Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Weekend Report

Friday
  • E and husband came down with bad colds, but they still drove to Penn State for an engineering open-house event. They came home late, exhausted, barely able to move. 
  • C went to a sleep-over birthday party
  • H and I went to a French restaurant for dinner
  • With C being away, the big kids and I watched "Silence of the Lambs"

Saturday
  • E and husband are not feeling well at all. 
  • E had a meet - he let his coach know that he was sick, but the coach said "the team needs you" - it was a relay race. So E went... he ran OK and was happy with his time (it was 5:30 for the mile), considering he hasn't been training much and was feeling terrible. He nearly blacked out at the end, but made it.
  • I did not go to the meet (I asked E - he said, don't come; it turned out to be super long - E left at 8 and did not get back until 2 pm) - instead, I went for a walk in the park.
  • I picked up C from the sleepover and we went food-shopping.
  • Cleaned up around the house a bit, did laundry
  • We were supposed to have friends over and I was going to have to cancel (my husband was barely awake and miserable), but they beat us to it - they were sick, too. I guess something bad is going around and it's only a matter of time before I get it (the girls had somethign last week, but it was mild and they felt better after a day of resting).
  • H went to a friend's birthday celebration

Sunday
  • E and husband are feeling terrible. E was agonizing all morning about work and if he should call in sick. He emailed his manager to see if he could do something that was not customer-facing, only to realize a few minutes later that he was not scheduled to work today.
  • C and H went to Hebrew school. C then went to help out at a local foodbank with a friend.
  • Husband and I fertilized trees and took stock of our garden (we need a new fence).
  • C and I went shopping - stopped by Eddie Bauer and then Costco. Eddie Bauer is going out of business - I am so sad. I love that store. I love their jeans. I have 3 pairs of their hiking pants. My favorite summer dress is from Eddie Bauer. And my hiking shoes. And my leather jacket. And my favorite sandals.
  • E felt better in the afternoon and had a couple of orchestra friends over to practice for an upcoming performance - and then they stayed for dinner.
  • The girls and I watched "Bones" while E was finishing up homework.
Hope you are all staying healthy! What's been happenning this weekend for you?

4 comments:

  1. Just fyi, Eddie Bauer isn't going to disappear completely. They only declared bankruptcy for the *stores*. You should still be able to shop online. It sounds very weird, but I swear, that's what the news stories said: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/consumer/eddie-bauer-stores-closing-bankruptcy-no-buyer/article_f50bc07a-3737-44ea-9218-a7e0ca553c15.html
    (I'm happy, because I also love their clothing and accessories...)

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    1. Oh that's good to know!!!! I better go order more hiking pants!

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  2. I am late with my comment... Our last weekend was in South Carolina, exploring, swimming, and resting. We just came back just today Saturday, 04/04 around 3pm and I am going to bed at 6PM since I was driving with the kids all day.
    We made a stop over in Richmond, VA and that was helpful. South Carolina and NJ are 10 hours apart!
    THIS weekend we will rest and do a few loads of laundry.

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    1. Hi Dasha - it's entirely possible we drove next to you :) We were in Virginia, then North Carolina, and drove home through Richmond. My husband did all the driving, but I was still exhausted when we got back. It is so good to be home.

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