SUMMER IS WRAPPING UP

Summer is wrapping up and I have mixed feelings about it. I always want a reprieve from hot weather at this time of year. I'm especially looking forward to cooler nights. But I will miss the trips to the beach and walks through the prairie (see below).

My girls start school next Monday. It will be online school for the first week or so. I think it's so hard for kids to be away from normal school – it's like they have no purpose. They feel aimless. And the poor teachers! They have a completely different job these days. I'm just feeling for everyone involved.

Here are some photos from a couple days ago. I had been wanting to go swimming in the evening – after one of our super hot humid days. So we invited a few friends for a pizza picnic and then watched the sunset while we swam. And best of all (don't roll your eyes) I got to use my wagon! It fits in our car and it holds everything we need for a little party. I made Brian drag it through the sand. So useful that husband of mine.

And here are some photos from a little hike that Brian and I took around Volo bog. The big sky and the tangle of prairie plants were beautiful. The humidity was just a tiny bit stifling – but that's OK.