Where is the Summer going?

I am just realizing that it is August. This has been one busy summer. Sammie already started soccer and Olivia starts this week. That's another post. With moving and visiting family and having family come here, it's been flying by. I can't believe that school starts in just 2 weeks and hopefully life will get back to normal. Last week my mom was here and we sewed curtains for my kitchen. I love doing projects with my mom. I have to run all my ideas by her first for a second opinion. I wanted to make these cute cafe curtains like the ones in the Pottery Barn catalog.

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PS. Mine only cost $30 thanks to F & M Fabrics.

Now I need to change that light fixture...and paint.

While my mom and I were sewing up a storm, my nephew, Davonte, was visiting too. He's such a fun kid and my girls adored him. He was so good with them. They loved watching him skateboard and now they say "man" alot.

"Hey, man!"

"What are you doin' man?"

"That's cool, man."

It was nice having some more manhood around here.

Olivia went river rafting with Joey and Davonte. I was so surprised that she went through with it because she was terrified. By the end of the trip Joey said she was laughing and smiling. She was a sobbing mess at the beginning though. I'm so glad she toughed it out and realized that something scary for her wasn't so bad in the end. She's a brave girl and I'm proud of her

Abby looks huge in this picture. What happened to my baby?

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