Andy installed our new rain barrel this afternoon. We are now ready for some rain to fill it up!
Red Shoe Ride!
I kept my promise to Andy. I told him that if he got me a road bike, I would ride the Red Shoe Ride. While he and the Big Tree Cycling Team led off the 62-mile route,…
…I went 36 miles with friends! The weather could not have been more perfect – 80 degrees and sunny – to enjoy a ride with good friends. Thanks to Julie, Jordan, and Sheila for all the fun!
We finished in just under four hours and spent the rest of the afternoon on the Shakespeare’s South patio enjoy the beautiful day.
It was a great day and lots of fun! Big thanks to Andy for being patient and for encouraging me in this new cycling journey. I am sorry that we didn’t get to ride more together today! Also, a big thanks to Grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Ken for watching the kids for us!
Ah… Friday…
Pitching Practice
It was pitching practice tonight for the kid who used to not want to pitch…
Back to School Night
It was Back to School Night at West Middle School. Andy followed Laura through her daily schedule. They spent about 15 minutes in each classroom where Andy met all her teachers and he learned about Laura’s day as a middle school student.
Giggles…
Dinner conversation included a discussion about Laura having a crush on a boy. John thought that was hilarious and he laughed so hard for nearly ten minutes. Just so you know, it is impossible to not laugh when John is laughing that hard!
Solar Eclipse
Sometimes, you have to sit back and just enjoy. The Solar Eclipse today was simply amazing! My only regret is that we were all spread out and could not watch it together – Andy was at work, I was working from home, and Laura and John were both at school.
What a unique experience! We were all in awe. When the kids got home from school, they couldn’t stop talking about it. It was so fun to listen to them. Again, sometimes, you just have to sit back and enjoy.
On a side note, as part of the events at West Middle School, Laura’s science class wrote paper tweets and one of her teachers took pictures of them. I pulled up the tweet, https://twitter.com/RBrunsWest/status/899711018393366529, and Laura was very excited to discover that hers was among the pictures on the Tweet.
