The time has finally come to begin painting the rooms in our house that have no color. First on the list is Andy’s office. He chose the color “Raven Wing,” which is a dark gray. Just a small portion with the new color is a dramatic difference! Tomorrow, we will take the tape off and…
Christmas with Jeremy
Jeremy came over tonight to exchange Christmas presents. Jeremy gave Andy and I a gift certificate to Flat Branch Pub and Brewery, which we will be using tomorrow night! Laura got two big drawing pads for her easel and John got three Xbox games. We got Jeremy a Nostalgia Homecraft On-tap Beer Growler Cooler System. …
Cats and Chickens
We are taking care of pets for some friends while they are out of town for the holiday. They have two cats, Josefina and Topanga, and four chickens. The main bonus for me is that we get to keep the fresh eggs and the chickens have laid 17 eggs so far! Laura and John just…
Merry Christmas Andy (a day late)!
Despite the best efforts from Santa Claus, Andy’s main present arrived a day late. These glasses are specially designed to enhance brown liquor and they just look cool. Merry Christmas Andy!
Christmas!
Merry Christmas family and friends! Our day started at about 6:00 am when I heard both kids downstairs talking to Grandma Marilyn. They might have been a little excited… We started with the stockings where the kids learned that the Santa presents wrapped in gold paper belonged to Laura… … and the Santa presents wrapped in…
Christmas Eve
It was mostly a day of Christmas Eve traditions in the Kassel Household save for the unexpected snowfall! It was beautiful sitting in our living room just watching it snow. It will be a White Christmas! After a relaxing morning, I spent the day making food for Christmas Day, Andy went for a bike ride…
Magic Tree Tour
Each year, we spend a night driving around town to look at the different Christmas lights. This year, we started our drive by visiting the three Magic Trees in town. The first Magic Tree is at the Crossing Church. There are over 200,000 lights on this Sycamore tree. Then, we went to the original Magic…