This was a crazy week here in Mommyland. We had Monday off for Labor Day, and then Cameron was off again for Rosh Hashanah on Thursday. We had a hard time finding any kind of routine. We also threw in Logan’s meet the teacher and parent’s night at the preschool.

I was very happy to see the weekend.

Monday.

We continue to spruce up the outside of the house here on The Hill. We took advantage of the first half of the holiday to put some homey decorations outside. We replaced our old Go Away door mat with one that was cute and a little more welcoming.

The side porch also got a nice update with a little bench and some seasonal decorations.

Slowly but surely we’re making the outside of the house something we can be proud of again.

Tuesday.

It was back to school on Tuesday (well for week two anyway). Since they haven’t started giving out homework yet so we thought we’d give Cameron a different challenge.

You can buy the Build & Grow kits at Lowes for the kids to build at home. While we were there over the weekend we picked up one for each of the boys and it made the perfect after school project.

Wednesday.

Just when I started to get a handle on the Disney Cars toys all over the house, Disney Planes comes out and I have a whole new set of toys to wrangle.

For those who haven’t seen the move yet, this is Skipper.

Thursday.

I realized I haven’t taken a photo of Nittany in a while…Here you go!

A month or so ago I bought a supersonic can deterrent system to keep her out of the dinning room. The reviews on it were mixed, some cats it worked for and other thought it was a new toy. The thing was pretty pricey so I had my fingers crossed that it would work. Thankfully it did, she HATES it. YAY!

Friday.

This weekend was the 28th Annual Mushroom Festival here in Kennett Square. Friday was the kick off parade so we made a night of it with dinner in town and then we got some great seats for the parade.

We were fortunate enough to run into Steph of Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Mom and her two girls. All four kids seemed to enjoy each other’s company but if I’m being fair, I think my boys got her girls kind of wound up.

Saturday.

Saturday was the annual gathering of local turfies at Dr. Mike’s house. It’s one of my favorite parties because it’s the only time I really get to hang out with some pretty cool people AND because I get to spend time with my gal pal Pinki.

Pinki is a Chihuahua/Yorkie mix and I think she is the cutest little Dog of Turf in the world. She recently had the opportunity to snub Joe Biden…Good girl!

Not only does she work on a golf course all day (and was recently featured in The New York Times) but she also visits a local hospice to help brighten people’s day. Look at that face, how can you not smile when you see her? Oh and she’s fluent in Spanish.

Sunday.

We threw Logan a little going back to school party since Wednesday is the big day for him. He had all his grandparents here for a special dinner that he picked out. I made red velvet cupcakes for dessert and we enjoyed a nice Sunday Dinner.

Of course it would appear that he has yet another stomach bug since he was up sick all night. ::sigh::

I hope you had a wonderful week. I’d love to hear the highlights.

This is it…Summer has come to an end! We spent the last week of summer doing random things, unfortunately it was nothing too exciting.

I don’t know about you, but I am ready for school to start and to get a little structure around here.

Monday.

I got out a little later than I wanted to for my run so I had some traffic to contend with. There are really only a few dicey areas where I run but I still like to get out before most people start heading into work.

As I was trying not to get hit by a minivan I had an unidentified weed grab my ankle, I felt the prickers go in and get ripped through as I took a step. I still had a mile and a half to go so I couldn’t let it slow me down. Hey, what’s a little blood while you run?

I’ll take bleeding and a nasty rash from a plant over being hit by someone’s side view mirror any day!

Tuesday.

So my husband is kind of a big deal in the turf industry (if I do say so myself). He often is published in trade magazines but he’s only been on the cover a handful of times.

I was pretty damn proud when I pulled this guy out of the mailbox!

Wednesday.

I took the boys to Costco for a few things to get ready for back to school and what do we see? Freaking Frosty the Snowman.

WTH? There wasn’t a turkey or cornucopia in sight, can we please give thanks before we build snowmen?

Thursday.

Thursday was a big day around here, we got to see Cameron’s second grade classroom and meet his teacher. The room is so cute and the teacher is very nice. I think we’re going to have a wonderful year this year!

I found this little note inside Cameron’s desk. I love the teachers who go the extra mile to make sure the kids know they care.

Friday.

If you have not tried this stuff yet…DON’T! It is so good you’ll skip the pretzels and go right to the spoon.

A tub of this stuff doesn’t last too long in my house, I had it gone in a matter of hours.

Saturday.

The most exciting part of the week for me was the last of the old appliances have finally been replaced. The house came with crappy, builder’s grade appliances and over the course of the past three years we’ve worked to replace them all. The last to go were the microwave and range.

We replaced the old junk with a microwave/convection oven combo which is so quiet I thought it was broken. The range has five burners, one of them has three different sizes and another has turbo boil flex cooking. The oven is HUGE and there’s a warming drawer underneath.

Sunday.

Around here we like to celebrate the end of summer and the start of a new school year. Cameron got to pick what we would have for dinner (corned beef) and we had chocolate cake for dessert.

I know he gets a little anxious about the start of the the new school year but having a special “party” helps get him excited about the year to come and maybe help his nerves a little too.

How was your week? Was it your last week of summer too?