Monday, September 26, 2022

September 2022

 Let's see if I can sum up the past few weeks in order

1) Kathryn made the Varsity volleyball team!

2) School started Sept 7th for Kathryn and was to be Ryan's first day as well.  Seattle School's went on strike and settled their differences with the union one week later.  

3) Ryan started school on Sept. 14th.

4) Traditional back to school pics were very tardy, but oh well.  It seems WAY less important to be prompt now vs when they were in elementary school.  

5) Bought a new refrigerator.  The old one was the last standing appliance in the home since purchase in 2008.  The new one is fancy, energy efficient and has cool ice cubes that come in two difference sizes.  I mention that because if Ryan ever reads this in the future, he will remember what he said about that and laugh. 🤣

6) Got free tickets to a Seattle Mariners game compliments SCH during employee appreciate month.  It turned out to be one of the best come from behind wins in history.  We took our neighbor Mira, it was her first game and what an epic game it was.

7) I've had the honor to swim a bit more as summer came to a close and on many occasions the little one pictured below came to say hello and seemed generally very curious about us humans.  No words can explain what it feels like to swim tandem with sea life.



Ryan and Cooper walking to high school on Day 1
First time in 10 years I did not have to drive him to school.


It looks gigantic compared to the rest of the kitchen. 
Really loving the middle drawer.  
"Deli and beverage station"



I did not take this picture, but was right next to the photographer when taken. 

What a beauty 💕




Up next:  high probability of a new kitten joining our family.  We have yet to start looking, but plan to in October.  20 years ago we got Demeter-kitty.  I think she'd approve of us bringing home a new four legged friend. 

SCH job update nearly 3 months in.  Wonderful. I love this job. 
 Challenging but not stressful. 
 Interesting, not boring. 
 I am SO SO SO happy to not have the burden of managing or working flu clinics this year.  The bane of every fall for so many years at NSP.