Life Wright Now | August 2024

August almost always turns out to be a grandparent-filled month! My parents tend to visit before my dad's school year starts, and then we fly to Connecticut for a grand finale of summer fun. This year was no different and we felt spoiled to pieces :) We got a night away plus a double date with Mr. Fleece's sister and her husband -- something that hadn't felt possible in past years. 

More Highlights:
- Hearing CCW say "for real life" and "trust me" when he's trying to convince me of something
- Hearing EDW say "How 'bout this?" when she's proposing an idea
- NLW's continual love for pool time
- Obsession with low tide
- My mom's excitement about the wooden troll sculptures
- Dogsitting Sadie
- Six-year-old's pirate themed birthday party 
- New bike for EDW

Two separate reptile guy presentations!! One for a birthday party and the other at our campground. 

Connecticut Trip -- So fun! We did our classic beach, pool, and boating outings and even made it to the Bronx Zoo! Other new activities included: making tie-dye shirts, kayaking with the twins, water tubing, and setting up the kids great-grandparent's pup tent, which was a favorite spot for EDW. 

Connecticut Vacation 2023

Connecticut Vacation 2022

Camping Trip -- wonderful and challenging.
We opted to stay only one night and come back early :) 

Watching | Butterfly in the Sky
I didn't watch a ton of Reading Rainbow growing up, but loved this documentary featuring the origin story of how it came to be. It was LeVar Burton's authenticity paired with the crew's intentionality that made the show so creative and fun. What a dream job!

Eating & Drinking | Vegan Chickpea Curry 
It's always a treat when Mr. Fleece gets excited about cooking something in the kitchen. He found this recipe and has been making it weekly. 

Reading | Come and Get It by Kiley Reid 
This book brought me back to freshman year and for that reason alone, I really liked it! I don't usually go for cringe-worthy stories and likely wouldn't have picked up the book based on the tagline "a fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior." Because I loved her debut, Such a Fun Age, I was curious enough to pick this up and am glad I did. I found it entertaining and discussable -- not only the colorful characters and the themes of class/money/race, but because the storyline is quirky/unusual and the whole time you're wondering where is this story going. Curious to hear what others think of this one, as I imagine it could be polarizing. 

Listening | Thunder by Imagine Dragon 

We had three accounts of thunder in Seattle  and one evening of an extreme lightning show -- super rare for Seattle! This old song has been fitting a new hit for our family. What a great mood booster!

Dreaming of bigger things,

-SJW