July 21, 2025

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• I wasn't the first one awake this morning-when we went to bed last night, Reagan said that she was going to get up early and run. I didn't really think that it was going to happen, but she did run for at least a little bit. 
• I was the next one to go on my walk. It was already warm so Bentley just went on a short portion of it. I just walk back and forth in the shade during my walk so I don't get too warm in the sun. When I came home, Graham was already out on his run. He did say that his short hair cut did help quite a bit.
• Keaton had spent the night at a friend, so they both went to their Monday morning Bible study first. Then they caught up with Anderson, Campbell, Graham, and Whitman at Newks for the student's lunch hangout. However, Campbell ended up getting food from Taco Bell, and the big boys got food from Layne's Chicken.
• Whitman and Keaton left Newk's to go skating with the middle school. Whitman said that he had fun, but it was hard to skate. It has been a few years since we have been skating. Keaton only had one buddy there, but she had a lot of fun too.
• I picked Graham up at Newk's to take him to his dentist appointment. He had a cavity that needed a filling. This is the dentist appointment that I originally understood that Anderson had to have, but eventually found out that it was Graham instead. I get the boys (all the kids) mixed up often, but the dentist is the one who confused me. 
• Graham did fine. I dropped him off at home, and left to drop off Campbell. She went swimming at a friend's house this afternoon. After dropping her off, I picked up Keaton and Whitman from church and ran to the library on the way home. 
• I'm gathering books for school to start the first Monday of August. However, that is going to be fairly difficult because the kids keep adding things to their schedules. We will just get done what we can and really buckle down when everyone starts school.
• Tonight Reagan went to play pickleball while the big boys went to play volleyball. After they all left, I went to pick up Campbell from her swimming party. Now, my driving is done for the day, and I plan to stay on the couch for the rest of the evening.