And then we get another teenager
Jacob turned 13! That gave us 3 teenagers in our house!
Jacob
The last week of August
The last week of August is also the first week of public school for us. Jacob began middle school on Monday. Micaela began her senior year on Tuesday and Sophia went back to elementary school as a 5th grader. This is the first time in 13 years that I have only had 1 child at
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A Mountain Classroom – Cardigan Lodge
The first week of October I was able to chaperone a trip with Jacob’s class to the AMC Cardigan Lodge for the 3 day A Mountain Classroom program. We left Wednesday morning and arrived at the lodge by lunchtime. We had lunch outside and then were assigned to our rooms. We had an activity and
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Jacob joins a FLL Lego Robotics Team
Jacob has joined a First Lego League Lego Robotics Team. Twice a week we drive him to New Heights afterschool. It’s like Destination Imagination, they are given a problem to solve. The solve it using Lego robotics. FLL Lego League
First days of school
Who loves the start of school more? … the kids or the parents? Two days of First Day of School Pictures. 2 days because the elementary bus came earlier than we expected and my first quick pic with the kids squinting into the sun was not ideal. And it was fun to get Becca in
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International Barbershop
I honestly think this was my first visit to a barbershop. Ever. Jacob needed a back-to-school haircut. I usually take him where the girls and I go, but John texted and asked me to take him to the barbershop, so I did. It was pretty cool! Very short wait, the barber did an awesome job.
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Candles
Last weekend we made candles. Jacob really wanted to make them, and I wanted to experiment with some of my essential oils. The past 2 weeks I’ve been enjoying Oil Camp. It was a 2-week Facebook group to help me learn more about essential oils. I’ve really enjoyed it and learned a lot! I’ve been
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Boy Scout Camp
A few weeks ago Jacob attended his first week at Boy Scout camp. I will honestly admit, we were a little nervous. How would he do? He’s never been to overnight camp, just day camp. Our worries were completely unfounded. He had an awesome time! He wants to go again next year. I’m super thrilled
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Happy 11th birthday!
In the midst of the end of the school year, family drama, and assorted other things, we had a birthday. Happy 11th Birthday Jacob! Okay, he did not get a Nintendo or other video game. But we had a nice small party. Jacob came with me to Market Basket and designed his own cake!