I don't want the summer to end! I never do, I like it when it's hot. This month hasn't felt like the typical August humid weather so it might not feel as drastic as Autumn begins.How are all of you in the Southeast doing? Idalia is moving over GA and the Carolinas so my thoughts are with you that she leaves quickly.
I was pretty busy all day yesterday. Mostly puttering about type stuff but everything I needed to do got done. Scott and Sam have an official move-in date, Sept 16. I am honestly more happy and excited for them than sad for me. Talk to me on the 17th and it might be different *winks* Scott bought a small hand-crank washing machine and an air-dryer and he tried them out yesterday. Sam kept eyeing it suspiciously. hehehe. It's something used for camping or people off the grid. But it will be good for him to have if he needs work uniforms cleaned and doesn't have the time to drive up here. It was pretty neat (and amusing) to watch him use it. He was laughing that they could bring it camping, along with the minifridge they always pack. They always have the coolest campsites.
I called my parents yesterday to tell them I was going with them to PA this weekend. I offered to give my dad a hand with trimming some of the hedges and painting the door if the weather permits. I just wanted to make sure Gary was cool with it first. My dad answers the phone and this is the convo:
Me: All set for PA. You guys will pick me up on your way?
Dad: Yup.
Me: Cool. I'll see you then.
*goes to hang up phone*
Dad: Wait. Your mom will want to talk to you.
Me: Yes and we'll be on the phone for another hour discussing what food she is going to bring.
And that is a perfect encapsulation of the two of them.
And me.
I am cleaning this morning and Scott asked if Gary and I wanted to hike this afternoon since we didn't go last week. It's sunny and hitting 72* so a perfect day for that. I am going to go even if Gary can't.
Today I am grateful for sunshine and fresh air!
I grabbed 2 of them. I got some snacks, a double pack of face scrubbers (Sister had them and swore they worked really well) and a bottle of wood glue. The glue will be used to glue parts of a wood figure from Malaysia that got knocked over and broken. DD#3 called while I was gone - so called her back. Turns out she is taking her DH to the ortho doc at Rust Hospital on the same morning and same time I see a doctor at Rust. We are going to pick up some take-out and come to my house (1 mile from Rust) for lunch and a visit. Hoping we will know by then what dates DS#1 and wife will be here. I sat in the recliner after supper and fell asleep for an hour. Knew it was time to head for bed when I woke up. 
I think I could actually do most of those poses against the wall at least the upper body ones. I'm going to try to add those into my working. Some of the ones on IG look really hard. I NEED to start working on my abs more and I might try those, too. Pilates is Callanetics on crack you know. Callanetics was the pre-cursor to Pilates. They just added all of that expensive machinery, especially in the beginning. I've always been more into core strength training than anything else. That started for me with all of the ballet classes I took over the years. I even took adult ballet classes for a long time. That core training just stays with you. As I type this, I'm grateful for all of the ballet classes I took, then all of the Callanetics I did for years and still do. I was listening to a podcast yesterday and this doctor said that the last twenty years of our lives depended on how well we had taken care of our bodies. He told young people, right now, to start doing the right kind of exercising and keeping themselves strong because it would pay off in their "older years". That really hit home for me. 
