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(5/15) Work and school for the boys and me, and Dad had the day off. Dad went up to Rob's to work on S's car. I think they're getting closer to being done? He was pretty cooked after all that.
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(5/16) Dad's card got hit with fraud, so he had to go in and deal with that this morning. D wanted to bake this morning so we were able to send Dad on his way with freshly baked orange-cranberry scones. Dad stopped by the Snohomish Pie Co after he got done at the bank and got raspberry cream pie for dessert tonight and a pie shake for right now. GAH! So good! I took kickboxing with a Zumba chaser this morning, and was perfectly happy to hold down the couch for a bit this afternoon.
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(5/17) Lazy day for the boys and me. I walked on the treadmill with my coffee and book this morning, and then took a Zumba class on demand. I did some yard work this afternoon, and that was about it. The boys played video games and Dad worked. After dinner we tuned in for some AFV, and chatted with the grands, as is our usual.
(5/18) Oh boy, today was a Monday. We're all ready to be done with the school year, coupled with some cabin fever. Blllaaaah. It was a long day, to say the least. Dad and I worked today, and the boys had school. 5 more weeks. Not that I'm counting! The boys and I made strawberry shortcake biscuits tonight. The recipe called for cutting them in small circles, so naturally we found some fun cookie cutters instead. They turned out well!
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(5/19) Work and school for us all today. We have a short week this week and next, and are looking forward to Friday and what we can go out and do. Today was a busy day of meetings and project work for me. I joined a Zumba class this evening--it was good to get up and move after a day attached to my computer.
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(5/20) I had the day off today, and the boys and Dad had school and work respectively. I walked this morning with Sarah and then came home to get the kiddos started on their school work. After they were rolling, I caught a Zumba class online. I ran a few errands this morning, and grabbed some missing ingredients for Zoom baking with Grandma this afternoon. We made one-pan chocolate cupcakes. I wasn't sure that J had added the baking soda, so I also added some. The end product didn't mix terribly well, so I think if we do them again, I recommend 1) no excess baking soda and 2) using beaters. They had kind of a funky aftertaste, but didn't taste too bad with frosting!
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(5/21) Work and school for the boys and me today, and Dad had the day off. Dad took the Casserole in for his vet appointment, and I was home with the kiddos. The twins had a math zoom with the entire second grade and were enraged when the teacher muted all the kids and disabled the chat. Because hello? A bazillion second graders! Anyway, that didn't go so hot. They eventually got through, and were on to better things (in their opinion) soon thereafter. Dad made us a really delicious bean soup for lunch. It was very filling, so for once we weren't munching our way through the afternoon.
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(5/22) I was loosed early from work today, and as Dad and the boys were all off, we decided on a little adventure. We packed up and headed out to Ellensburg. We drove up and up FS-3500, and over lots of pot holes, checked out a gorgeous view point on Table Mountain, but then hit a point where it wasn't prudent to continue with snow over the road so deep it was scraping the car. So we headed homeward and ended up at a diner in Cle Elum, which we were pleased to support with everyone wearing masks and distancing well. We didn't find much in the way of rocks today, but J, of course, found some cool sticks, and we had fun!
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(5/23) Dad went up to Rob's to help him pull parts from a car he found at the junk yard. I fussed with my plants and moved things around. Rob & Mel sent home sprouts from one of their plants, and then I had to shuffle things some more so everything would fit. I need a longer window sill! Other than that, it was a pretty normal Saturday. The boys woke up and plugged themselves in early, and I had a double dose of Zumba this morning.
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(5/24) I really didn't have any plans for today, and slept in. I read my book and had coffee out on the treadmill, as is tradition. Dad had to work today, so it was just the boys and me at home. I did some yard work this afternoon and finished mulching the last two beds, and then sat out in the sunshine. J and I went down to the park this evening so I could watch him climb the tree again. It was a lovely evening!
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(5/25) Memorial Day. The kids and I were off today, while Dad had to work. I met Sarah for a rainy walk this morning, and then came home and joined a Zumba class online. The rest of the day was pretty lazy, filled with book reading and video games. We watched The Labyrinth tonight as a family. The twins particularly loved the Eternal Bog of Stench, because of course.
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(5/26) Wee, Meeting Tuesday! I had a bunch stacked back to back. J had a class Zoom, and got a horrible stomach ache in the middle of it, so I was trying to help him, while also attending to work and meetings. So fun. Dad ended up coming home early in case we needed to run J in, but it resolved with some healing nachos. LOL! Dad picked up pizza tonight, and J seemed just fine this evening. We're almost there. Three more Tuesdays until summer!
(5/27) Dad and the boys had work and school today, and I was off. I went for a walk this morning with Sarah, and then came home and caught a Zumba class online. I took all the boys' library books back to school and collected their things. Their teachers had given them Life Long Learner awards (J for being helpful, and D as teacher's choice). They also enclosed more books to read over the summer. I left feeling somber about all the end of the year stuff the kiddos are missing. I came back and we were all set to watch the SpaceX launch, but it was scrapped due to bad weather in Florida. They're hoping to reschedule for Saturday, but the weather doesn't look great then either. So we'll see. Today was lovely here, and I sat out back in the sunshine and read my book. It's supposed to be even warmer tomorrow.
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(5/28) Work and school for the boys and me today, and Dad was off. It was beautiful here again today, and the boys and I went down to the park after dinner so I could take more pictures of J with his stick. I guess that's a good way to social distance? Nobody's going to go near him swinging that thing around! Dad and I are working through movie series with C after the twins go to bed. We're now on to Divergent. We've watched The Maze Runner, The Hunger Games, and all of Farscape recently.
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(5/29) Work and school for the boys and me today, and Dad was off again. Today and this week seemed so long. My office had a virtual happy hour to round it out, and we barbecued at home and watched the demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd (and so many others) into the night.
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(5/30) We woke to thunderstorms this morning and I was glad it wasn't a normal walking day. I took kickboxing and part of a Zumba class this morning and then the fam decided to get out for a bit. We went up to get lunch from Zeke's, and then Dad wanted to rock-hunt on the Skykomish. J didn't want to go out in the rain, so he and I sat in the car and watched the SpaceX launch. So cool! First astronauts leaving US soil since 2011! We had a pretty quiet rest of the day. The boys gamed, and I read my book.
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(5/31) Today was a pretty quiet day here. Dad had the day off, and made breakfast for all of us, and I came down and made vanilla lattes for Dad, C, and me. I walked on the treadmill and caught up with the events that happened overnight. I made peach cobbler this afternoon and it tasted great. We even still have a bunch of peaches left... Might have to make more!
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(6/1) June. Just three more weeks of school left for the boys. The twins had diagnostic tests to do for reading and math, so I made them fancy cocoa with frothed milk and sprinkles to fuel them properly. They made it to the halfway point on their tests, and survived their Zooms for the day. Dad and I worked today, and it was a pretty busy Monday.
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(6/2) Meeting Tuesday ~ The twins had another day of testing, and I again started them off with fancy cocoas and breakfast. The soon-to-be teen has taken to sleeping in, but still wanted in on fancy hot chocolates when he finally made an appearance, and I had put everything away. I got the boys squared away and had a meeting with my team. When I stopped for lunch, I got a text that my payment was on hold from the bank. Uh, what payment? Argh! So again I went to the bank to deal with compromised accounts. It's getting old. I nuked my phone in hopes that this won't happen again. I came back in time for another meeting, but at least it was a fun one. Dad bought pizza for dinner, and I tuned in for a live stream Zumba class afterward.
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(6/3) I'm off today, and gave the boys a break from school first thing this morning. D has a class Zoom that I'll have him tune in for later. But they've done their work on i-Ready for the week. They played some video games while I went for a walk, and then were ready for fancy cocoas when I returned. D even said he'd let me get my coffee before making his. I've created monsters! I took a Zumba class this morning, and don't have a whole lot planned for the rest of the day. Maybe some yard work.
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