We are now moving very rapidly towards the first day of school. Alex will be going into 4th grade, Missy into 3rd. Alex has the same teacher as last year but Missy has a brand new teacher, teaching her first class! She seemed to be all right at the open house though, so hopefully it'll be a good year! Beth got a gold crown last week, to replace a tooth that cracked a while back. Seems she has her father's teeth; he cracked teeth too but never ever had a cavity. He however had cracked teeth pulled because he never had a dental plan. I also finally found a replacement garage door belt to fix the one that shredded itself a few weeks back. Friday the ladies had a garage sale at the Boschain's house in town. Our big item was the chest freezer. We were trying to sell it but it did not go. We sold a few other miscellaneous things, made a few bucks. Saturday we all went to Judy and Neill's cottage by the lake in Michigan. It was a beautiful lake day and we were having a great time until, while the kids and I were out in a rowboat, Alex got stung on the arm by a wasp. We had just pulled up to a raft, and there was a nest underneath one side. Up to that point, the kids were really enjoying rowing and being outside. That ended that. Today, I was out for a morning run / geocaching expedition and dropped my phone. It landed flat, screen down, and the glass shattered. Looks pretty cool but it isn't really practical any more. Luckily I have the full replacement warranty, so I'll be making a trip to the Verizon store tomorrow.