Day 60

"But remember, spa treatments are essential in today's fast paced lifestyle to keep your mother healthy and feeling great!"~Hannelore R. Leavy

The girls left for their adventure today, and by a happy coincidence, one of my friends was heading to the nail place to get her nails filled. I asked if she wanted some company, as I was planning on getting a pedicure while the girls were gone, anyway. The place we go does a lovely pedicure...not only do they give a great pedicure, they also give a hot rock massage to your feet and legs. I have happy feet now.

Day 59

"Those who say you can't take it with you never saw a car packed for a vacation trip" ~author unknown

The girls will be leaving in the morning for their annual vacation adventure with my parents. This year they will be visiting Virginia with a day trip into Washington, DC. Surprisingly, I packed them very lightly. My mom will have a washer and dryer in the condo, so I only packed 4 outfits. My belief is that as long as the meds and the machine is packed, anything that's forgotten can be purchased.

Day 58

"We are in the stickiest situation since Sticky the Stick Insect got caught on a sticky bun" ~Rowen Atkinson

I could have gone my whole life without seeing one of these things in person. However, I've seen two of them in the last week. They are actually quite amazing, and really DO look just like sticks. This one, that I saw this morning as I left for work, actually looked like it had been broken off of a branch...I think it was the head side, looked almost frayed, as if it had been twisted off of a larger branch.

Day 57

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris

This is the entrance to the school I've been spending my mornings this week. I've been subbing in the "severe" room. There are 6 children, all with learning disabilities. Three of them are also basically non-verbal. It's been a really fun few days. I'm kind of sorry I'm not working on Thursday...I'm going to miss this group of kids.

Day 56

"Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise." ~Margaret Atwood

This is my friend Jacki. On Monday, she retired the pink "Hello Kitty" wallet she's been using for longer than my girls have been alive. She picked out a lovely purple GROWN UP wallet to use instead. Somehow, I doubt she'll be throwing the Hello Kitty one away.

Day 55

"Little works, little thoughts, little loves, little prayers for little Christians, and larger and larger as the years grow." ~Charles Henry Parkhurst

Forgive the poor quality, I've finally figured out how to access the pictures from my phone, and unfortunately,it doesn't take very good pictures. The girls were sitting in the front pew waiting for church to start this morning. Because I sing in the choir, the girls either sit with Rob, or their Sunday School teacher. Today, however, they wanted to sit on their own in the front. I don't think anyone has EVER sat in the front pew, when they weren't serving Communion or something. It was a little odd to see them there. I'm glad they are comfortable enough in church to sit there.

Day 54

"Into each life, some rain must fall." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

As I went to bed last night, the local news station tweeted about scary gross air quality warnings. I woke up, and put the garbage out, and the humidity was stifling. In the afternoon, we had a blast of storm come through. Thunder, lightening, dark skies. I'm waiting to open the door, to see if the humidity has abated. The weather people weren't optimistic about THAT.