These are a collection of pictures taken on the three separate days that each of my children went off to start their first day of school for this year. For Eddy this is his first day of high school, for Patty this is her Sophomore year, and for Michelle this is her last year of high school.
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We took a nearly 25 mile bike ride going south from our house on the Towpath. That is us at nearly the bottom of the map. Patty and Eddy are pointing to the “You Are Here”. We have never traveled that south on the Towpath before and if we were to continue we would probably see a new map. Seeing a new map is definitely a new goal for us. It will have to be some time when we get a better meal before our trip though, since we were all getting rather hungry and had to turn around and go back home.
I called my Grandmother before we got home and asked her to put the potatoes in the sink so start soaking. Patty is still going faster than Eddy and I, so I asked her if she beat us home, which she did, to take the grill out and start it if she could. It all came together perfectly. There were hamburgers, steak, baked potatoes, and a salad. It was all very good and we ate to our fill. We ended the night by watching a few movies. Here are all the pictures from the trip.
Eddy had his first scrimmage with the Archbishop Hoban Freshman football team. It was an unseasonably cold morning in August. There was a fairly steady rain and the temperatures did not get out of the 60’s. He is pictured here lined up as a wide receiver. He is learning a lot and will get more time in to play once he gets a better grasp on the game. This is his first year playing and he is doing a great job showing up for all the practices and following directions.
It was decided that sitting around on a beautiful Sunday would be a complete and utter waste. Patty and Eddy were asked what they would like to do today and Patty said that she would like to go to the Akron Art Museum. We all agreed that it would be a fine idea. I asked her to go to the website and see what the pricing and hours would be and away we went.
We took our bikes and sadly that has been a bit of a rarity this summer. Now that both of them are in high school they have so many commitments. Eddy has football practice and Patty had lacrosse practice. The days when a bike ride would have been feasible it was too hot. There have been far too many days in the 90’s this year, which is exactly the opposite of last year when it rained almost every weekend.
The bike ride and the museum were fantastic. We stopped for dinner while we were in downtown Akron and then we rode home.