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Renew and return

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! I am beginning to wonder if we have finally found fall with our weather. The days are still a bit too warm, but the nights are getting to be just right. Cool breeze through the window that makes you want to snuggle in and stay in bed. Even with this wonderful weather sleep is elusive and short, but that might just be how it is now. What have we been up to for the past two weeks? A short school week for Serra was made even shorter by hopping on an airplane. We went out for a visit! While I understand and appreciate RPI's push to get students into the work force to start a...

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Relaxing and redefining

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! The weather has taken a turn the past two days with a welcomed fifty degree drop in temperature. This is what we like to jokingly call False Fall, a couple of cool if not downright cold days that would send all of the out-of-state freshmen to buy up all of the North Face and Columbia jackets not realizing that in a span of hours, we would be back to the summer heat from days before. Personally, I have been loving the drop in temperature and have enjoyed the amazingly restful sleep that has resulted from being able to snuggle deep into the covers with the windows open.  What did we do with this holiday shortened...

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Hello September

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! The pages of the calendar have turned once again, and September is here. So far it has brought cooler nights that help with sleep, Happy Hobonichi day, and routine. While I love the lilacs of spring most of my life has followed the rhythms of the school year with September being the time of renewal. What did we do this week? Same song, second verse to some degree as it was very similar to the week before. Classes for Serra and another Thursday night football game. Not quite the score the Sabercats were hoping for, but she again had fun, is making some new friends and reconnecting with a previous one. We have been doing more...

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Routine and restlessness

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! It's quiet so far today. The only sounds outside coming from the random early morning dog walker and the main roadway that thankfully has few travelers so far. You would think the quiet and cooler temperatures would be soothing and most times they are. The last few days have been filled with a restlessness that I can't explain. What did we do this week? Serra is loving her classes this semester. Anatomy is self-paced, so she is already three lessons ahead. Her first exam was Friday and she missed only one question. She also had an exam in History and aced that as well. Fossil's first football game came down to the wire on Thursday...

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Finding a new rhythm

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! We are either having a bit of a cool spell or the summer heat is winding down as nights are now comfy and cozy for sleeping. I still thinking Mother Nature is a little messed up as it feels like spring allergy season to my face. Before too long it will be snowing and chili in the crockpot time. What have we been up to the past two weeks?! Serra enjoyed her last week of freedom as best she could with resetting her internal clock to wake up for school mornings. Only trouble now is her body doesn't know what Sunday is and she is already awake! School started this past week and for once...

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