Tomorrow is a big day in our house. Audrey starts first grade. Elliot starts kindergarten. We have a busy week of activities planned, so I made some breakfasts for us to grab on the go.

I made Granola Bark, my favorite snack to grab when we’re headed out the door and we need a little something. This is great straight from the jar, on yogurt, or with some fruit.

I also made some breakfast thumbprint cookies from the Let Me Feed You cookbook. Full of flax seeds, oats, chia seeds, and almond butter these cookies are full of energy to keep us going. I think the kids will be grabbing these tomorrow morning.

We’re starting off school tomorrow with some reading, a bit of math for Audrey, and a field trip to the orchard. I’m excited to start the school year, but a bit nervous about the increased planning needed for first grade.

Do you have any go to grab and go breakfast ideas?

One of my friends is redecorating her house. She gave me a leather storage ottoman she no longer had use for. It is a very nice piece of furniture, but her cats had scratched it up a bit.

I got on Amazon and found some leather recovering balm to try to improve the look.

I’m pleased with how it changed the look of the ottoman. The scratches now look like worn leather instead of cat scratched leather.

The ottoman is the last piece of furniture for the library. It is the only room in the house we decided not to paint. We both like the plaid wallpaper that was already up, and the paint was in good condition. We now have a finished room, only a year after we moved in.

I’m glad the library is done. I plan on spending a lot of time cuddled up on the couch this winter reading.

My Super Simply Summer Sweater has been in the same spot for over a week. I really need to get going on the second sleeve, but I have no motivation to knit a sweater when it is crazy hot out.

Please send motivation my way!

A few weeks ago we headed up to West Okoboji to spend the weekend with my aunt and uncle. We had a wonderful time on the boat, in the water, and socially distanced at the Barefoot Bar. It was a wonderful getaway. We’ve been battling various illnesses since we returned, but hope to be fully recovered soon.

Have you been able to get out on a boat this summer?

Did you know that September is National Mushroom Month? I didn’t, until I received my Knit Spin Farm yarn for the Little Known Holidays Club. Each stripe in these socks represents a mushroom, but I lost the label so you will have to guess which kind. The gray is for morel, the only mushroom I would feel confident foraging.

I love these socks. They scream fall to me. I’ll probably put them away for the year when I put my Thanksgiving decorations away. I’m getting to the point where I have so many socks I’m excited when I can call a pair seasonal.