Cooler temps=routine...

Well, I guess the temperatures are telling me it's time to get back into a work-type routine. G's vacation is done, so he's off to work. Meg starts her new job at DHMC today-- she left around 5:30. Holly will be here around 6:30 to get her ready for camp-- I do drop off/pick up most of the time now, starting today. 

I'm not ready to let go of summer, but the signs are all there. It's hard to fathom that just a couple of days ago, I was sitting on a beach getting sunburned. 

Today, besides kid duty, I have house chores, groceries, and a phone call with the tax evaluator on my to-do list. The revaluation of property in town more than doubled our home "value"-- but I don't think that it's accurate, because Zillow and Trulia misrepresent our house (we do NOT have three bedrooms and an unfinished basement-- we have two, and a half sized dirt dug cellar). So, we'll see if I can talk some sense into the powers that be. 

Ahhh, adulting. 

If I have time, I might just bust out the pencil and get my plan book going. 

That all said, the cooler temps will make it less inviting for me to head outside, at least until the afternoon. We will not be going in the pool, for sure. But I'm equally sure there will be yet more tomatoes to pick. If there's one thing our little garden is producing, it's those. I may have to resort to chopping and freezing some-- I have given away so many already. 

I hope your day is a sane one. Be sure to hug those whom you love.

C



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