The Kassel Family Project Life 365

…for 30 minutes anyway.  Andy took the truck to Joe Machens Ford to have the oil changed and tires rotated.  While waiting, he talked to the salesman who sold us the truck.  Adam asked when we would be trading in the Alero.  Andy said, “It will still be a while, but we’ll be looking for a nice, reliable family car like that Mustang over there.”  Adam began laughing and they walked over to check it out.  Andy asked Adam if he would mind taking Andy out in it.  Instead, Adam offered up the keys and let Andy take it out by himself for a bit!  Andy called me at work and asked if I had a couple of minutes to go for a ride.  He pulled up in that beautiful, yellow 2012 Ford Mustang.  I can’t even tell you how giddy Andy was driving that car.  He was grinning from ear to ear.  What a great time driving the dream car even if it was for only 30 minutes.

The kids at 6:47 am…

I have to wake up these two most of the time now.  Nearly every morning these days, I get to sleep in a bit, take a shower and get ready, get lunches together, straighten up the house, get the beds made, and just generally have a peaceful morning.  Sometimes, it’s the little bits of freedom for Mom and Dad that matter the most.

Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.  -Sam Levenson

So true, but yet still so great to be Mom to two fantastic children that make me laugh, cry, smile, scream, happy, sad, giggle, annoyed…  Well, you get the picture.  I love being their Mom even if I can’t ever manage to go the bathroom without one of them following me into the bathroom.  We went to Cosmo Park today for a picnic lunch (Laura’s idea) and we had a great time.  We got a lot of great pictures and I thoroughly enjoyed the time.  The big smiles on the kids faces as they were running around just made me happy.  The rest of the day has been spent relaxing and I couldn’t have asked for more.  I love these kids!

Oh, and what did I get for Mother’s Day?  Laura made me a great card at school and John made his handprints on paper that Cheryl then framed.  Andy wanted to get me Chocolate-Covered Strawberries from The Candy Factory, but they were closed.  Even if he had managed to get them, that still wouldn’t have been the best gift.  The best gift cost absolutely nothing…  I got an entire hour of blissful silence this morning from 7-8 am.  I was not woken up by two children at 6 am.  I actually got to sleep until 7.  Then, I got to enjoy TWO full cups of coffee before the bombardment began.  Ahhh……

The kids have a new movie of choice, “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.”  Kids LOVE this movie; adults not so much.  It doesn’t matter what the adults think, because there is nothing better than “Sharkboy and Lavagirl” with your friend.

Laura had her “birthday” celebration at school today.  We passed out sugar cookies with pink cream cheese frosting, the kids sang “Happy Birthday”, and Laura got to take the first bite.  She was so excited to get to celebrate her birthday at school even though she has a summer birthday.  On a side note, I was surprised when Laura’s teacher said that in the six years she has been teaching at Ridgeway, Laura is the first of her summer birthday students to have birthday treats at school.  Sometimes, it’s good to be the first one!

Laura and I came directly home after I picked her up from school today.  Tomorrow is her “birthday” at school.  Since she has a summer birthday, she could choose a day to do birthday treats to celebrate her birthday.  We made homemade sugar cookies with pink frosting.  She insisted that we make 22 for her class and four for the Unit A teachers.  She has already informed me that she will pass out the treats to her classmates.  Then, she will eat her cookie and we can deliver the remaining three cookies to the other Unit A teachers.  She’s a little planner just like her Mom…

We asked John what they did on the Gymnastics Express bus today.  Without missing a beat, he said, “Cried.”  Knowing our boy, it’s got to be true!