Two boys and a girl sitting around a kitchen table eating ice cream cones.

1. The kids started back to school this week and it is always so bittersweet! I think towards the end of summer, everyone is ready to get back into a routine, but I always feel a bit sad for them to be gone all day again. Theyโ€™ve had a great first few days, but boy, they are TIRED!

2. Next week, Dominic and I will head back to New York for his quarterly scans, as well as neuroblastoma vaccine injection #7. Itโ€™s been one year since he was declared in remission; we are praying for another set of clear scans and continued remission.

3. When putting on gloves to play doctor is totally normal because youโ€™ve spent so much time at clinics and hospitals with your brotherโ€ฆ

Little girl in pajamas and a unicorn dress playing doctor with gloves and wrapping a pretend bandage around an arm.

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4. Isabelle was the only one who needed a replacement water bottle before school started, and I gave this kids Hydroflask a tryโ€ฆ she loves it, and I like that it holds more water than most kidsโ€™ water bottles (itโ€™s 20 ounces). AND that it comes with a silicone boot so you donโ€™t hear it hitting the table and making tons of noise.

5. A lot of good food for thought >> The Stress We Needlessly Bring Into Our Lives

6. I am SO READY for fall weatherโ€ฆ weโ€™ve had yet another week in the 90s here, and I am completely over it. Give me the full-time jeans and sweater/sweatshirt weather.

7. And also soup and chili weather! Though I equate chicken noodle soup with kids being sick (Iโ€™m sure itโ€™s coming now that school is back in session!), I love the cozy fall favorites like chili, chicken and dumplings, and beef stew.

8. And on that same note, I feel like Iโ€™m ready to start on a new crochet or knitting project once the weather cools down. I have all of the yarn and pattern for this knit striped afghan (though in a different colorway โ€“ richer blues and berries), so that might be my fall/winter project.

9. We watched the new Beverly Hills Cop movie on a whim the other night and laughed so hard!

10. TGIF!ย That sweet puppy face through the morning mistโ€ฆ

Golden retriever standing between two hydrangea bushes surrounded by misty air.