Time flies when....

It's been awhile since I have posted on the blog.  Time seems to be flying by.  Registration for high school has already started which means that in 3 weeks we will start school again.  WOW! Greg moves to UNI the same day as Taylor and Jenna go back to school.  Before that can happen we have to have band camp, choir camp, finish RAGBRAI, pack up all of Greg's stuff, rearrange the bedrooms upstairs, and clean clean clean... all while working.  UGH! 

The last three weeks we have not had a full house of Chitticks- Jenna was in New York on her mission trip, Taylor and Jeff went to the Boundary waters with Scouts, Jeff is riding RAGBRAI, and Jenna and I went to Des Moines to take in Adventureland and the Blank Park Zoo.  I am looking forward to next week when we are all home again.  Noise level will definitely increase though-was enjoying having the whole bed to myself as well.  However, Jeff being home means that I won't have to cook as much! He loves to cook and does a wonderful job at it.  The boys have tried to do the grilling and firepit this summer, but they don't have the experience with it that Jeff does. 

Have a great last few weeks of summer vacation friends!  Stay as cool as possible!

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