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Busiest Week of the Year

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We always have so much going on during the last couple weeks in August.  Birthdays, start of school for kids, return of Mizzou students, tutors, staff etc for me.  Fall sports begin, and I find myself barely afloat by the time September arrives.  But we get through it, every year.  None of these are bad things; it's just a lot, and we'll start with OWEN! Happy 16th Birthday Owen! THEEEE very last one in his grade to be able to drive. He passed! Owen is probably so relieved to not have me in the car with him anymore when he drives.  It has taken about every ounce of patience I have to help him understand why there are rules about driving.  Needless to say, we butt heads a little bit, but he has improved so much in the past year.  I am so excited that he passed his driving test, and he can FINALLY drive himself to school and practices!   Excited about his new Beats In his new car I think he likes it There are a few things that he is a little di...
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Dear Summer, Please Don't End.

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Some years, I'm ready for the heat and humidity to subside, but not this year.  I would take a thousand more days of hotness and sweating just to make this summer last longer.  How has it passed so quickly?  How blessed are we to get to do the things we love to do and spend time with the people that we love?  Time is such a crazy thing, and the more time that passes, the more I realize how precious it is.  We did some different things this year, but it was all time well spent. Summer sunsets I mentioned in the last post that Gracie left for vacation with the Rackers family and spent almost a week in the Smoky Mountains.  They had very full days and I got updates periodically from Gracie.  There were many more pictures, but I picked out a few that I liked the best.  They stayed in Nashville one night, and went to Morgan Wallen's Bar.  Then made their way to Gatlinburg for the next five nights.  They did a lot of hiking, Dollywood, helicop...
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