With Andy and Laura gone to the Cub Scout Fall camp out and John at a birthday sleepover, I got some alone time. I went for a bike ride… …and then had some wine and Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese for dinner. It was a nice, quiet evening with good food and the television.
Upward Evaluations
Tonight, I took the kids to Calvary Baptist Church for Upward evaluations. Cheerleading evaluations for Laura means trying on the uniform. She did do some stretching and splits for fun while we were waiting though. For John, basketball evaluations means doing a series of six drills. He did great and said that he is looking forward to…
School Picture
John’s Fourth Grade school picture arrived via text message today. Sometimes, I really love technology!
Reading
I got an email from John’s teacher today that he has not been doing his daily reading assignments at night. I was not aware that he actually had daily reading assignments. You see, John hates reading, so I was not all that surprised to find this out. When I picked him up from Chess Club,…
Laura’s New Toy
One of the neighbor kids got a RipStik and Laura has been learning to ride it. She finally asked if she could have one, so I bought it yesterday. It is basically a two-wheeled skateboard that requires a lot of balance. Balance practice + playing outside = Win!
Charging Station
A while ago, Andy set up a charging station on our built-in bookshelves in the living room. Between the four of us, we have several devices to charge – smartphones, tablets, bike computers, etc. Recently, we had to add a different charging tower because there were so many devices. I hated looking at the bookshelves and…
Decorations!
It is Halloween decoration day at the Kassel Castle!