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Friday was my twins’ last day of second grade. It was a sprint to the finish (working parents, holler if ya hear me) and I was quite emotional! Saturday was for nursing the hangover earned while celebrating with all the families from the school bus stop at Jazz at Lacma. (Summer bucket list: pacing nicely.)
This morning was all about prepping for the first day of camp — and reminding myself about the other side of the early-morning school-bus hustle. Instead of a quiet house at 7:15 am ready for a fully focused work day, the kids were… still here at 8 am. And I was like…. gurrrrl byeeeee. 😏
But in due time, they headed off to a fun day of lanyards and pool time, and I’m back in the saddle. Happy Monday!
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It's been such a joy watching them grow up from babies to totally the beautiful little adult humans they are now!