THE NEMESIS WAS CONQUERED!

Today was the SC State Road Race Championships and Bruce has not been racing but he did want to do this one so we decided to. He could do the Master 30+ or the Pro 1/2. He left it up to us to decide so Kolbie decided he would rather go early in the morning instead of spend the whole day there so we went for the Masters 30+. Well it worked. This year was Bruce's year. He and Charlie Brown got off in a break that stuck from lap 1 and they came across the line 1st and 2nd. Bruce took the State Title. This course has been a total pain for him. He has come every year and left disappointed. It worked for him this year though. He has been rested and there was no pressure. He gets to go the US PRO Championships tomorrow and have his jersey and medal presented to him on the stage. COOL.

BACK TO SCHOOL!

This was the first week back to school. It went great. Kolbie really likes his teacher and she is not one to give a lot of homework so that is great. Of course the week started with Algebra but what would the week be without a little something to blow your mind. I am wondering did we skip third grade and go straight to high school. I really don't remember ALGEBRA in the 3rd grade. Weren't we still potty training then. I really had to take myself back to the earlier years. Spelling words are a little longer and harder this year too. Kolbie also got accepted into the Project Goal program this year so that will be a little different. Not sure what every state calls it but it is also called the Gifted and Talented program. He will be doing accelerated math and science during this time each day. It kind of scared me at first because I didn't realize it counts for a grade on his report card but when the teacher explained it a little more it seems like something he will do well with and really enjoy. He is very excited and the fact that he is only 1 of 5 in the third grade to get into the program and more so the only one in his class is an acheivement.

I was really dreading the back to school thing but I think this will be a good year. It makes the work week go by faster when you are having to do the school routine but it also makes me realize that it just seems like yesterday that we were taking him to kindergarten and now it is 3rd grade. Also I have noticed that he doesn't want mom to give him a kiss in front of the school anymore cause that aint COOL. OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN.

FELT A LITTLE MELLOW!!!

Bruce took the day off yesterday and of course he pulled his neck so I had to take him to the chiropractor and while we were over there we decided to stop by and eat at one of out favorite restaurants. MELLOW MUSHROOM. We sat out on the patio and it was so nice. The temps were probably in the low 80's and there was a slight breeze. We had hummus and pita chips and then Kolbie and I shared a pizza while Bruce had a salad. He would need to just eat a salad after the beer he put down. It was huge. Very dark. Kolbie found this a little amusing. Bruce has never drank anything other than water around Kolbie. Kolbie is getting older now so I would imagine it wouldn't be quite such a big deal anymore. We have never drank around him. It was funny though. The food and the atmosphere was great. There was a point where we had a group of flies that tried to join us. They could have stayed at home.

AND SO IT MUST COME TO AN END

This is our last week of summer. School will start back on Monday. We took Kolbie to see Aliens in the Attic this past weekend. I have to say I was not really wanting to see it but it was a very cute movie. Kolbie really enjoyed it so that is really all that mattered anyway.

It was very hot this past weekend. Upper 90's if not low 100's everyday. There was one point on Monday when I went to get in my car from work and the thermometer said 105. SIZZLING.

This was after we left the movie Saturday evening.

Today I am at home with him because he has a stomach bug. What a way to end the summer. I am hoping that this is only a 24 hour thing. Bruce has planned to take the day off on Friday and spend with him and I would hate for him to be sick.

This year I plan to be more prepared for each day but still "huh" I sigh because I know:

THE RAT RACE BEGINS ON MONDAY!!!

The Weekend

This past weekend was a typical weekend for us except that we had to go and do a little school shopping. It is so hard to believe that Kolbie will be in the 3rd grade. I am so not prepared for this. I feel like I am going back as well. I have heard that 3rd grade is hard and I am really not looking forward to it.

This past week Bruce did something really different. He was one of the models for a photo shoot for EVOLE MALE. This is a store in downtown Greenville. A friend of his was the photographer. Check him out at www.gabriellancephotography.com. Hopefully he will be posting some of the pics soon. Anyway they had an event at Sasafrass so we decided Saturday evening we would go there before we did the school shopping. Kolbie and I shared scallops wrapped with bacon over a bed of grits and Bruce had salmon over grits. Now I have to say that the grits were a little different than what I expected but it wasn't bad. The scallops were to die for. I highly recommend it.

All in all it was a pretty uneventful weekend. Very relaxing.