Back-to-school week

On Monday morning Dick and I had to get busy!  We had an appointment on the calendar that had kind-of sneaked up on us.  There were guys coming from Baker's Waterproofing at 8 am.  Over the years we have noticed that the walkway along the side of our house (which leads to our side porch) was sloping down toward the foundation.  Upon research Dick found this company that drills holes and pumps a foam that hardens underneath as it raises the concrete.  We had to take the grill and water hose off the walk and move vehicles.  Thankfully Dick was able to go in to work late. 

It took them less than two hours, and they lifted the inner edge enough that rainwater will now drain away from the house instead of toward it.  

I met Destiny and Elizer at Kid 2 Kid around 11 am.  They agreed to take most of the things, giving Destiny $100 of store credit that she could use to get winter clothes for Elizer.  A good deal! 

I took Elizer home for his nap while she shopped uninterrupted.  She had to start work at 2:30.  

I enjoyed taking a walk around the house to visit my flowers.  The roses are the only ones I see from the front of the house. 

Destiny had to work till 11 pm, so Elizer stayed here over night.  Grandpa gave him a long ride around the neighborhood on the mower tractor. Darkness comes earlier now, so the headlights were on when they returned.  I feel so much sadness over the shorter days and the end of summer.  

Tuesday morning was exciting!  Elizer's first day in his new class! I wish I had thought of taking a picture of him before we left. 

After I walked him in and came back to the parking garage I took pictures of the wall I was was stuck against on Friday and the paint that belongs on my van!  GRRRR!  

Here are pictures Elizer's teacher took during the day.  She has so many things to keep them busy!

Look who else was having their first day of school on Tuesday!  Hunter in 2nd grade and Austin in 9th!  

I went to the laundromat and got some groceries.  We were still waiting for the part Dick had ordered to fix my washer.  I was just thankful I could bring my wet things home to dry. 

That evening I made an old favorite for dinner - fried eggplant sandwiches.  Even Elizer agreed that they were delicious!

On Wednesday morning there was a beautiful sunrise when I came to the kitchen at 6:30.  

Sammy and Bianca had their first day of school Wednesday - Sammy in 6th grade, Bianca in 4th.  Jenn said that Bianca wanted her to post the pictures of them holding cereal boxes and say that these were their sponsors, hahahaha!!  

More pictures taken by Elizer's teacher that day.

I made Egyptian Moussaka - an eggplant dish somewhat like lasagna.  I took most of it over to Anthony and Lori, but kept enough here for us to enjoy.  

Dick fixed my washer that evening, woohoo!  I'm so thankful he's an all-around mechanic and that there are such helpful YouTube videos! 

Thursday pictures from Elizer's teacher.  They even brush their teeth at school!

I love that his teacher incorporates music into the classroom!

After I picked him up from school on Thursday we stopped at "airport park" and played for quite a while.  There was a guy there with his kids helping them to go down the fireman pole.  Elizer wanted to try it.  Yikes!!  Now he will be wanting to try it when there's no one else there to help him but me!  

At one point he started running - and running and running!  This video is over a minute-and-a-half long and he still ran for a while after I stopped taking the video!  He loves to run!!

That day was Alex's birthday, so we made a video to send him.  He liked it. 

No school on Friday.  His preschool follows the State College Area School District schedule, and for whatever reason they had off Friday after just three days of school!  

It was Destiny's day off.  She's back to her schedule of having Friday and Saturday off like last school year.  I took Elizer with me to Walmart in the morning.  

We stopped at the new church construction site to take a look.  The part that's up is the education and kitchen wing.  The sanctuary has not yet been started except for the foundation which you can see on the right.  

In the afternoon Destiny and Elizer left for Lancaster around 2:00.  He's spending the weekend with Alex's family.  His grandma Carmen is returning to Puerto Rico on Monday.  

I made oven bbq chicken and steamed garlic broccoli in the afternoon and took some to Dick at work to take over to Anthony and Lori.  He was going over there to do some brush trimming.  

I went to the bank and came home to my very quiet house.  I knew exactly what I was going to do!  I had laundry to fold and a show to watch.  I watched all the rest of season 11 of Call the Midwife.  I started watching this on Netflix in August 2022.  I don't have much time to sit and watch anything, but I have loved every little chance I could find to watch this show.  Now I gotta figure out where I can watch season 12.  Even Dick did not mind one bit watching it with me occasionally, especially last night when the last episode was quite dramatic and suspenseful. 

And now it's Saturday and I'm finally caught up here!!  

Enjoy these pics of my flowers from this week. 

Have a good weekend!