...It's August already!...Where does time go?...
My littles are growing up and this nonni doesn't like it...😏
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...Sahoma Lanes in Sapulpa...
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...eating between games...pizza, chicken strips & fries...
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...Braum's afterwards...
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...Brought our bunny home from Tulsa w/ me...
...Her mom came later...
...It's been too long since they have been here for a sleepover...
...Our bunny's dance schedule interferes, along w/ her dad's schedule...
...She was a happy girl...
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...we didn't have the extra time to swim but we got our legs in...
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...This was fun seeing her in her momma's last dance costume
when she danced @ Nancy Clark's in Tulsa...
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...excited to order a footlong chocolate chip cookie @ Subway...
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...Ali and our Junies helping @ the SPS "Back to School Supply Bash"...
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...heading outside while it's cool w/ her coffee...
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...our bunny showing her momma her new bathroom @ her dad's...
...she's very proud...it does look awesome...
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...Freedom's "Teacher Era" theme for 1st day back for teachers...
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...spent some time swimming at the Bristow Pirate Plunge Pool...
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...morning swim...
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...lunch and ice cream @ Subway...
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...visit to check out books @ the Bristow Library...
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...took the girls for hair trims and tinsel...
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...Now, home w/ their momma busy making "candy salad"...
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...back to dance after a week off doing her thing...
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...home w/ her momma after being gone for a week w/ her dad...
...eating dinner after her bath and putting in her heatless hair roller...
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...the Junies at SkyZone for a school friend's birthday celebration...
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...had cute patches steamed on their backpacks...
...(1st year not to have matching backpacks)...
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...our bunny with her school friend for a sleep over before school begins...
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...making the candy salad...
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...3 of Paul's grands...Megan's kiddos...
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...eating w/ Megan's family @ Lopez Grill in Sapulpa before
Raynie leaves for college on the 15th...
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...the Junies w/ Reed @ Joe & Megan's...
...we have had nice, cooler weather the past 2-3 days...surprised
the water wasn't too cold...kids are unfazed...
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...a day trip to Owasso to visit Sissy and to swim with the cousins
@ Lo's...
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...Sissy got out the Pet Shop that our bunny played with many times
when they lived on Hillside Dr. in Sapulpa close to the girls...
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...the girls w/ Lo's boys...my great nephews...
...yes, Lo has 4 boys...9 years to 2 years...busy, busy schedules w/ sports...
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...the girls w/ me holding Hagan, Abby's big boy...
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...We always enjoy our day in Owasso...Our summer was so busy
we almost missed our chance of seeing them...
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...Meet the Teacher...
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...dinner @ Santa Fe Steakhouse...
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...our bunny @ meet the teacher but got busy finding friends and
forgot to get a teacher pic...later, I guess!...
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...our last summer break lunch @ Napa Flatts...
(our bunny is @ her dad's)
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...Anticipation of new friendships and experiences...
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...with their principal, their momma...
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...Just happened to meet up w/ one of her besties from 4th grade to walk into
the 5th grade hall together...
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...our Junies 2nd day...
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...our bunny's 2nd day and her momma was free to pick her up...
...So, to the newly opened Outlet Mall was the bunny's treat...
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...Ice cream truck drove by just as they were leaving the pool...
...Yum!...
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...Paul's youngest grand...
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...prayer before pizza...
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...cousin time while enjoying coke floats...
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...ready for the night and doing homework while her sis is getting dressed for
nighttime...
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...backed up to the church for drop off...but, it does move quickly...
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...Ruidoso...
...a peaceful time for our fave NM village which has suffered so much
this summer w/ mountain fires and floods...🔥🌧🌧
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...Elite pool party...
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...the mom's...
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...celebrating LoLo's 4th boys' 2nd b-day...
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...the littles w/ baby Hagan and Katie's 2 boys...
...and Jack, who was totally done w/ pictures...😏
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...school day...
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...Paul's luncheon day @ Rib Crib w/ a few of his Will Rogers Roper's classmates...
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...Junie A w/ Nonni & Poppi @ Santa Fe for dinner...
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...Nonni pick up day and a treat @ Starbucks...
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...Junie M w/ her teacher as twinkies in their Def Leppard t-shirts...
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,,,the next school day Junie A and her music teacher are twinkies...
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...our bunny after dance being silly @ Napa Flatts...
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...a Nonni slumber night...the bunny saying "good night"...
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...not many towns our size have a lake as nice as ours...
...Lake Messana at sunset...
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...no school day....the day before Labor Day week-end...
...taking advantage of one more swim day at their neighborhood pool...
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...finishing off the afternoon w/ snow cones before the bunny goes to her dad's....
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...the Junies came to Bristow to spend the night w/ Poppi & Nonni...
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...lunch @ Subway...
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...they have been anticipating this night all summer...
...an overnight slumber upstairs in the apartment...
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...As August comes to a close, the transition from summer to fall begins...
...It's a time of change and transformation, both in nature and in our lives...
XOXO! from Our 5 Acre Woods
...Throwback pics...
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...our bunny @ ECC daycare...
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...2018...
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...donut and sausage roll before school...
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..2019...
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...Just a random thought:...
...Life will always be complicated...
...Don't wait for things to get simpler, easier, better...
...Otherwise, you will run out of time...