The Kassel Family Project Life 365

Let summer begin!

It was another successful end to what can only be described as the craziest school year ever. Laura is officially a freshman.

John is officially a seventh grader.

We rode to the Big Tree for our annual end-of-the-year celebratory picnic.

While there, a reporter from the Columbia Missourian asked to interview Andy and the kids about an upcoming article on the recent “bike fever” that has swept Columbia during COVID.

Despite a little bit of rain on the ride back, it was a fun afternoon celebrating the end of another school year! Best of all, it was the first time that we have done this picnic ride with zero complaints from the kids. Cheers to the summer!

The old dishwasher is in the garage waiting for the delivery people to arrive. I will not be sorry to see it hauled away.

Because we decided to buy a higher end model, Andy did the installation to save us another $189.

It is a Whirlpool and it has a removable, third rack for large spoons, etc.

It is time to dirty some dishes, so I can use this new dishwasher!

We tried another new recipe this evening – Wafflewiches. It was another success and will be added to our recipe database. I think I have added about 30 recipes since we started working from home!

Sometimes, you have to walk away for an afternoon and go for a ride. It is even better when the one you love joins you, and you get to see your favorite tree.

It was the type of ride that I used to love and that I very much needed today. Thanks for letting me chase you for nearly 28 miles, Andy, and for slowing down for me when I needed it. Do me a favor though… If I ever have another year like last year where I have a love/hate (well, mostly hate) relationship with the bike, remind me about today.

When the beer is warm and you are headed out to hang out with friends, you improvise. It is a homemade cooler!

Andy and Laura did some landscaping work on our backyard today.

The end result looks great! Eventually, the clematis will cover the whole trellis. It will be a few years, but I am looking forward to seeing the truly “finished” project.