Sometimes, you just need a solitary ride.
Someone Was Tired…
Reading
Andy is reading a book with John for school. When the kids were little, Andy or I read to them every night. It happens so little these days that I realize I really miss hearing it.
The End of an Era
Well, it is truly official – the American Girl era is over in the Kassel Household. The only thing that Laura will be keeping in her room are “the girls”, and they have been moved to a shelf for display. Anything Laura wants to keep will be vacuum sealed and boxed for basement storage. The rest will be for sale. Somehow, I knew today would come, but I hoped it would be much later in the future…
Saturday!
What a great Saturday! The day began with a trip to The Grind for morning coffee with Laura. It was great getting an hour with my girl before her Girl Scout event.
After quick showers at home and sending Andy off on a long bike ride, I dropped Laura off for Girl Scout Mariners and then ran a lot of errands. I went to Hobby Lobby, Target, Barnes & Noble, and Hy-Vee. I was excited to pick up Halloween mantel decorations at Hobby Lobby for only $13!
After using gift cards at Barnes & Noble to buy some books for the kids and finally getting my monthly shopping in at Target (only three weeks late…), I wrapped up my errand run at Hy-Vee. I had just enough time to pick up Laura from her event and put everything away before Caleb arrived for a sleepover.
After Andy arrived home tired, but happy and relaxed, from an 83-mile ride, we had a great dinner of burgers. The boys, along with Laura now and then, spent the rest of the night in the basement playing video games and having a Nerf battle. Saturdays just don’t get much better.
Bike Pens
Laura and I got a little surprise in the mail from my Dad today – bike pens with our names on them. We love them and Laura was so surprised! (Dad – Please don’t be offended if we don’t actually use them. I think they are too cool to use!)
Decorations!
The Halloween decorations are out! Now, to put away the boxes…
