Weekend Report

 

Friday: 

• The girls went to a gymnastics open-gym. It was OK - they had fun but didn't love the place. I had plenty of time to call my cousin and read my book.

Saturday:

• Hebrew School Shabbat. There was also a meeting for the parents of kids doing their B'nai Mitzvah in the near future (it was nice to hear what other families are planning! And that were were not the only ones struggling with stuff and feeling behind!).
• My parents threw me a birthday party! It was amazing - we stayed there for hours (my poor parents), had lots of great food (and my mom made my favorite cake, Napoleon). We also went for a walk. 
• Shopping at the local orchard - got a couple of presents for the teachers and some party supplies for school parties.
• Reading in front of the fireplace.

Sunday:

• Laundry. Cooking: bread, soup, squash... 
• I meant to vacuum around the house, but didn't get around it it.
• Reading in front of the fireplace.
• Playing games with kids in front of the fireplace. We did a round of "Cover Your Assets" - I love that game. One of the kids had a meltdown because she was loosing (I lost, too). So we let her pick the next game - "Old Maid". I lost. It was lots of fun. Loosing to your kids is, somehow, much better than loosing to friends.
• A bit of yard work. My husband took down a tree in the back yard. We moved some fireplace wood from the shed to the front porch.
• Piano party for the girls.

I try not to think about the pandemic too much. We take reasonable precautions but we can't stop living. I wish it was easier to get tested in our area. I wish home-tests were readily available in all the pharmacies. I hope schools are able to remain open for in-person learning. However, if it happens that kids need to go back to virtual learning - we are set up for that. We've done it before - it wasn't ideal but it worked well enough. And we'll be able to have lunch all together again!!! We will persevere.