May is almost over so it’s time for another month in review. May is always busy and went by quickly. Today is the boys’ last day of school and we’ll be switching over to summer break mode! This week has been especially busy with Zachary having finals and being done with school a few hours earlier than Simon – meaning multiple drop offs and pick ups!
Daily Life
The kids had school and Gabbie had her AP tests and finals. She finished school last week. Now she has dance camp yesterday and today, plus tomorrow morning, before she and Zachary are headed to a youth group weekend. She also had her school dance show and her recital this month. Simon was in the middle school play and then he went with his class on a camping trip. It sounded like an adventure, with a storm on their first night leading to them staying in a hotel instead of camping, but they had new tents for the next 2 nights. And then on the last night they slept in the van.
After a year of dog fostering, we had to take a step away from it when Mika bit another dog. The dog is ok but it wasn’t fun at all. I feel like I am not equipped to deal with the dog’s behavior issues and so many of them are dog reactive, while we live in a neighborhood with many dogs around. So Mika is back at the shelter.
Birthdays and Holidays
We celebrated Dave’s birthday as well as Mother’s Day this month.
School
As I mentioned, Gabbie finished school last week. Here’s her first day vs last day pictures:
Activities
Gabbie is always busy with dance! Zachary was in the high school play at the end of April, and Simon was in the middle school play. There have also been activities like end of the year banquets to attend. I was busy making a slide show and a memory book for Gabbie’s dance team – with her help!
Travel
Dave returned from Poland and shared about his trip here.
Health / Fitness
This month I’ve run about the same amount as last month and my pace has gotten slower! I will have to work on that. I have my follow up mammogram coming up and I hope the results aren’t as annoying as last time!
TV
All the season finales leave me wondering what I’ll watch this summer! I did see that The Time Traveler’s Wife released as a series, and since that’s my favorite book, I’ll have to check it out.
Books
I had way too many books in my stack for this month and I’m feeling behind. I shared the first half of my May reading here and I’ll share my favorites of the month on Friday. Of course, you can always see book reviews and more on my Instagram!
Photography
Here are my last few photos for 52 Frames – weeks 17-20!
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Blog
I started getting messages that my blog hosting space was 80% full. I found that it cost a lot less to switch hosts to one that allows more space than to add more space at my previous host. So I did it and I am shocked that it worked. It was too big to transfer automatically so I had to manually download and upload everything myself. I think this new host may be slower to load though, and I’m having trouble adding photos to this post!
In case you missed it, check out my posts about the Parade of Hearts in Kansas City, Go To Gift Ideas, and 10 Things I May Do This Summer.
Flashback
I never shared these photos of the rainbow that was on our street last month. Yes, Zachary did go outside barefoot with an umbrella!
Coming Up
After school today, Zachary starts training for his summer job. Gabbie and Zachary are going away for the weekend. Next week, Gabbie and Zachary will both be working and I’ll have to entertain Simon! Coming up next month we have Zachary’s birthday and our trip to Niagara Falls / NJ!
How was your May?