Last Day of Summer, September 21, 2017

So, today is the last day of summer.  The last full day, because Autumn begins at 4:02 tomorrow, and Lily pointed  out that part of tomorrow will be summer.  

This summer was really only so-so.  I mean,  I loved everything about the heat, and my children being around, but I worked a lot, so it was not as much fun as I wish it were.  

Every year, we walk down to Sprinkles for some last day of summer ice cream.  This year, it was just Timmy, Lily and me.  Matthew is exhausted every night after practice, and Chris was at a Men of La Salle event.

I really can't wait until the first day of Spring--only 6 months away!! 

Boston College vs. Notre Dame game-September 16, 2017!

Now that Anna has transferred (for now) from Boston College to Notre Dame, she has decided she really loves BC. Of course.  Oh well.

Anyway, we decided to let her fly up to Boston for the BC vs. Notre Dame game this weekend to see her friends.  Then, we decided we were going to go, because, well, we bought 6 tickets to go to the game back when we thought Anna would be there, and we were going to make this weekend our Parents' Weekend at BC, because the last Parents' Weekend was such a washout.

So, we went.  And we decided to make it a one day trip, which is a little crazy, because each way is almost 5.5 hours.  But now, I am not thinking of the time on the road, I am thinking of how crazy fun it was this past Saturday to see Anna, if only for a short time, and how great it was to see such amazing college spirit from both BC and Notre Dame.  

At my college, tailgating was not really a big deal.  And while I have gone to another Notre Dame football game at Notre Dame two years ago,  it was with all 4 kids with me, and we were just trying to make it to the game.

But this was really fun.  The BC campus doesn't have one really huge parking lot like Notre Dame does for tailgating, so the entire campus was essentially shut down, and there were tailgates everywhere.  It was so much fun!

Lily's First Day of 5th Grade at Ancillae Academy--September 6, 2017!

So, Lily is now at a new school--Ancillae Academy.  This is the same school that Matthew attended for 7th and 8th grade, and we loved it so much, we decided to have Lily leave McKinley and go to Ancillae.  We are thrilled.

Lily is not so thrilled.  She shadowed there in February, and when I picked her up, she was so excited about going to Ancillae.  But then the reality of leaving the only school she has known for the last 6 years, with all her friends, and she was having second thoughts.  What I love about Lily is that she thinks her second thoughts matter to me, which they don't.  I look at her, as she explains to me the reasons why maybe she should stay at McKinley, and then I simply say "no, you are going to Ancillae.  You will love it there."

Still, there were some transitional issues.  Namely, the bus comes a full hour earlier than the McKinley bus, which is tough for Lily.

Timmy's first day of his last year of high school, Matthew's first day of high school--September 5, 2017!

Today was a big day here.  It was the first day of Timmy's senior year at Abington.  This is what he and we, looked like on his first day of Kindergarten, in 2005:

And this is what he looked like today: 

...and the first day of Matthew's freshman year at La Salle.

Last Day of Summer--September 4, 2017!

While I know it is not really the last day of summer, if you have children, you know that the last day before school starts is really the last day of summer...even if the weather continues to be sunny and hot.

Tomorrow is the beginning of all sorts of things.  It is the beginning of Timmy's Senior year of high school.  It is the beginning of Matthew's freshman year at his new high school, LaSalle.  And Lily will be entering 5th grade at her new school, Ancillae.