The Kassel Family Project Life 365

A lot happened today.  I cleaned some of the house (minus the kids’ room…I can’t deal with that yet), did some laundry, picked up Andy at the airport, spent some time with Andy, drank some wine, relaxed on the back porch, made dinner, got the kids ready for bed, and went to bed early.  It occurred to me right before I fell asleep that I didn’t take one single picture all day.  Oh well…

The kids decided to wash their own hair tonight for the first time.  Well, Laura decided to wash her hair by herself so then John had to wash his by himself.  Then Laura said, “Mommy!  Take a picture for the bloggie thing!”  So, here you go Laura K!  Picture for the bloggie thing!

Andy is traveling to Washington DC today for a committe meeting for Sigma Chi Fraternity.  He’s been sending me texts as he lands at each airport.

• Check in at Memphis Airport at 1:09 pm
• Check in at Cincinnati/Covington Airport at 4:00 pm
• Check in at Dulles Airport at 7:26 pm

Have a great time Honey!  See you on Sunday!

Yummy!!!!!!!!

 

“You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins came on the radio today while I was driving to pick up John.  Laura was sound asleep in the backseat and I was thinking about the wedding this past weekend and how it seemed like just yesterday that Andy and I got married.  In reality, it’s been nearly 15 years since we got married.  Flash forward in my mind and this picture appeared.  This was taken when John was right about 2 weeks old.  It was on this day that Laura decided maybe a baby brother wasn’t so bad after all.

I realized that tears were slipping down my cheeks because I *DO* miss those times.  I miss the times before kids, the baby times, and all those times in between.  Each new day is an adventure, but you really do miss the past.  Times when you think, “It really can’t get any better than this.”  Yet, somehow it does.  I’m sure 20 years from now when I hear that song on the Internet, I’ll find those tears again.

“You’re gonna miss this.  You’re gonna want this back.  You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast.  These are some good times, so take a good look around.  You may not know it now….but you’re gonna miss this.”

A couple of weeks ago, Laura was ready for school a bit early.  She had 30 minutes before the bus arrived and Andy had already left with John.  I turned on the television and found an episode of “The Fresh Beat Band” that was just starting.  I figured that she could watch that and then we would go to the bus stop.  It turns out that it has become part of her morning now.  She knows that “Fresh Beats” start at 7:30 so she must be ready before then to watch them.  It’s amazing how much faster she moves now!