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Back to School *home edition*

Back to School
*home edition*

Audrey 9th grade!
Henry 11th grade!

The photo I had them reenact from 2nd and 4th grades in Colorado :)
Seems like much simpler times


It's not ideal but for now, this is our reality
Henry's schedule for junior year:
AP Lang & Comp A
Jazz
Physics 
Marching Band
AP Calculus
AP US History (or affectionately called A Push)


Audrey has a desk in her room so we set up shop in there for her!
Audrey's Freshman schedule is:
Honors Geometry
AP Biology
PE
Spanish 1
Honors English
Digital Media Arts


Last but not least, big boy Chester :)
6th grade!



6th grade is in elementary school here
He has a good teacher but I can already see how this is not comparable to the 6th grade middle school the older children had.

Once it cools down, we are taking school lunch outside under our freshly built gazebo!

Clay is an artist 
(say it like *arteest* though)

Lots of political talk right about now.
I found badges the kids made 4 years ago. 
I am still behind this candidate :)

Just because it's going to be a 110 degrees here for the weekend 
does not mean I can't look forward to fall, right?
Chester made this little guy :)

in other news, we completely cleaned out the front room for staging...

Clay remodeled the banister and spindles for the staircase and it makes all the difference visually!

A fire sunrise in Sand Canyon 
The sky was choked with smoke for a good week.
 Playing outside was not an option for a couple of those days...

Lucy was home a weekend and we did pool maintenance work.
 We told her she had to come home and earn some of her tuition!

Someone thought refilling the pool was amazing. 
Like a little fresh water hole!


Clay turned 46.
The boys made him his zucchini chocolate cake/ no frosting and he was impressed :)



She has come home every other weekend which has been a nice way for her to spread her wings in a phased approach, haha.


We loaded up Clay's 41' Ford Super Deluxe to get ready to show the house.

It will take a miracle to sell this home. Long story short, we were aiming to put it on the market last March but then...you know...the pandemic stormed through our collective lives. 
So, here we are. 
It has been a slow start with only one showing.
 We are praying for the right buyers to be attracted to our home.
I would be lying if I didn't say I really have some kind of ptsd from our move here 2 years ago. I have faith the Lord has prepared the path for us. We have done everything we could on our end. 
So...now for the miracles...? 
In this order:
(as if I could order them, haha)
Sell home
Rent new home
Relocate without going bonkers
Covid 19 cured
(global party ensues!)
Go back to school
go back to church
go back to so many small things I absolutely took for granted
kids make friends
kids thrive
Clay and Jennifer and the Collins crew will build a home they will love 
for a very, very  long time :)




Thumbs up for dreaming big and taking risks 👍








 

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