August 3, 2026

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• Today was the first day of school for Campbell, Keaton, and Whitman. I would have to say that overall, it went much better than I could have expected. I woke up on time and then went upstairs to walk on the treadmill for a bit. However, Graham was sleeping soundly up there, so I pivoted and did that short walk outside.
• I finished my walk and woke up and Marley. It didn't take long for her to look out the window and see the stray dog that has taken up residence on the neighbors back porch. This caused her to lose her mind, and I was close to losing my mind too because my morning was not turning out like I had thought with not being able to use the treadmill and having a dog hat would not stop barking.
• However, I was able to do quite a bit before waking everyone up. I even made the kids pancakes which was fun for the first day of school. However, there has already been a breakfast request for tomorrow so I'm not sure if I started a tradition.
• Campbell switched things up today and did her school in the school room with Keaton instead of . I read with Whitman for the first hour, and I quickly realized that I have more reading for us to do together than we will possibly finish. 
• Campbell and Keaton had to hurry o finish their school because they had lunch out with the church people. They were ready to go when Graham stumbled downstairs to take his shower so they had to wait on him. 
• Whitman had some work to do this afternoon, but I don't think that it was too much. Plus he had to wait on my to finish a few last things. I was walking out the door to take Bentley to the vet when Robby remembered seeing a piece of mail that was arriving today. (He sees a screen shot of our mail before it's delivered.) It said that Marley also needed an appointment soon, so I called and we were able to bring both dogs.
• After their shots, we ran to two Kroger for some errands. Then it was home for me to finish school with Keaton and Whitman. After we were all done, I went for a walk while Robby started making breakfast burritos-we triple the recipe so he makes it on the blackstone. 
• When those were ready, we made quesadillas for supper. After supper, Campbell went to play volleyball, and Keaton and Anderson went to Walmart to do a little bit of shopping. It is nice sending them with my shopping list!
• Now, Robby and I are on the couch watching a show, and I'm struggling keeping my eyes open.