Mic drop!  No surprise (or judgement) here, just the inevitable, but it’s kind of humorous!  It will all re-sort itself out eventually.

Everyone has retreated into their own private rooms or gone to visit friends, which is as it should be.  It’s still very quiet.  Chores are starting to get done, not by me!  There’s evidence of kids having explored the garden a little, like little animals looking for food!.  Also as it should be.  Back to a routine.

I just got some good news.  It turns out my dental work was mostly covered and I don’t have to go into more debt than I can ever repay!  I’ve been dreading that for weeks, but once again I got an unexpected reprieve.  And the rest of my upcoming procedures for the year will be covered.  For a poor person, this is major.

Avdi and I picked up the “squirrels” today.  I got to see S again briefly.  It was a long trip there (halfway point) and back.  Avdi was exhausted and crashed on the sofa.  The kids wasted no time getting together with friends.

And just like that, the weather switches from unbearably hot and humid to paradise at the turn of the month.  From cowering in AC to basking in the cool, dry wind.  Yeah, I know, first world issue, while the world is being destroyed by unnatural forces, but still.

It was our last peaceful Shabbat, with just the three of us.  Tomorrow I’m riding along to get the kids (and see S) at the halfway point.  Avdi is not very happy today.

Also today, in a humorous twist, I was driving Avdi around in the Fit to run errands, as he and Eric had traded cars for the day, and I’m better at manual!  Imagine, me better than Avdi at something!  Compared to that misadventure the other day, getting lost for hours on the way back from dropping K at friends’, this was a breeze.

I’ll let photos do the rest of the talking.