before

Before we left town there was lots going on.  There were outfits and shoes to be found for various special events.  Sky went to her prom with a group of friends. Annabel had eighth grade graduation where she won an award.  We had no idea.  It was such an honor.  The principal said, "This is an award for the student that exemplifies why we started this school in the first place, asks all the right questions, loves learning, and is a good friend to all."  

I worked hard in the gardens, planting lots of new hedges and flower beds.  We cooked and served one last meal at our local homeless shelter, taking time to pose for Amma's InDeed campaign, launched this summer.    

Gary and I had a nice night out.  We took a drive to the shore and then went out to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants.

Although I have no photos, we had someone banging away in the house for several days, remodeling a bathroom.  Good ol' Tim.

And of course, because there was not enough excitement, we took Nina, Shawn's class guinea pig, in for a week.