The Kassel Family Project Life 365

When the light in the photo matches the graduation announcement perfectly…

It has been a week that has been all about Laura. Today, I took her for a haircut, and then to buy a graduation dress. She found a dress that she liked, so we celebrated with lunch at Panera!

Laura has accepted her offer and is enrolled in Southeast Missouri State University. We also paid the housing deposit, and Laura applied to be in their marching band. We can check another thing off the to-do list.

All the Senior things are coming fast now. We picked up the Senior sign for our front yard.

Also, we got the proof for her Senior yearbook ad.

This next month is going to fly by…

It was a big day for Laura. She had her Scoutmaster conference for the rank of Eagle. With this step now completed, her Eagle Scout application can be turned into the Council office tomorrow.

Then, Laura chose a college! She will be attending Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) to study Organismal, Ecological, and Evolutionary Biology with a minor in French. Her ultimate goal is to work in a zoo, and SEMO has a great program for that. Congratulations, kiddo! Now, it is time to accept her offer, complete her housing contract, and submit her audition materials for the Redhawk Marching Band.

Andy and Laura are putting the finishing touches on her Eagle Scout application. The hope is to turn it into the Council office this week. Stay tuned for updates!

We set out for Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at about 9:15 am. On a normal day, it would only take about 90 minutes to get there from Arnold. However, it took three hours because of construction and the huge amount of traffic. We arrived about 15 minutes before the eclipse began, giving us just enough time to find a park to watch the eclipse.

The moon began moving in front of the sun right about 12:42 pm. We spent the next hour taking turns looking up to check the progress and commenting on how the eclipse was affecting the light and temperature.

Totality happened right at 1:58 pm and lasted four minutes. The view was just amazing and pictures do not do it justice.

After totality ended, we packed up, ate a late lunch at Rosati’s Pizza, and began the trek home. Normally, that would take about 3 1/2 hours, but the traffic nightmare that we encountered to get to Cape Girardeau was even worse on the way home. It took eight hours! Despite all that, no one complained, and everyone agreed that it was worth the trip. If you ever have a chance to see totality, go.