What We've Been Up To Lately

It's May, and we all know May can be a bit insane, but I have to say, it's not as bad when you don't have a graduate. I keep thinking, "Why does it feel easier this year?" and then I remember that having a senior made everything at least twice as chaotic. And when that senior is leaving on a mission a few weeks after graduation, and he thinks he needs to go on three trips in that time whilst recovering from an injury, it's a lot. I look back to last year at this time and wonder how we made it. I'm going to embrace the ease of May 2026. Here's what we've been up to during this easier but still crazy month:

Daisy's final theatre performance was three nights as Lady Laughs A Lot in The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood. The play was a lot of fun - we had some good laughs with Daisy.

I did the locker decorations for the play. 

I did not know (prior to this) that painting posters is a whole thing right now. After Robin Hood, I made a poster for our friend, Mark's, 50th birthday (yep - my friends are starting to push into the next decade. It's inevitable!)

Daisy went to senior ball (and we chaperoned). She opted to go with a group of girls and no dates. It was the easiest school dance ever! 

(See how easy? I don't even have a photo! It's like it never even happened! That's how easy it was!)

My girls had five dance concerts in a row last week - one for high school, two for junior high, and two for our community studio. 

We've kept the grandparents hopping!

Daisy had Drama Awards - of course she was awarded "Best Laugh."

She also got a Bronze Letter in Theatre. 

We have eaten out way too much! After adding up our expenditures, my jaw hit the floor. We will be reigning it in now. 

I do not regret a single onion tower I've consumed this week, though! (Two. Don't judge. One was technically Christie's, so it doesn't count against me). 

Scotty was sick about a week and a half ago, and then Eva got sick this week (she missed three days of school - way to go out strong!)

I cracked a crown and had to have a new one put on. My temporary crown fell off after two days, so I had to go have it put back on until my permanent one was ready. I love my dental staff, but I don't want to see them again until October. And honestly, not even then. 

We got our garden planted. We started with our cold weather crops in March and finished the rest over Mother's Day weekend. 

We planted carrots, radishes, peas, potatoes, onions, corn, summer squash, spaghetti squash, tomatoes, pumpkins, watermelons, crenshaws, strawberries, basil, chives, sage, parsley, green beans, and a few different flowers. May the odds be ever in our favor! Every year, we have about a 50% success rate. We just never know where our success will lie! I got a little ambitious with pumpkins this year. We'll see what happens.

I put out my 4th of July decorations. It’s early, but I did it while I had the time and the desire. 

I started teaching Zoe how to use the grill. 

I keep thinking of all the life skills my kids don't have and how quickly I'll be sending them out into the world. I'm hoping to tackle a few skills this summer. I’m a big dreamer.

We still talk to Nicky on Monday nights. He remains on the island of Antigua picking up stray cats and stray toilets. Perhaps he'll need a de-worming pill on account of both. 

Eight more days of May! Four more days of school.