Assaulted by summer

 I feel, like, ASSAULTED by summer 2024 sometimes. 

Like, it's fun, but also DANG there is so much happening! And it is all very loud and requires me to be awake most of every 24 hours.

So much happening EVERYWHERE-- in the NEWS, in my house, at work, at Ben's work, with my family-- EVERYWHERE. Kid activities are boiling over. College prep is sooooooo underway. I have Fall Things that I really need to handle, but Summer Things are FRONT AND CENTER. We gotta buy backpacks for 3/5 of the kids. Schools are sending supply lists. Ben and Coop head to West Virginia for USA Diving nats next week. Minnie's first ever friend bday party is soon. IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

SO LET'S MAKE COOKIES

Minnie is Very Into her old Costco winter dresses-- because it's July, so WHY NOT. Yesterday, she wore her 2022 favorite to camp LOL.

Sometimes all of the things collide and I find myself grading at the pool during swim lessons after 90 minutes in the car driving the dive carpool. 

Baseball is slowing way down, though, as the Little League season is over for us, and Coop's travel ball team is pondering a re-org to join a team franchise with pro coaches, more travel, and winter training requirements. We are hesitant to commit to more ball because he also plays club hockey and dives, but we'll probably do it because he likes baseball, and he's only 12-- too young to specialize, I think. Does anyone else have a kid who plays multiple sports at a really competitive level? When did you ask them to narrow it down? Having a tough time with this one because HE IS ONLY 12. I don't think he should have to pick yet. But also! Club sports are way different than rec sports in terms of commitment.

We had a great time last weekend watching his travel team go 4-0 and win a tourney. And we found a place nearby with excellent truffle cheese curds and bloody marys.

Not only is Coop gearing up for the end of his dive season with nationals, but Jack and Dorothy are getting ready to cap off the summer dive season with All City-- we have their last dual meet (Coop will compete, too) this Friday, and then they dive for the City meet next week. It really did fly by and was SO FUN. Jack has consistently gotten amazing scores all season and has beaten everyone except this one awesome diver at our pool. Coop is killing it, and Dorothy is getting better every week. Definitely a non-assaulting part of summer and one I am going to miss. (Minnie likes scoping out all the pools)

Zoom in to see Dorothy absolutely terrified of going off the 3 meter during warm ups

Just wait though! In LESS THAN 2 weeks, diving of all kinds will be done. We will have no baseball. Camp will be over for Minnie, and so will swim lessons. I will be done with my summer classes. (Dorothy will still have dance, but that's a 9-minute drive each way, and she's there for HOURS at a time, so it feels like a worthy drive). We wil have nothing to do. And this, too, will be something I can complain about.

Something I will not complain about? These giant cookies from Aldi that you warm up and eat gooey-- do not sleep on these!

Teaching outfits 81/27 and 19/27