behind the wheel, soup season, high school friends
last monday the kids had no school for yom kippur. i love that the district gives days off for all christian, muslim, and jewish holidays. thatcher left very early for a 2-night trip to LA for work (yes, again). the rest of us slept in, which was really nice. in the late morning, ashford had an orthodontist appointment - just a quick check of his invisalign progress. in the afternoon azalea had her first behind the wheel driving lesson with an instructor. they pick up and drop off at the high school. she was a little nervous because she only has about 2 hours of practice so far (they recommended 20!!!). she said it went well, and the biggest thing they worked on was parking, as well as driving some residential streets. i had planned to make soup for dinner, but the day got away from me, so we went to culver's for dinner instead - darn ;) we also went to menard's to look at halloween decorations just for fun. tuesday was back to school. it was a beautiful day - the first day o...

