Isolation Nation

(4/23) I took today off as a vacation day. Sarah and I walked before school, and I was able to take kickboxing online this afternoon. Boy, I've missed it! Other than that, I spent a quiet day reading my book.


(4/24) I worked today, and Dad had to run into the office for a few hours. The kiddos had Zooms for school, and the twins got shout outs for how hard they've been working. Today totally dragged, but I was busy throughout. I'm kind of glad I took the day off yesterday so I had a variety of things to do.


(4/25) Yay! We made it to the weekend!  I slept in a little and got up for kickboxing. I made crock-pot lasagna for dinner, which required that I prep it at 10a, after my class. I got it going, and then caught the second half of another Zumba class online. And then I caught yet another that was on-demand this afternoon. I was tired after all that!


(4/26) Lazyish Sunday. I walked on the treadmill with my morning coffee. It's not quite our Starbucks walks of the past, but it'll do. Dad had to work in the office today and was gone most of the morning. The grands and sibs had a virtual get together this afternoon. Everybody looks well!  I gave some grief to my little bro about his name choice, but it made me giggle. I got bored and painted some rocks this afternoon. I ordered new paint for the kiddos too, because all of ours is dry/gloppy. I hope it comes soon! I did some yard work and mowed the lawn-moss. And after all of that, I still needed some steps, so I tuned in for Zumba online. The rest of the fam had breakfast for dinner, and I smelled bacon all throughout my workout. Breakfast was still tasty afterward.


(4/27) I don't know if it was just a Monday, or that it was day 46 in quarantine, or what, but man it was a Monday, and I was grouchy as all get out. We heard today that state parks are going to start opening up after the 5th. So yay for things creeping toward reopening!


(4/28) Meeting Tuesday! I had five on my schedule today, the twins had their specials, and even C had a class Zoom. The boys watched The Lego Movie 2 tonight. I watched part of it, but then decided to join a Zumba class. It was so nice to move after a day of sitting.


(4/29) I had the day off today. I walked with Sarah, and came home to get the kiddos started on their work for the day. I took a Zumba class, and then worked out in the back yard mulching the garden beds. It looks good!


(4/30) Work day for me, and an extra long work day for Dad. He was in the office at 9a this morning and didn't come home until after 10p. I drove him dinner this evening because he wasn't able to get away. The kiddos did their classes online, and I let them have the TV this evening to watch fails. I quickly reached my limit with those types of videos and went in the other room to watch TV more my speed.


(5/1) We made it to May! Not much is scheduled to change here in WA, but the parks will be re-opening on Tuesday. We're planning to get outta Dodge for a bit on Weds. We're definitely looking forward to it!  Dad decided to shave his head this evening since we also learned that it'll be another 5 weeks or so for salons to open back up. I played trivia with my office peeps tonight over Zoom. It was so fun, and we came in 3rd.

(5/2) Saturday started off with kickboxing and Zumba classes. My favorites!  We had a "date night" tonight, and told the kids they could play on their screens or watch TV, but that they were not to interrupt our show. We got tickets to see Titus, and it was fun to watch a show and share some wine. The kiddos wanted to call the grands early, and ended up on the phone for an hour chatting about everything. I think Nanan got dragged all over the house via video.

(5/3) Lazyish Sunday for the kids and me. I took a couple of Zumba classes this morning, and vegged out on the couch for a few hours. Dad had to work a full day in the office, but we saw him around dinner time.  And then it was on to prodding the kiddos to do their chores, take a bath, etc. And off we go for another week!

(5/4) Shew, Monday again? Wasn't it just Monday? Sarah and I walked this morning before work, and it was gorgeous out. The kiddos all had Zooms for school, and Dad and I had long days at work. The kiddos have been missing cooking with the grands, and had a mini meltdown about Covid-19 being a thing tonight.  I chatted later with the grands, and we're going to try cooking with Grandma over Zoom! Granddad is stoked to quality test!

(5/5) Happy Cinco de Mayo! The kids have been so excited for today. We all had Zooms, as is typical for a Tuesday. My staff meeting got moved to "happy hour" time this afternoon. Everything was pretty festive.  Dad made us surf and turf tacos tonight, and the kids got virgin margaritas. They sell margarita mix by the bucket at WinCo, and we added Sprite to theirs. I talked to the twins about cooking with Grandma over Zoom, so they spent about an hour with her on video looking at recipes. It was adorable!

(5/6) We took the day off today and went to the beach. Parks opened up yesterday, and we figured going in the middle of the week would equal less people. There were about 6 cars at each place we went. We started at Rosario Beach, and then went to Deception Pass State Park. It was a beautiful day and we found lots of cool rocks. Dad even found a shark tooth!  So cool!  We had the kiddos do minimal school work this morning and called it good. We all really needed a mental health day. When we got home, we discovered our mason bees arrived. We set up their home and put them on the deck railing. We watched about half the bees emerge and fly off. The other half are still in their cocoons. We set them so they're protected from the wind, but they should hopefully get a lil sunlight. We think if these go well, we may also do leaf cutter bees, which are summertime bees.

(5/7) Work day for me, school for the boys, and Dad had the day off. Dad went out for groceries this morning and came back with pesto lasagna fixins and garlic bread for dinner, and strawberries to make up shakes this evening. Yum! I stayed up too late watching my "uplifting programs" (as Dad calls them) and will probably regret it tomorrow. But it's Friday eve! Almost there!

(5/8) TGIF! I worked today, the boys had school, and Dad was off. This week has been so long for some reason. The twins and I cooked with the grands over Zoom today ~ they loved that! They have been missing that connection so much, and the snickerdoodles were pretty awesome.

(5/9) Saturday mornings are for Zumba and iced coffee, only I forgot to make the cold brew last night and had to settle for cold hot brew, which isn't the same. After Zumba, I mowed/whacked the front and back, and then mulched the iris bed. The irises have a ways to go before they bloom, but they're coming along. I went to my favorite plant store and got new dirt and a few new plants to add to my collection. Dad gave me a gift cert there for Mother's Day, so he is just enabling my obsession. J and I went down to the park this evening. It was 80° out today-- the sun was nice, but I like it a bit cooler!

(5/10) Happy Mother's Day! I met Nanan halfway between our homes and we sat in the parking lot in the sunshine, social distance style. I brought her some cookies that the boys had made, as well as some of the decadent raspberry cream pie from the Snohomish Pie Co that Dad picked up. Grandma stopped by this afternoon and we had a lovely porch visit. It was so nice to see my moms! J has learned to climb a tree down at the park, and was in tears that I had missed it all. So we walked down to the park again so I could watch him climb the tree. Even D gave it a try. They were pretty proud of themselves!

(5/11) Weee, another Monday.  Just six weeks left for the boys at school! I have a feeling it's going to be like this in the fall still. I just can't imagine things settling down enough for them to go back. But who knows. Dad and I worked today, and the boys did school, such as it is. 

 

(5/12) Busy work and school day for us all day today. I sat in on a class for work as an extra monitor, so I told the boys they'd have to sort themselves until noon. They did a great job with that! I did a Zumba class after dinner tonight, and then sat down to watch the news and promptly fell asleep. Apparently I needed it!

(5/13) Day off for me, school for the boys, and Dad went to work. J had a pediatrician appointment  this morning, so we trekked out there this morning. After his appointment, I had to run to the store to pick up lemons for baking with Grandma over Zoom this afternoon. The boys chose lemon bars. Yum! I can't wait to dig in! Granddad is particularly enjoying our cooking sessions!