Summer is winding down

We realized that orientation for school is this Friday and school starts in 2 weeks! Where did the summer go? I am sure this is a question we will be asking ourselves for years to come. We had a busy week with storytimes, playdates, library trips, and free movies to see. We all went to dinner on Friday night with our two of our neighbors to a wonderful Thai restaurant. The kids were adventurous and tried a bite of everything (we ordered everything medium...hot in a Thai restaurant is not something any of us are up for!)

I got some shopping done during our tax free weekend (gotta love it!), so now everyone is outfitted for the upcoming year, including mommy and daddy. We, of course, spent some time at the pool this weekend as the heat continues to beat down. We are expecting record highs again tomorrow and Tuesday. Kevin pointed out that 100% humidity , as mentioned in a previous blog, would be rain. (I understand this. I was taking dramatic license to illustrate how hot and muggy it was! )
P. continues on his quest for his Wii. He sold some items on Ebay this weekend and he is now merely $80 away from his goal of being able to purchase the system. He is not above begging for cash at this point so watch out! Our neighbor offered to pay him 25 cents a weed to weed his flower bed, but this was not appealing to P. He prefers the high tech Ebay route! We are really proud of him though for saving as much as he has. I cannot wait to see his little face when we walk into the store to buy the Wii and he pays for it himself. I may even remember to bring the camera!
Kevin and I finally went through the last of the boxes in the basement (it has been over a year since we moved in). We did some major sorting and took quite a load to the dumpster and still have quite a bit for our neighborhood garage sale this fall. We had a few laughs through it all, especially as we unearthed things from our high school days. Anyone want a Second Runner Up sash from the Miss Antioch Pageant? I think I am done with it now.
We are cramming a few more outings in before school starts, so I'll update with pics from those outings (supposed to hit the zoo and a baseball game this coming week).