The Last Wednesday of Our Summer . . .

Well, it is finally come to pass. The Last Wednesday of Summer has come and gone. All are going back to work and/or school. Robbie starts college next week; Jeremy started middle school today; and Jake starts 5th grade next Wednesday. Mom goes back to the 5 day work week. It's enough to make you cry. Instead, we headed off on our last day to shop and then to Venice:

We started with lunch at the Sidewalk Cafe

















Got Jake his first tattoo before we headed for the beach . . .






















Which they seem to have misplaced . . .

















But we are all really smart, so we did eventually find it!

















The boys made time for a brotherly chat. (I wish I knew what they were talking about . . )






















Whatever it was, it made Rob smile.

















And Jake think.

















I contemplated the universe and decided that if the 5 days a week at the law thing didn't work out, I could always put in an application with the band as a Shadowman! Now, it is back to reality.