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I can't believe it's T minus 10 days til the first day of school!! Where did my summer go? Thankfully, I managed to scrape by without a 'real' job so that I could be home with the girls. And we even got to make a few little trips in spite of the fact that gas is astronomical!! But it seems like just yesterday it was June and I was heading to Valley Center to visit my cousin and now it's already back to school. Spending the past 5 weeks schlepping my 8 year old to drama class didn't help, because it cut into our morning leisure time, but it's been a good experience for her and we were blessed to get a scholarship so I can't complain. Anyway! With only one free week to go I keep wanting to cram in as many fun activities as I can. But more than likely we will probably just try to chill and prepare ourselves physically and mentally for the inevitable return to school...on some level I am looking forward to getting back into a routine, it's just the getting up at 6 a.m. I could do without!!

 Some of the things we did this summer....

Camped at Leavis Flat

Visited family in Valley Center

Went to La Brea Tarpits

Visit Grandparents in Santa Barbara

Camped in Sequoia National Park