august break: day 31

 



 

Is there anything more germ-ridden and disgusting than a pediatrician's office? In my opinion, no, no there is not. So when I'm taking Jane in for a well-visit like I did yesterday, I really prefer to get out of there without her contracting some gross virus or whatever. So to get her away from all of those nasty-ass waiting room toys, I let her play with my phone. Here are some of the pictures she took.

 

 

And that's that for the August Break! I know my photos aren't too exciting, but thanks for checking in. Have a great holiday weekend!

 

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august break: day 30

We live near the famous and fancy-pants Miss Porter's School. We are neither loaded nor famous enough to send Jane there - and that's quite alright with me.

august break: day 29

 

So Jane's much-anticipated last day of daycare was today. I'm still teary, and fighting a massive lump in my throat. OK, fine - I full-on cried. But Jane? Is so ready.

 

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august break: day 28

Aside from the fact that the sun is setting far too early for my taste, it was an absoutely gorgeous evening tonight.

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august break: 27

Making cupcakes for Jane's last day of daycare tomorrow. Four and a half years and approx $70K later, we're done. I keep thinking about this post lately. I feel a similar one brewing now in regards to kindergarten. I have things to say to the 2007 version of Amanda.

(If you're wondering what the picture is behind the mixer, it's a gift from the cast of a show I directed a few years ago.)

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august break: day 26

Could time stop flying by so fast, please?

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august break: day 25

Did you know chickens love to eat tomatoes? I didn't, until I got to hang out with Lisa's ladies yesterday.

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august break: day 24

I got to hang out on my friend Lisa's back deck and drive iced coffee yesterday. Jealous? You should be.

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august break: day 23

One of these days I won't be able to keep up.

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august break: day 22

 

Mom of the Year.

 

 

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august break: day 21

Two pieces of mail from this week. Guess which one I'm more excited about? (HINT: the one that actually looks fun.)

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august break: day 20

I will never, ever not ever get sick of taking close-up pics of my giant dog's face. This was from today's vet visit.

august break: day 19

Saw this sign outside of a restaurant this morning. The little notation at the bottom made me laugh.

august break: day 18

Yesterday we hosted a cookout for some of the families we've become friends with through our nearly five years at Jane's daycare. One of the moms got all of the kids "BFFs" bracelets. It seriously made me teary. These last couple of weeks heading into kindergarten are going to be a little bit rough, I think.

august break: day 17

I was horrified to be in a McDonald's Playland about an hour ago. Others in my family were simply delighted.

august break: day 16

Got to visit my favorite bookstore in the state recently. I seriously think I breathe easier when I'm in there. Any bookstore, really. But this one especially.

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august break: day 15

Young James and I are not impressed with the cloudy humid weather today.

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august break: day 14

Pro parenting tip: keep your kids' toys away from the dogs, or there will be a disturbing number of missing limbs, heads, etc. (Jane had these peeps lined up for the train.) (Hopefully the train was going to the hospital.)

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august break: day 13

I did something today that I was very nervous to do. This was my reward.

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august break: day 12

Hit the high seas today. Good day for a ride. Can't believe how fast summer is flying by. 

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august break: day 11

I took Jane and my niece to see Legally Blonde the Musical last night. This is what she chose to wear for her night out. And they say no one dresses for the theater anymore...

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august break: day 10

This girl loves to draw. And I love being outside. Sidewalk chalk for the win!

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august break: day 9

Went to the farmer's market this morning with Jane. She ate approximately 500 blueberries today, I think. And that's a conservative estimate.

august break: day 8

I had a delightful iced coffee at a delightful place with a delightful friend today.

(do me a favor and pop over to her blog and tell her to post more, will you?)

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august break: day 7

We took Jane to see her first ever movie in the movie theater - Brave - yesterday. She made sure to wear her Merida costume. You can see that she had a terrible time and wasn't excited at all.

august break: day 6

Spent a portion of the afternoon proofing loan agreements. Jealous?

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august break: day 3

We just got home from dinner at our friends' house. My friend Jessica looooves to cook. This homemade tiramisu was the fifth course of the meal, and my stomach is about to explode. But in a good way.

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august break: day 2

For the first time since my final semester in college way back in the '90s, back-to-school supplies mean something to me. Jane starts kindergarten in a month. Hold me.

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august break: day 1

And this is what one might look like if one treated Tuesday night like Friday night and had three too many glasses of wine. I think Junior's butt in the picture is extremely apropos, don't you?

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