Menards has been our go-to time wasting outing, but Jimmy found a new one this week, Dick's Sporting Goods. Parker found a ton of things to keep him busy. I'd also like some of these baseball glove chairs if anyone has $6000 to spare.
Thursday was likely the last official event we will get to attend with parker in elementary school. He had moonlight bowling with is DAPE (developmentally adapted physical education.). They worked in pairs, one as the bowler and one as the reset robot.
It was the first time I've seen most of his classmates in person in 3 years, so it was fun to see how they've all grown. Many of them will be joining him in middle school next year.
Mrs. C has been his teacher since Kindergarten. She is so kind and loving. We will miss her and all the other great staff at his school.
We made a quick game time decision and picked up a pie at Aldi to celebrate Pi(e) Day, 3-14. It was just ok, but $6 is $6.
Parker had his last elementary school program on Thursday. This was his first one since February 2020. It was a combination with band and choir. He didn't sing much, but did a pretty good job standing and sitting in his spot.
Saturday morning we got out to Grandpa and Nana's for a dip in the hot tub.
In the afternoon, Esme and I saw our friend, Ryelle, in a production of Frozen Jr. Complete with intermission snacks this time! We also did some matching late St. Patty's Day manicures.
I'm nearly 6 weeks behind on posts with how busy April was. Hoping to get caught up soon!
Parker has a fun afternoon watching our neighbor's tree come down. It's been in rough shape for a few years due to emerald ash borer, so I was happy to see professionals handling it.
They made pretty quick work of it. Parker loved watching them climb up and drive machinery back and forth.
Parker had his last elementary school dance on Friday. Esme wanted to stay home, but I was excited to take him. We danced for a bit and got some snacks.
Esme finally picked a theme for her birthday party. After talking about Bluey (again), Rapunzel, Peppa, Number Blocks, and more, she settled on Library.
Her favorite books right now are "The Pigeon" series, so we will do something with that.
We took a little mom and daughter date to Dairy Queen on Sunday.
Lastly, a video I submitted was included at the end of my favorite YouTube show. I've seen Rhett and Link live in 2017 and 2019. You can see me at 18:45 mark. I filmed this on our trip to LA in August.
Our dryer stopped getting hot late last week. I did some googling and other trouble shooting tests to determine what the cause could be. Our model has a known issue with the heating element going out, so it was a good bet that it needed replacing. I ordered a parts kit from Amazon that included fuses so I had it on hand before tearing it apart. It was delivered at 4pm and I was starting to open it by 5:47.
I found this great step by step video on YouTube which gave me the confidence to do it myself. With all the crap online, I am appreciative for stuff like this.
The heating element is under the drum so you have to take pretty much the whole thing apart. I used a mulitmeter to check the different connections. The fuses showed a reading, but the element did not, which affirmed my assumption that it was the culprit.
I got the new one in and tested it again. I got a reading this time and was crossing my fingers that we got it fixed. The trickiest part of reassembly was getting the belt back in place. You have to set the drum in and put it in place blind. I took a picture to give myself a viewpoint.
Less than 90 minutes later we were back in business!
