I feel like we’ve had a hectic summer! Where to start?
- We are debt free! Last week we paid off the last of our debt (sans House) and it feels incredible. After years of working the snowball we finally made it. All said and done we cleared about $170,000 in debt in about 6 years! The house goes up in October and then we’ll really be free!
- This past weekend we headed to Duck Lake which was around Muskegon. We headed up with our friends and the kids had a blast. On one side of the sand bar was a small shallow lake and on the other was Lake Michigan. It was lovely and warm. The kids loved it because they had the nice warm water to play in, they built a sand castle, and even jumped off an outcrop into the water. Both are getting very good swimming under water. Maybe the swim classes are paying off.
- On Sunday, my dad came to visit and told us all about his trip out west. The kids also swam for hours and we also picked blackberries. Unfortunately, Noomi got stuck in the blackberry thorns almost immediately, Ajax got bored, and then before I knew it I was alone in the woods picking berries.
- On Tuesday, it was National Night Out in Williamston which meant food, games, a water hose, a hot air balloon, face painting, and bounce houses. We didn’t get home till late but the kids were very well behaved the entire time and had a blast. Ajax ran wild and is now old enough to go off on his own a bit.
- Overall, both kids are doing ok and having fun this summer. Noomi has been a bit of a handful and has been quite stressed about kindergarten. She’s been having trouble sleeping and has been getting up a ton at night. She’s been worried that her writing isn’t good enough. This morning she was trying to tell Ajax and I a story, but we couldn’t understand a word she was using. She became so upset and said she couldn’t go to kindergarten because she doesn’t have the right words. I’m dying here, how can a little girl be so worried about school! So far nothing we have said has made any difference. Ajax in true brother form has been supporting, but sneaks in some taunts here and there. His funniest thing right now is to call Noomi, Naomi, and it is driving her crazy. I remember doing the same thing to Emily when she was little, lol.
- At summer camp Ajax took the swimming test (so that he didn’t have to use the life jacket) and passed. He was beyond thrilled, next is the deep water swim test. For that he needs to do the backstroke and that, he will tell you, is where he has trouble.
