What's Up Wednesday {August 2026}

Happy What’s Up Wednesday!

Looky there, we have a new graphic!

Sheaffer texted it to me this week and said “we have a new graphic” and I said “perfect” and that’s how two “senior” bloggers roll all these years later 😉 .

Alrighty…yay, yay, yay, it’s the last Wednesday in August!

Per usual, Sheaffer and I host this little linky party where we share what’s going on with us right now. It’s a little food, a little family, a little what we’re wearing, a little what we’re doing, a little what we’re watching and a little bit of everything else all in one post.

Here we go…

On Sunday…

…we made CHEESY RANCH TACOS because we always make these on Sunday nights (it just simplifies the end of the weekend!).

On Monday night, I had a Student Council parent meeting, so while I was at that, Kensington’s other parent made us spaghetti. Last night, we grilled steaks with sweet potato fries, and then tonight, I decided to make MEATLOAF (which is on this week’s MEAL PLANNING MONDAY!).

Don’t forget…

…to check out MY BACK TO SCHOOL SLOW COOKER SUPPERS post too if you’re looking for easy weeknight meals right now.

All the things…

…I’m thinking a lot about how this baby is a SENIOR in high school.

I’m thinking about how much I miss Nantucket.

I’m thinking about how I could really go for a “fall” trip right about now.

I’m thinking about how this feels like just yesterday.

The days are long…but the years are oh so short.

The Shull girls are currently all loving…

…American Eagle 🙂 . THESE JEANS have been a hit with both Kensington and Ashby…

THESE JEANS come in a big variety of washes and are currently 40% off! You can find HER TOP there too!

All three girls also are loving…

…their HALLOWEEN PAJAMAS too 🙂 .

And I can’t rave about THESE SHORTS enough…

THESE SHORTS also come in multiple washes as well!

We checked off all the scrimmages last week (this photo is from Lovejoy’s final scrimmage from Thursday), and tomorrow, FOOTBALL SEASON OFFICIALLY BEGINS!

Tomorrow, we have our first pep rally and then our first McKinney Boyd game. Then on Friday, we have our first Lovejoy game of the season too.

The Shull family is SO READY for some football season fun!

Sigh.

If you missed BOOK CLUB #30 over the weekend, I announced that this next month, we will be reading…

…The Story Keeper by Kelly Rimmer.

I am so so so excited about this book! Just a little reminder that her book The Things We Cannot Say was MY FAVORITE BOOK OF 2019, A-N-D her book, The Paris Agent, was my FAVORITE BOOK OF 2023! She’s the only author that has ever received my #1 spot more than once. I hope you’ll read this one with me! We’ll discuss it on September 22nd.

I just snapped this pic for you. My house is so quiet now that they’re all back in school. I’m listening to the dryer going out in the hallway along with Steve Tyrell Radio on Pandora coming through my speakers. It’s just peaceful and quiet right now.

I started out this month on Nantucket in full summer mode and am wrapping up this month dreaming of fall. I have been wearing quite the variety…

THIS SKIRT was a summertime fave! It is so soft and like wearing a pair of sweatpants or shorts…but it’s a skirt. It comes in SO MANY other colors too!

Every time I wear THESE SHORTS, I get compliments! They are just the cutest athletic shorts!

THIS TOP is a great transitional piece and comes in lots of other colors too!

How cute is THIS TOP for fall? It’s very very light (perfect for a warm start to fall) but looks oh so September/October

I can’t quit THIS T-SHIRT DRESS! I have been wearing it both in stripes…

…and solids too! It comes in several options and is so comfy!

SWEATSHIRT + TENNIS SKIRT on repeat…

…SWEATSHIRT + TENNIS SKIRT

We do not have any big plans this weekend. I think we’ll be pretty lazy on Saturday (recovering from back to back football games on Thursday and Friday) plus church on Sunday. It honestly sounds pretty nice 🙂 .