The Kassel Family Project Life 365

John participated in an Eagle project today for another Scout. They built a box at the compost site that will show people how things decompose. It is always interesting to see the different projects as each one is unique.

The July 4th decorations are out. I actually only bought a few new things to add to what we already had.

I found the gnome on the bottom shelf of the end table at the Dollar Tree. I could not resist buying two of them because they are so cute. Plus, they were only $1.50 each!

I can check another thing off my list.

These four paintings have hung on the walls of my different University offices for the last fifteen years. I could not leave them. Now, they hang on the back of the door in my home office.

Andy and I spent the evening riding around downtown Columbia at LocalMotion’s annual Bikes, Bites, and Brews.

We visited five different locations that had “bites and brews.”

We connected up with some old friends, and we had a great time chatting the night away as we enjoyed good beer and food.

Despite the heat and humidity, it was a fun evening!

Sometimes, you just need to take a break at the pool in the afternoon.

I did not have much chance to make soap or try new things in May. Between the cat bite from Jim and John’s graduation, it was a crazy month. I have certainly missed it! So, I made wickless candles this morning using a new fragrance oil called, “Winter Market,” and wax melts using “Wildflower Breeze.”

This evening, I made “Rainbows and Clouds” Triple Butter soap using “Ray of Sunshine” fragrance oil.

I finished up the night making my own deodorant, which will be substantially cheaper than purchasing at Target, assuming this experiment works. Laura and I will be testing these out soon!

It was a busy day around the house. I began the day making wickless candles and wax melts.

After crossing the first item off my list, it was on to several other things like getting out the July 4th decorations.

There are only two more things on my list. I will make the breakfast burritos tomorrow morning and the deodorant tomorrow night.

I always feel better at the end of a weekend when I have completed several things. The week can now begin.