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 The weather continued to be perfect to watch Natalie play softball in, this time a double header at a place that had shade sails installed over the bleachers.  It was amazing!  But then the next weekend she was due for a double header in windy Wyoming and the girls were so cold they were huddled up under blankets in the dugout. Hubby even went and bought himself a camping blanket at Menards. That’s really saying something because he likes the cold! Although the weather was better at home, the drizzle put a damper on the Homecoming dance for a lot of high schoolers. Danny and Michelle just had us take pictures on our porch right before they left with friends but Kate had joined her friends early enough in the day that she got some good ones to send me. Luckily the powder puff game, drone show, football game, and parade had happened while the weather was still perfect! That drone show after the powder puff game was very fun to watch. I didn’t get our favorite parts on came...

School is in full swing with high schoolers doing lots of different things like Kate and Danny going to their school’s sporting events (photo stolen from friend Adrienne) and Michelle volunteering with the leadership academy (photo stolen from the LA president). Most of the family hasn’t been feeling the greatest physically this week but Labor Day weekend had almost nothing on the calendar (N got to go to J’s birthday party and M volunteered at Bingo again) so Hubby took Michelle hiking in the gorgeous weather before the Chautauqua shuttle closed down for the fall. I was happy for them! While Hubby and Michelle were off hiking, Natalie and I did things like bust out the sidewalk chalk because the weather was just too nice to not be outside. I have noticed that being outside is essential to me feeling emotionally well as I recover from my surgery so when Natalie decided she was too tired to hike I was glad we could do something outdoors together even if we weren’t up to hiking. She has ...