The Kassel Family Project Life 365

So, my weekend “To Do” list was ridiculously long…  Even for me…  The house was in desperate need of cleaning thanks to the green layer of pollen all over everything.  Since it also happens to be Mother’s Day tomorrow, I *really* wanted to get as much done as possible today so that I could just enjoy tomorrow.  Well….  Mission accomplished!  I have four things left on my list:  workout, laundry (three loads to go!), make Refrigerator Oatmeal (I usually do this on Sundays anyway), and transplant a spider plant that long ago outgrew its pot.  Even if I don’t accomplish anything tomorrow except for enjoying my family and laundry, I’ll call this weekend a success.  Oh, and how am I celebrating finishing most of that monster list?  By enjoying a glass of wine, of course!

We went to the Circus Pages this evening at the Boone County Fairgrounds.  For being a small circus, it was quite well done and the various acts were quite fun to watch.  We got to see big cats, dogs, horses, camels, elephants, motorcycles riders, several acrobatic acts, and  juggling.  John’s favorite was watching the motorcycle riders in the globe cage.  He was amazed by how fast they could go in circles and not hit each other.  He proclaimed the riders “awesome!”  Laura had several favorites and just really liked it all.   She declared that several acts were “awesome!”  We ended up breaking down and getting the kids light up toys:  Laura got a wand and John got a gun.  Both were thrilled to have them.  Despite it being a late night for the kids (we didn’t get home until after 10 pm), I’m very glad we went.  It was a fun time and well worth it!

Andy and I took John to Choice Time at Ridgeway Elementary today.  This is the time at the end of the day when the kids get to play for thirty minutes.  John was very excited to go and it didn’t take him long to adjust.  Of course, Big Sister was there to help, but John was playing just fine once he discovered that Mrs. Hanney’s classroom had cars!  He had a lot of fun playing and he was very well behaved.  He even helped pick up the toys at the end of Choice Time.  On our way out of Ridgeway, John said, “I can’t wait for Kindergarten to start!  Me and Sister will be in school together!”  I *think* he is excited about starting school.

The polycarbonate (nearly unbreakable) wine and martini glasses have arrived…  Bring on summer!!!  Who’s coming over?!?

Andy took the training wheels off of John’s bike this evening.  John did a little bit of riding around the driving with his feet touching the ground.  What Andy didn’t anticipate was Laura getting on it and starting to really ride a two-wheel bike!  I think she felt more comfortable on John’s bike because it is smaller than hers.  She was off and riding around for a while with minimal crashing.  I suspect that before long she will be off on her bike all over the neighborhood.  Go Laura!