2012

I'll take one of each, please! It was a long, tough day at school today--good thing it's a short night at B&S. I actually left without buying anything but Joe did make me a Moscow Mule when I got home.

August 29, 2012

Man, I'm already tired of making lunches for work! It's only been a week and I'm thinking, "what! I have to make another lunch!" Good thing we both like leftovers, but sometimes there's nothing left!

August 28, 2012

"Please play with me!" Jessie has been a little needy since we went back to school and Becca left. Poor puppy.

August 27, 2012

Hannah's looking a little crazy about her homework tonight! Actually, she was already finished, just being silly.

August 26, 2012

We took one more "selfie" group picture before heading back to Omaha--we drove to Decorah from Iowa City this morning, unloaded Becca's things, went for lunch then to Walmart for last minute things and perishables. After another quick stop at Becca's for a few pictures and hugs, Emma, Hannah and I hit the road. It was only 1:30! Woohoo we make it home by 7:15. What a lot of driving this weekend--and tomorrow it's back to work.

August 25, 2012

Emma, Hannah and I are taking Becca back to Luther tomorrow. We drove to Iowa City today to see Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Suz. We all went out to eat at Steak and Shake (Becca's choice) then played Yahtzee and talked and laughed.

August 24, 2012

It was Becca's last day at Player's Club pool today. She is hoping to be at a "real job" next summer. She's been life guarding every summer since freshman year, I think. It'll be odd to see her without that swimmer tan next summer!

August 23, 2012

Joe had to move the furniture yesterday to shampoo the carpets so Emma had a comfy spot to eat her bagel in the kitchen this morning! She and Becca did move all the furniture back today since the carpets were dry. This recliner did block the flow through the kitchen a bit!

August 22, 2012

We had a crazy night last night! Joe, Hannah and I all woke up at 3am to a terrible smell. At first it smelled like something was burning, then it changed to smell like a skunk was burning. It turned out that Teddy had gotten sprayed by a skunk then he came into the house and rolled all over trying to get it off of his face, head and back! Joe had to take the day off to clean carpets and get Teddy to a groomer. They used a special treatment on him twice and he still smells! Poor buddy. They did a great job of grooming him and said he was a prefect gentleman--too bad he didn't remember that when he saw the skunk last night!

August 21, 2012

Hannah is excited to start her senior year today. This year Burke has block scheduling, so she only has half of her classes today and half tomorrow. It's like having two first days!

August 20, 2012

Well, my summer is over...

August 19, 2012

Joe was making fun of me for taking a picture of a picture on the computer screen. But we are trying to narrow down Hannah's senior pictures and it's easier if we can look at them using Picasa. I'm not able to copy them from the website, so this is the solution that I came up with. It works well enough, the quality isn't great, but we can at least zoom in and compare two pictures side by side.

August 18, 2012

Hannah ran in the time trials for cross country this morning. She came in first! The first meet is in two weeks, hopefully she'll have a good run that morning too. (She is at the far right in this picture, second from the end in a blue shirt.)

August 17, 2012

Joe finally went to the doctor today to have his foot checked out. The doctor thinks that he might have a fracture of one of the small bones in his foot. He has to go to the orthopedic surgeon next Monday to find out.

August 16, 2012

Nottingham Smashed! Becca finished up her smash book from her year today. It looks great. I'm so glad that she'll have this to help her remember this year. Hopefully we'll get her pictures organized and labeled someday too.

August 15, 2012

Becca is trying to get her fill of Phineas and Ferb before heading back to Luther. She has gotten Emma hooked on it too.

August 14, 2012

Becca is finally trying the cheese that Suzi gave her for her birthday. She wasn't able to chew very well for a few days after getting her teeth pulled. She saw me taking the picture and decided to make a goofy face. I'll use it anyway, HA.

August 13, 2012

We haven't had many cloudy days this summer. Unfortunately we didn't get any rain from those dark clouds.

August 12, 2012

The girls all watched part of the Olympics closing ceremony tonight. It is unusual for Emma to stay upstairs to watch tv--the dogs must have been outside!

August 11, 2012

Hannah's sporting a pretty cool look today--Hawkeye flip flop socks with her new green flip flops. Oh yeah, she's got style!

August 10, 2102

Hannah invited the swim girls over for a party tonight. They swam, ate pizza, played games, and decorated cupcakes. I love how all the girls in the picture have "swimmer hair top knots!" By 10:00 it was down to these five girls but they still had plenty of energy!

August 9, 2012

Hannah had her senior pictures taken tonight. We got started a little late and were losing the light, so she felt a little rushed, but I think that we'll still have plenty to chose from. This is a picture of one of the proofs, so that's why it seems a little blurry.

August 8, 2012

It's RAINING!!!! Becca and Hannah were so excited that they went out onto the deck to dance.

August 7, 2012

It was a busy day today, Em and Hani went to World of Fun this morning, Joe is out of town, the bulb in the big tv burnt out, Suz is here with Charlie...but Becca wins picture of the day. She had her wisdom teeth removed this morning. She only had the two on the bottom, but her mouth is still sore and swollen. We've been putting ice (peas) on her checks so hopefully she'll feel better soon.

August 6, 2012

I got the girls and Mom and Dad to pose for a picture before G&G hit the road this morning. It turned out pretty good!

August 5, 2012

We wanted to go and do something today so we decided to go to Soaring Wings Winery. Joe had to leave to go out of town, Hannah and Becca are working, Dad went to Sheels and Emma didn't want to sit out in the heat. So that left me, Mom and Suzi to go to the winery. We had a nice time even though it was a little too warm in the sun. Suz and I got the tasting tickets and even Mom tried a couple of swallows! We brought along our own picnic but next time we'll bring a little table too!

August 4, 2012

Happy 18th Birthday, Hannah! Mom, Dad, and Suz are here to help us celebrate birthdays this weekend. We went to Red Lobster for supper and Grandma made the girls a Texas Sheet cake--birthday traditions!

August 3, 2012

Oh, it's a say day--I spent most of the day cleaning and then the air conditioner quit working! Luckily it was only the (flux) capacitor, so it was an easy fix. Still it made for an uncomfortable night. Also Suz came with Charlie tonight, leaving her broken air conditioner back in IC! No relief for them here tonight either. Sorry Charlie (and Suz.)

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