The idea of this post is to help you become aware of changes to the way the State of Ohio is handling school attendance. It begins this school year and so if you've not seen it yet, you would be best served if you take gander below. I've included the letter we received from our school, as well as the bill itself. I haven't had a chance to really dig into this yet, so if anyone wants to explain the changes, please do so in the comments below. I'm sure many of us would appreciate it. [foogallery id="65693"]

Now that the actual logistics of our trip have been worked out, for the most part anyway, all we have left are the things on our end. There are quite a few things that I need to pull together before we can leave and unfortunately, I can't make those happen until the morning we are supposed to be leaving. Having never been on vacation, we don't own any luggage Everyone needs a few new sets of clothes Emmett needs shoes cause crocs won't work with all the walking were going to do Maggie needs a new collar Snacks for the drive down Sunscreen, hats and sun glasses for everyone Still waiting on GPS trackers to arrive for the boys (safety is very important) Haircuts for the boys State ID's for…

I was so exhausted from the day of challenges I made it through that I fell asleep about 7:30 PM, while Lizze was putting the boys to bed for the night. It felt so good to go to bed that early, that is until I just woke up and can't go back to sleep. I think if I move around for a little while, and try again, let be able to fall asleep. Either way, I'm grateful that I was a able to get the extra sleep. ☺