{"id":10501,"date":"2011-08-11T01:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=10501"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:35:57","slug":"school-starts-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=10501","title":{"rendered":"School Starts Tomorrow&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; at least for me.\u00a0 So I thought I&#8217;d take advantage of a few moments at Starbucks (Comcast still hasn&#8217;t gotten around to hooking up our internet at Trudy&#8217;s) to post a few pics from the last two weeks or so.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been so crazy, though, that I really hadn&#8217;t taken too many pictures! Eventually, I will get around to posting more pics from our trip to Haiti in July &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/002-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I threw out TONS of my old stuff &#8211; with no time to catalog it (Sorry, Mark, I know how you love to read about my household items!).\u00a0 But I took a couple of quick pics at one point.\u00a0 These were Christmas ornaments I had made out of homemade clay when I was a kid.\u00a0 Below are some swaths from old favorite shirts!\u00a0 No, they were never in fashion&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/004-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/016-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The kittens were around every day to provide entertainment for the kids.\u00a0 Dats thought he had to hold them at arm&#039;s length since he is allergic to cats!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/027-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This was the living room with just a day to go!\u00a0 Too much STUFF!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/032-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Help in the kitchen!\u00a0 Thanks so much!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/040-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We borrowed Steve&#039;s truck and trailor and put them to good use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/042-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Storly (and Kate) were a big help &#8211; from feeding us to moving appliances!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/045-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our last dip in the pool.\u00a0 This picture was not staged &#8211; the kids were really worn out!\u00a0 The Princess actually fell asleep in Melissa&#039;s arms.\u00a0 That&#039;s the quietest that pool has ever been.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/062-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Done!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/064-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/066-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/067-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The bed that I made for Dats and Ida.\u00a0 This is the one thing that Dats is really missing about &quot;home&quot;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/071-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/075-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#039;s strange to see the walk-in closet empty&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/108-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Princess relaxes in the hammock in Grandma Trudy&#039;s backyard.\u00a0 We&#039;re in the country now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; at least for me.\u00a0 So I thought I&#8217;d take advantage of a few moments at Starbucks (Comcast still hasn&#8217;t gotten around to hooking up our internet at Trudy&#8217;s) to post a few pics from the last two weeks or so.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been so crazy, though, that I really hadn&#8217;t taken too many pictures! 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