the Friday five: random tidbits

1. We are gearing up for all things back to school. Book bags have been ordered as have first day of school outfits. We aren’t in the “overly scheduled” phase of life yet, so switching from summer to the school year isn’t a big deal to us yet…but I am excited for the boys to join Collins in preschool this year. I’m so anxious to see how they will do, they are only going two days a week….but I think it will be good for them!

2. We’ve decided to rent for right now….womp womp. My head is going in SO.MANY.DIRECTIONS. on housing/life changes/etc. that I just can’t decide what to do. There are so many different avenues we could go down (fixer upper on the lake/new construction in a lake access neighborhood/stay in same price range we were in for 3-4 more years and save a lot of money so we can really get what we want on the lake…..you get the idea). We are going to rent in an apartment, which isn’t ideal, BUT they will let you do 6 month rentals…which puts us looking at houses in the spring when the market will get hot again. (of course this could all change if something amazing comes on the market)…we will break our lease if we have to, but obviously don’t want to waste money doing that if we don’t have to.

3. Collins had her first “tumble” class yesterday and LOVED it. She was a little apprehensive at first, and would say “but mama, I’m not very good at cartwheels.” She just needs a little confidence boost and then she’s good to go! She did everything they asked of her and is super excited to go back!

4. We don’t have many plans the next two weekends which is nice…we plan to relax and spend as much time as possible soaking up the end of summer….which means we will be on the lake as much as we can!

5. I have read several good books recently that I thought I’d share: I had already mentioned starting Emily Giffin’s new book “First Comes Love”…I really liked it. I also read Nicholas Sparks newest: “See me” and really enjoyed it as well. Lastly, I just finished Mary Kubica’s “Pretty Baby” and it was great! A page turner for sure…I had a hard time putting it down to go to bed!

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