The Kassel Family Project Life 365

I purchased a “new” book for Laura from a third-party seller on Amazon. I was surprised when I removed it from the package and found the book jacket was ripped. Also, it was stained and had discount stickers on it.

The bottom of the book was marked with black marker, which typically means the book is used or damaged.

Then, Andy flipped through the book and came across this “bookmark.”

I normally would have just given the book to Laura and told her to deal with it, but the hard cover Wicked series books are expensive. So, I messaged the third-party seller and received a refund within 15 minutes along with a note that they would check their remaining stock on this title to make sure that “new means new.” How is that for customer service?!? I usually do not leave reviews on Amazon, but I left five stars for this one. Yes, the book was obviously not new, but that response time and refund was nothing short of amazing. It is nice to know that some companies still care about customers.

John finally got tired of his “COVID hair.”

Neither he nor Andy have wanted to go to the barber shop with everything going on, so John finally asked Andy to cut his hair.

The hair is gone! Now, to figure out what to do about Andy’s hair, because I am not cutting it…

Andy’s new desk is in place in his office. It is time to get both his office workstation and home workstation set-up.

We are spending the Fourth of July with our own Stars. Happy Birthday, America!

Laura’s artistic abilities continue to amaze me. This is Violet Markey from All the Bright Places.

This one is pencil on sketch paper and it took her about a week to finish.

I think it really is time to have her start taking formal art lessons.

John’s computer is in his room.

He has two new shelves on either side of the closet door.

We just need to hang two bats and two baseballs on the wall and wait for the desk chair to arrive. The pre-teen room is nearly complete.

She loves to read anyway, but, since all the stuff with COVID started, this kid has been reading. And reading. And reading some more.

Oh, and she’s reading. A lot. A lot, a lot, a lot. Amazon loves me because Laura is reading. Everything. In. Sight.

She is averaging a book a day. I think she actually reads faster than me, and I can knock out a 300-page book in just under seven hours. Of course, my mom, who could read a 300-page book in four hours, would be so proud, but she would also laugh at my predicament of attempting to keep enough books in the house to handle Laura’s reading habit. Good times.