It's soccer season. Hunter has three soccer games each week until the middle of October. He doesn't play much, and he doesn't really understand the game (neither do his non-soccer playing parents). We have resolved to just tell him to go out there and have fun. It's hard to not tell him to play better or work harder (we have to remind ourselves he's only 5).

My cousin has a baby girl who is four-months old. She's a doll with big brown eyes. My two blue-eyed girls are just fascinated by all babies, and she was at my mom's house for lunch on Sunday. Mom tried to get a picture of all three of them in the recliner, and this is the result. I don't think Maddy's as fascinated by the girls as they are by her! Doesn't it look like they're trying to avoid that screaming baby!!! It seems like they're saying, "We didn't do a thing to make her cry!"

I started back in my graduate classes August 17, and it's just been an uphill climb since then. We went from blended classes (half ITV and half online) to totally online classes. This is NOT good! I miss the interaction and voices of my classmates. This is not my ideal way to get an education. Not at all!