Personal Highlights from this month:
- For the week of August 31st through September 5th:
- Miss R is having a better week this week. She made up with both friends, is somewhat used to the 5:30 wake-up time, and is used to her new schedule.
- Mr. Z got sick. He has the college crud (sore throat/cough). But other than that, he is doing well. His grades are good (aside from a few missing homework assignments); he likes his work, and he is getting along well with his roommate.
- I am sick of this heat. We’re in the middle of a heat wave, and with the humidity we’re having, it is unbearable out (98 feels like 105-110). Miss R was supposed to have a sleepover at her barn this weekend, but the owner moved it to October… because of the heat. She also said that she canceled lessons (heat is not good for the horses either). I can’t wait for cooler weather.
- Mr. Z came home from the weekend. He needed a break from school, and it was a long weekend, so we went and got him.
- For the week of September 6th through September 12th:
- We dropped Mr. Z back at his dorm, only for him to realize that he had left his backpack here. So we made the hour-long trip back down, grabbed his backpack, and went back up.
- Miss R went to a fair with a friend on Monday. She had a blast, but towards the end, she fell and cut her leg. She also got motion sickness after a ride and puked beside it.
- I got a call from Miss R’s ELA teacher. He praised her, said she was a good student, and told me that he thinks she could score a 4 or a 5 on the EOG (end-of-grade testing). He also confirmed that she was in honors ELA.
- We ended the week not great. I am not going to get into it, but something happened at school, and I had to take Miss R home because she became hysterical. Thankfully, the teachers, guidance counselors, and principal were wonderful!!
- For the week of September 13th through September 19th:
- Miss R had an orthodontist appointment. She is one more appointment away from getting a bite plate installed, and I believe she will have to start wearing elastics. She is thrilled (sarcasm).
- Mr. Z got his first-ever paycheck from his dining hall job. He was thrilled… lol.
- I tried halal for the first time, and I loved it!!
- I got a phone call for Miss R’s CTE/Advisory teacher, and she is doing great in that class. I am a little confused as to why the teachers are calling me to give updates (my other two went through the same school, and I never got a phone call). But hey, as long as they’re good phone calls, I’ll take it!!
- Miss R went to the first school dance of the year. She had a blast.
- For the week of September 20th through September 26th:
- BK’s birthday is this week. We (Miss R, Mr. Z, Miss B, Miss J, and I) got him an ice coffee maker. I also picked up pizza stones that go in the oven (he broke his at the beginning of the year).
- I ended up taking Miss R to urgent care on Thursday. She had fallen getting off a carnival ride and hurt her knee a couple of weeks back. Fast forward to this week, and it is still hurting her. Long story short (and a 3-hour visit), she has a partially torn tendon. She has to wear a brace for a week, do no exercise, and she has to take the elevator at school. She is not thrilled about this.
I will be starting October’s monthly posts on Sunday, September 27th.
Books I Read:
- Sapphire Falls series by Erin Nicholas: I am continuing this series from August and have 6 left to read. I won’t be finishing the series because some books are either not available on Kindle/Kindle Unlimited or are only available in paperback/Audible. So, I will check back from time to time and grab them when I can.
- Getting It All (book 4)
- Getting Lucky (book 5)
- Getting Over It (book 6)
- Getting to the Church On Time (book 6.75)
- Getting Wound Up (book 2 in Love Between Bases) (book 6.8 in Sapphire Falls)
- Getting His Way (book 7)
- Jet City Matchmaker series by Gina Robinson: I am only reading one book in the series (the first) and have put the rest on the “series I need to finish” shelf on Goodreads (on The StoryGraph, I just don’t log them). Hopefully, they will go on KU or become free at some point.
- Mr. Accidental Hero (book 1)
- Silverlake Shifters series by Anastasia Wilde: The first book in this series has been on my TBR for about 6-7 years. So, yes, I am happy to be reading it. I am also happy that the other two books in the series were on KU, so I can knock them out.
- Fugitive Mate (book 1)
- White Wolf Mate (book 2)
- Tiger Mate (book 3)
- Hidden Hills Shifters series by Vella Day: I have read quite a few books by Vella Day and have enjoyed them all. So, I was a little disappointed when I went on Goodreads and saw that the rest of this series was buy-only (in this economy, I have to watch what I spend, and $3.99 a book is expensive). So, I will be waiting for the rest of the series to either go on KU or go free.
- An Unexpected Diversion (book 1)
- The Trust Fund Duet series by Skye Warren: Like Vella Day, I have read quite a few books by Skye Warren. And like the Hidden Hills Shifters series, I am only reading the first book in this series. I’m waiting for the rest of the series to either go on KU or become free.
- Survival of the Richest (book 1)
- The Other by Marilyn Peake: Finally, a book that is not in a series!! I was so happy when I saw there were zero books attached to it….lmao.
- The Matchmaking for Wallflowers series by Bianca Blythe: I am only reading 3 of the 6 books. For some reason, half the books are on KU and the others you have to buy. There must be a reason for doing it that way, and I do plan to go back and check whether the books ever return to KU (or, even better, become free). I am also hoping not to carry this series over to October (keeping my fingers crossed that I don’t).
- How to Capture a Duke (book 1)
- A Rogue to Avoid (book 2)
- Mad About the Baron (book 3)
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