Braska reporting: We are having a garage sale at our house today. Most of it isn't our stuff. Our friends are moving and asked to use our garage to sell stuff. It's fun to get to sit outside and watch people. I'm helping Miss A take the money. There have been LOTS of people here! As long as I stay in front of the fan, I like being out here.
I noticed recently that I was holding my phone farther away from me in order to see things clearly…. especially when I was looking at documents or spreadsheets on that little screen. (yes, spreadsheets.)
So today I went to have my eyes checked. I thought it had been a little over a year since my last visit.
No. It was 4 years ago.
And I’m turning 40 two months from tomorrow. It’s about time, yes indeed.
So wouldn’t you know, I only need a little help with my vision, which is good. But when they recommended bifocals it just seemed weird. Very weird.
After chatting with the vision center manager, who is also a DS mom friend, I decided to try the “readers” route first, to see how that went, since I only need them when working very closely. Not even for the computer…
Why not go for the red, right?
The optometrist assures me I’ll lose a couple pairs of readers then I’ll get over the bifocal fear and deal with that as my reality. We shall see how it goes.
The day didn’t start out on a perky note for Braska. She did not feel well and just was so pathetic to see. The classic front porch pics were a bit uncomfortable for Kinlee. But still, a photo must be had. Even if it’s an unhappy one. 
Braska went with Daddy to school, 13 minutes east of our house, and I took Kinlee 10 minutes west of the house to her school. And I kept thinking “the juggling has begun….”
While dropping Kinlee off, I was still in her school, Braska’s school called (8:20 am) to tell me she was feeling worse, and asking if I thought I should get her. We discussed, and they felt that wanted to allow her a bit more down time to adjust, and it turned out she did perk up and did well for the rest of the day. Belly issues, apparently.
When it was time for Braska to arrive home on the bus, Kinlee and I went out to the porch to wait for her. 
She got off that bus, happy as a clam, and marched independently up to the house with her monstrosity of a backpack in tow. My fave photo of the day…
Thankful for a successful end after a rough start.
The girls are not in the same school this year. Kinlee is in half-day kindergarten at the private school where they both went last year. She has the same (AWESOME) teacher that B had last year. Braska is in our public school district, but not in our home school, by our choice. We chose another one that had a program we liked better, a “cross cat” room that better suited her needs and a much more receptive and flexible staff/administration. Her team is great, and with the to-be-expected tweaks, she’ll have a successful year, I think. She really likes her sped teacher and paras and her gen ed teacher as well. So we’re pleased so far!
Its the first day of school. I am excited! Both girls start today, though in different schools. The kindergartener is ready and reading, waiting for breakfast. The 1st grader is telling me she needs more sleep. So she crashed out again. (of course all summer she was up at 6 every day. Figures, right?)
Me and KiKi are going to church camp this week with Grammy and Auntie Ju. We went to see Grammy and Papa this morning so we could get in Grammy’s car. Here’s Kinlee with our Papa. She’s looking funny because it was bright outside and she smiles weird lately. 
I don’t think Daddy liked that we were leaving on Father’s Day, but he knows we’re gonna have fun with all those big kids. 
And Mommy had to have a goodbye picture, too, before we left for 6 days.
We’re gonna play outside A LOT and swim and play with little kids and big kids and sleep in a great big place with lots of bed. And Grammy and Auntie Ju are gonna be there the whole time. Kinlee was sad that Mommy would miss us, but I think they’ll be alright.
Today my dad was preaching at a church in the metro, so some of us went to be there on Father’s Day. This is three of the four sisters. Rachel, me, Dad, and Julia (our summer live-in nanny) One sister and two brothers were not there. 
And Kinlee with her Papa Beagle. 
In the same meet-up, the girls switched Siennas (our family has 3 in these get-togethers, one more wasn’t there) and climbed in with Grammy and Auntie Julia for a week at music camp! They’re getting to experience their first week of church camp, and I’m a little jealous. I used to spend several weeks every summer there.
So they said a good bye to Daddy on Father’s Day. 
And Mommy had to have a goodbye picture, too, before they left for 6 days.
I’m sure they will have a super week with dozens and dozens of jr. high, high school kids! M and I are kind of looking at each other like “what do we do now?”….. guess it’ll be a long work-day week while we have the chance!
