Summer commences

For the last day of school, Nicole and I were going to walk with the kids, but then Eric had to go to the bathroom, after we were already running late because Colin wanted to take a shower and didn't wake up on time. In the end, Nicole went with Lydia and I ran along after with the boys. They weren't in line for the first bell, but did make it in the building before the second. In the commotion, I had forgotten to put Eric's stuffie in his backpack. Nicole took it by bike after we returned.

I went in to work. The weather was nice though cool in the morning, but turned to rain later in the day. Fortunately, it held out long enough for us to eat lunch outside. I picked up a different car from work to take on our road trip to Portland this weekend. Unlike the Jeep I borrowed last time, this Volvo has three rows of seats.

I was done with my meetings in the afternoon, so I drove to Hamilton to pick up Rachel and Flavia. Rachel was definitely sad that school was over, but didn't want to talk about it. I didn't hear much from the other kids about their days, either. We did get elementary progress reports, though. Lydia and Colin's reports were good, as usual. Eric's was not very individualized, so we'll have to wait for first grade to find out what he's really like at school.

The rest of the afternoon was a mix of going through all the kids' stuff from school and getting the car ready for the trip tomorrow. Lydia was very interested in the car. She came outside with me and played with the sunroof, among other things.

Nicole and I planted some bean stalks the kids had started and brought home from Spanish. We folded laundry and packed our bags, too. We don't know what time we'll begin the adventure tomorrow, but most things are ready, I think.