{"id":5867,"date":"2020-09-08T04:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T04:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/?p=5867"},"modified":"2020-09-08T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:40:26","slug":"month-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/?p=5867","title":{"rendered":"Month 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve said for some time now, that in order for us to add a second cat to our home it would need to be a unicorn of sorts. Specifically young, polydactyl, and preferably orange. In other words, not just a run of the mill kitten. Well as luck would have it, about the time we left for WI, I got a notification that such a kitten was at an adoption center not too far from us. I inquired, but as we were on vacation, didn&#8217;t think much would come of it. When we returned to Utah, I still kept thinking about his little orange face so I reached out again only to find out he had been transferred to a PetSmart just down the road. One thing led to another and by day&#8217;s end we had 2nd cat. He is a 6 month old orange polydactyl tabby. It was nearly a miss, as when I arrived at the PetSmart his cage had a sign on it that he was already awaiting adoption. I asked one of the employees if they ever took backup applications, only to discover the sign was left over from the prior resident. I&#8217;m glad I asked! Here are an assortment of the approximately 1 million pictures I&#8217;ve taken since we adopted him on July 26th.<\/p>\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-dark\" style=\"height: 400px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"5869\" data-style-name=\"style-dark\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4762B781-C1DE-4F89-80C2-46608FF9A103.png\" alt=\"The Adoption Photo\" width=\"828\" height=\"650\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The Adoption Photo<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CC16F947-2377-406A-A9B1-B586C5DA0B9A-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Chillin' at the PetSmart\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Chillin' at the PetSmart<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/C1513B20-1008-4E12-915F-C8A2E30FC174-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"First Night Home\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">First Night Home<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2C0382D5-B85C-409B-BC32-9434724893D8-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Curiosity\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Curiosity<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FF87D962-B163-4931-B615-683A7254D465-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"He's a LAP Cat\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">He's a LAP Cat<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/880FBC8F-9E68-4805-A8A0-402484884410-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Hi There\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Hi There<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FB779B6F-8D24-4981-90FF-FFDE0C857C1C-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"This is Theo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">This is Theo<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/57BF1BC8-364E-45FB-B6DA-B4409E8B797F-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Andrew Getting Braver\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Andrew Getting Braver<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B5CA2F1F-F3DF-49A9-B50B-9677ABDC11CB-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Kittens are Funny\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Kittens are Funny<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/D2F1D46B-2287-4020-88E7-5EDEEDABDAD1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Kittens are Stretchy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Kittens are Stretchy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/278015C0-CF1E-4F20-B7A9-47D3B44E94F8-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Nothing Phases Theo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Nothing Phases Theo<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/A24EF3FB-062E-4FBF-8B6D-A05F228F5673-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Those Toes!\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Those Toes!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9E383D85-4586-4AB6-B05C-513B68ED15BB-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Andrew's New Friend\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Andrew's New Friend<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/563FF2E3-F65A-4B88-BD59-E997464938BE-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Thank Goodness Theo is Patient\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Thank Goodness Theo is Patient<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8E7FFCB7-D3F7-4E30-87AD-8FCF062D185E-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Lap Time\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Lap Time<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/D6315535-E25B-485D-84E9-548AE848D905-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Box Time\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Box Time<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E66B9670-6AEE-4DFE-AB35-5C735DDADDC0-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Snuggle Time\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Snuggle Time<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B4F177EC-255C-4F19-8FF9-BE39ED916286-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Finally Figured out the Window Perch\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Finally Figured out the Window Perch<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/130578E4-FCFC-44BB-ABE6-C3C19C2F3F5C-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Two Desk Cats (Not Really)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Two Desk Cats (Not Really)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/07DDB6D6-90AA-4157-9815-33EC823D65FD-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Sleepy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Sleepy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/46AFCABA-03FF-41D6-82F4-F3A9D1995A1A-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"46AFCABA-03FF-41D6-82F4-F3A9D1995A1A\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3DAD704B-7122-4877-BDF8-EB7EBD82161C-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"3DAD704B-7122-4877-BDF8-EB7EBD82161C\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/164D14BD-F71F-461E-A7FE-E33E41CB7803-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"164D14BD-F71F-461E-A7FE-E33E41CB7803\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7C0C1A12-7CE3-4C50-BA2D-CDB8EA715167-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"7C0C1A12-7CE3-4C50-BA2D-CDB8EA715167\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/232BAD89-5798-4C61-A10D-EBD44FEAFB36-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"232BAD89-5798-4C61-A10D-EBD44FEAFB36\" width=\"1920\" 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class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/33D73F35-7A58-41B2-89D0-56B6617C3DE6-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"No Personal Space\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">No Personal Space<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BEF85476-1345-449A-9E1C-2412F8F5972F-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Looking Dapper\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Looking Dapper<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEF3EC1A-FC7F-4CBB-9873-1B1FA520F1F5-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Meow\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Meow<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/02CA8CDC-1040-468C-A2CB-07897011523B-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Share?\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Share?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/772D20DA-99F2-43BE-8D59-D1169B6A645C-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"&quot;Cat, can you move please?&quot;\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">&quot;Cat, can you move please?&quot;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard about a lot of people adopting puppies during COVID and I guess we ended up with a kitten. In case anyone was wondering how Theo and Kiki are getting along&#8230;well we have our good days and our bad days. Most of the time we have an upstairs cat (Theo) and a downstairs\/outside cat (Kiki). I thought we were seeing glimmers of hope and then we regressed. It&#8217;s a bit of a turf war and apparently I&#8217;m their mediator. I&#8217;m glad we have a large house and yard. I really didn&#8217;t need any more fights to break up, but the boys are really smitten with Theo and he&#8217;s a very sweet, tolerant, playful kitten who is perfect for them.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve found in the current environment of politics and judgement I have a hard time posting what my family has been up to, mostly out of fear and guilt. Normally I&#8217;d just post pictures of the birthday party, get together, or outing, but mid-pandemic it all feels different. Every time I think about posting a picture, I can&#8217;t help but wonder who will be judging it. I feel the need to add disclaimers &#8220;It was a small party, outdoors, with 4 immediate classmates&#8221;, &#8220;It was a get together at a pool, on a slow Sunday, we stayed 6 feet apart&#8221;, &#8220;It was a get together with family, we stayed mostly outside, everyone wore masks.&#8221;. Half the time I post the photo anyway. Half the time I keep the photo to myself. If you feel like you haven&#8217;t been seeing as much from me lately it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;re right. I try to stay away from hot button topics on the internet and now COVID has even stolen a piece of what I normally enjoy posting. Not fair COVID, not fair. *steps off soapbox*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5879 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/E10B4032-7889-403E-AB4D-012C4BE2BE31-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5878 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38EBCBAB-E3F4-4DF1-A8E3-F32A9B417D2F-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5894 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1C05EC5B-56C7-4875-8CD6-1D4527559BA8-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5891 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DBF980C0-D9AE-497F-AD9B-A890FCB13C26-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>August was the month that my COVID19 driven anxiety storm hit. I think it was directly linked to figuring out what we were going to do about back to school&#8230;or because I cut off all my hair, or because the kitten had a cold, or&#8230;who knows&#8230;but mostly school. Our district had 3 options: in person, teacher led online, and parent led online (essentially homeschooling). After stewing about it and several discussions of which I will spare you the details, we decided our boys would go back to school in person. One thing I&#8217;ve learned from back-to-school this year is that no matter how many options the districts present, you just can&#8217;t make everybody happy. Much like hair styles, I&#8217;m just glad everyone has options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5875\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FDD45994-F124-4689-B1A5-4AFE4F1AD946-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5877\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8788A938-A62F-4203-9688-460E3F4A3776-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5876\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6156C36B-9EDD-430A-ADD2-CB85A7D69287-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was also the year that Andrew started preschool. I had originally thought that if the preschool was going to require the kids to wear masks, I would just keep sending him to daycare at Debbie&#8217;s like usual. Masks are required for K-12 in Utah, but only &#8220;encouraged&#8221; for preschoolers. As it turned out though, every kid in Andrew&#8217;s preschool class showed up on day one wearing mask. It sounds like for the most part the kids in his class (10 kids) have been really good about wearing them. A lot of them probably have older siblings like Andrew and mask wearing is just a thing you do now. Utah&#8217;s mask requirements started in July, and my boys have been GREAT about wearing them, but I wasn&#8217;t sure what the preschool situation would look like. The first day of preschool went a lot like I expected. Andrew ran all the way to school, got shy, and had to be removed from me like velcro. There were tears on his part, but it&#8217;s gotten a bit better each day. It is really nice to have them all at the same building for school and not be running across town every day for daycare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/51979DCB-4A7B-4033-BD82-AD8B2D5FEACD.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5885 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/51979DCB-4A7B-4033-BD82-AD8B2D5FEACD-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/51979DCB-4A7B-4033-BD82-AD8B2D5FEACD-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/51979DCB-4A7B-4033-BD82-AD8B2D5FEACD-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/51979DCB-4A7B-4033-BD82-AD8B2D5FEACD-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/51979DCB-4A7B-4033-BD82-AD8B2D5FEACD.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5887 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/415A3C3A-71F1-46FC-822B-9D51B1B17608-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The older boys have been in school for 2 weeks now. Quite honestly, they&#8217;re handling it better than I am! Between a reluctant preschooler and the threat of COVID I&#8217;ve spent two weeks walking them to school only to return home on the verge of a panic attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5886\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4AB10AD2-ED4D-4173-B978-9BA5C80A8255-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;ve managed 2 weeks without any cases at the elementary school (that I know of) and my anxiety seems to be easing off a little. The boys have been doing awesome! They are so happy to be back at school and they essentially forget they&#8217;re wearing masks. William said due to my &#8220;expert craftsmanship&#8221; he doesn&#8217;t even realize he has his mask on most of the time. Christopher sometimes actively tries to eat snacks while still wearing his mask on our walk home. I guess they must be fairly comfortable! Mostly they are happy to see their friends and seem to really love their teachers. I think school being shut down last spring has given them a greater appreciation for going to school. I am certainly not cut out for homeschooling&#8230;at least not homeschooling and working from home at the same time. I hope the first two weeks are a sign of more good things to come. I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll have bumps in the road, and it&#8217;s impossible we don&#8217;t see COVID cases at some point, but I&#8217;m cautiously optimistic and so are our teachers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5883 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-293x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-1001x1024.jpeg 1001w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-768x786.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-1502x1536.jpeg 1502w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC2BBA46-2680-418D-B45C-4F07A3FEE1CD-2002x2048.jpeg 2002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5884 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-1154x1536.jpeg 1154w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-1538x2048.jpeg 1538w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0BE4D909-E236-4BE1-9BBA-B2E620877909-scaled.jpeg 1923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>August was HOT. Now it&#8217;s Labor Day and we&#8217;re about to go from a high of 99 degrees to a high of 55 degrees in the span of 4 days. The actual cold front is coming in tonight and residents along the east bench have been warned to tether down their trampolines and anything they don&#8217;t want to blow away as wind gusts up to 75 mph could happen in select areas. Thankfully our house is not in the 75 mph track. We did however spent a portion of the holiday weekend packing away the pool for the winter and cleaning up the patio. &#8220;Batten down the hatches!&#8221; as I told Jason. The fall fertilizer is spread and I&#8217;m just hoping my sweatpants still fit for the cold day tomorrow. By the end of the week we&#8217;re supposed to be back around 80 degrees after a few unseasonably cool days.<\/p>\n<p>Other first week of September happenings&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Christopher lost another tooth. This time the culprit was a corn-dog rather than a frozen s&#8217;more. His teeth have a way of coming out while he is actively chewing. I don&#8217;t remember this happening so much with William. My scattered brain set his tooth on a paper towel and promptly forgot it was there. Just as I was certain it had gone out with the morning trash, I found it while cleaning the hallway. I guess it saved writing a letter to the tooth fairy begging for his\/her forgiveness.<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5895 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/65FEBDF6-3652-4F15-BF2D-171D346713FE-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We canned another 28 quarts of spaghetti sauce. I use half tomato juice from the garden and half store bought. This is probably the best tomato year we&#8217;ve had in this house. Jason&#8217;s favorite variety that we usually only get a few tomatoes from, has really produced some whoppers this year. The spaghetti sauce from this canning adventure should be enough to last us until spring. Last time I learned the hard way that winter is not a good time for spaghetti sauce canning as I had water running down my walls!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5890 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE6FEF16-0382-413A-A1EA-BD4A22891B7C-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5889\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/F785D996-4A5E-44F1-B1D3-BAE01F5BC6BF-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5888\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/964D20E7-5DAC-42EE-8CE5-1C2E2A1690EC-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This weekend I re-painted the entryway wall. &#8220;Why&#8221; you may ask. Because I could. The wall was scuffed up where everyone kicks off their shoes and had quite a few marks that just wouldn&#8217;t wash off. I went after it with some fresh paint and it looks 100% better. It&#8217;s probably one of those projects that nobody will notice except for me. I think my new strategy for the main floor should just be to repaint 1 wall every month until I have the whole thing redone again. Kids are hard on walls. I&#8217;m not going to wait around for them to move out to repaint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5893 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled-e1599537604346-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled-e1599537604346-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled-e1599537604346-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled-e1599537604346-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled-e1599537604346-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/515C54FC-0CE9-4400-82DF-EE66FE61AF06-scaled-e1599537604346-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5896 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled-e1599537574919-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled-e1599537574919-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled-e1599537574919-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled-e1599537574919-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled-e1599537574919-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/31C360C3-69CB-4BC7-927A-CCB118B0B707-scaled-e1599537574919.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few pictures just to &#8220;document the pandemic&#8221;. Our front coat\/backpack rack is now our official mask rack as well. It took me a couple weekend days, but I now have enough masks for each boy to get through a full week of school between washings. Small victories right?!?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5897 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BE5A32E3-6185-4526-A1AA-B7A18DA7C165-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5892 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aroundherelately.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/0B231607-26A3-4783-B5F5-06B5F25FD710-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always I hope this finds you well. Take some time to relax, be kind to your neighbor, wear your mask and all that jazz. Until next time!<\/p>\n<p>S.~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">I&#8217;ve said for some time now, that in order for us to add a second cat to our home it would need to be a unicorn of sorts. Specifically young, polydactyl, and preferably orange. In other words, not just a run of the mill kitten. 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