School has begun

Finally, school has begun. In some ways it went by too slow, some ways too fast. Sara is now a 9th grader in high school. We spent quite a lot of time learning her way around the huge school, scouting out where the bathrooms are, where the bus drops off, etc. She did survive the first week and the only tears were over her original bus she was assigned to ride, so I am not taking her two blocks away to catch another, where the driver does NOT read while driving and she has friends on this bus.

Ruth is still at the same school, but is now the top of the pecking order. She said the first day she opened a door when the bell rang and knocked down a 7th grader..... saying how small they are. I know she forgot that the beginning of last year, she was not taller than me, and my how that has changed. She also survived the first week and in currently in volleyball tryouts.

Disney & the melt

We made it home from FL. We spent two days with Jeff's parents and they are looking very well. They have made some beautiful updates to the house since their last visit, and we learned a wonderful & very easy recipe for chicken soup....even made it while at the condo in Orlando.

We enjoyed a walk along the beach and collected shells and coral.

We spent one day each at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Universal Studios, Animal Kingdon, and the water park Typhoon Lagoon, where the girls went snorkeling for the first time. I actually got Jeff into the very long lazy river---twice!

WELL....though the weather says it is only 96, keep in mind that the humidity jumps that way up....this whole week to 105! Yes,,,,,we found another way to sweat for 5 days--8 hours a day. We are now nicely tanned and exhausted and I promise no summer vacations again for a long time...at least to a hot destination.

. .oh, a few more vac pics

Just a few more pictures.

First the back seat became a beauty salon...anything to help past 18 hours!




Then chillin at Nana & Papa's house.

Every morning was a struggle after sweating all the day before. Next vac maybe we will just sleep.

We always to to A Bug's Life at Animal Kingdom. Don't we make cute bugs.

Oh, sisterly love. Sara usually attacks and Ruth retaliates...all in fun of course.

More love....see the smiles

One of my favorite pictures from Honeymoon Beack in Clearwater Fl. We always go there when visiting Jeff's parents.