Wednesday I ran two miles and then after breakfast I took the kids on a walk to pick up trash to celebrate Earth Day! I rained on us a bit at the beginning, but thankfully cleared up. Kids had Zoom meetings and homework while I showered. After lunch, more homework and piano practice, I started helping Sibber sew medical masks for Project Protect while the kids watched Relative Race. Later in the week, both Ben and McKenna also learned and helped with the basics of mask sewing. Unfortunately, my machine was being super dumb and I need to take it in to be repaired. Adam and Mia came over for spaghetti night. Thankfully, Alice took a cat nap *before dinner. After baths and bedtime, McKenna found an audition song for the 5th and 6th grade play and I collaged my phone pictures.
Thursday we gave Dan a hair cut. Home work and Zoom and Bethany's dance on Zoom all commenced. After lunch, McKenna had piano and Anna had LPM on Zoom. I ran an errand to Walgreens. I made one of my favorite chicken curry recipes that night but accidentally put in vanilla yogurt instead of plain. Thankfully, it still tasted ok. Dan played with the kids outside while I sewed more masks. We received news that night that the contract which Utah Foster Care has had for 20+ years from the state was being awarded to someone else (The Adoption Exchange)! This was shocking news to take in and meant that Utah Foster Care would not exist after July 1! I sat in the office with Dan and listened to a work call with his admin team and then we talked with Dan's parents about it. Dan received a priesthood blessing from his dad that night assuring us that everything would work out and maybe even be for the better!
Friday I exercised and Dan went into the Murray office. Ben and I watched a live stream of an interview with Astronaut Scott Kelly. It was very interesting to hear him talk about what it's like to be so isolated (living in space) and how to handle the challenging times. Adam and Sam brought us Arby's for lunch and I helped kids with homework and piano off and on. I also sewed more masks. We watched the last 2 Relative Race episodes of the season we were on then played outside and I captured Anna and Alice smooching. I caught up on roommate Marco Polos. When Dan got home, we talked and cried together on the porch for a bit. It was an emotionally exhausting day for him and all his co-workers; he called a meeting with his entire team and broke the news. The magnitude of the news was really sinking in and it was hard to process with everyone, but very necessary. We had pizza that night and I worked on the blog/blurb.
Saturday morning morning snuggles turned into morning tickles! I loved Dan's crisscross arm action. And Alice was adorable rocking baby Mickey. We had another outing where we told the kids we were going to "leave the cul de sac!" We headed to the Temple Quarry Train in Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was a very short paved walk but the kids could scramble on rocks and the dried up river bed was awesome. Afterwards, we decided to drive all the way up the rest of the canyon and see Alta Ski resort. It was super cool to see the avalanche tracks. When we got back home, Ben drew a cool chalk art robot on the driveway. After lunch back at home, Dan told our families about his job situation. We got some Crumble Cookies from the Reudter family sending us a little love to us during a stressful time. I took Anna and Bethany to the Expressions Dance wave parade to say hi to their teachers. It was so cute and fun and made me miss "normal" life. I weeded the WHOLE yard in 1 hour! I was so proud to be in the maintenance phase of the yard work and it was so fast! Dan worked on organizing the garage more and sold the big heavy wood armoire. After dinner I cleaned some and McKenna vacummed. McKenna and I also watched a cute show on Disney called "Sharpe's Grand Adventure." Sharpe from High School Musical. Dan worked on job stuff.
Sunday during our home Sacrament meeting, the "Primary kids" sang and even Anna went up. We documented Dan's awesome Sunday/Quarantine meeting fashion and Bethany snuggling Grandma. We watched more Relative Race and then went for a walk. Mia came too, and when we got back, the Rowe's brought over some beautiful flowers from their garden. Adam helped Dan's parents with a Zoom meeting Mission Reunion with tons of their Brazilian missionaries! They said they had 100 people on at one point! They let each one say something so they were on for 4 hours! Alice fell asleep at dinner again. The girls set up their fairy garden and after dinner we cleaned up the basement. I had my family conference call and we played Skyjo.
Monday I exercised, did laundry, McKenna and Ben had Zooms, and we worked with homework pretty off and on till 4pm. Anna had dance and I talked with Dan outside while McKenna and Ben walked to piano. After dinner we folded and watched more Relative Race then I helped the girls clean their bathroom. After kids were in bed, I worked on Blurb and more Skyjo was played. The local news ran a story about Utah Foster Care's contract not being renewed.
Tuesday Anna had two special visitors! Ms. Vasher and Ms. Posell came! It was so fun to chat with them for a bit. I love that Ms. Vasher wasn't being too strict about getting assignments done but was more concerned for her students' mental health during this time of quarantine. Ben had a math Zoom and Dan's parents brought home some cute gifts for all the kids to help them remember them while they're gone (a compass and some stickers, bookmarks, bubbles...). I helped Ben with some school work outside for a change of scenery. I worked on typing our Nelson News submission and Bethany and McKenna had Zooms for Let's Play Music and Backstage. After kid were in bed that night I watched more of "Sharpe's Adventure" with McKenna.
Wednesday I exercised but stopped running for a week because of some foot pain. The little girls watched lots of shows while big kids did homework. We then played outside and I chatted with Meghan and Anna and McKenna had dance on Zoom. I sewed some masks and listened to my book. Grandma made a delicious bakes ziti for dinner and that night I gave Alice a hair trim before baths. Dan tried a little sewing that night too.
Thursday Bethany had preschool and dance on Zoom. After lunch, we went outside and watched the fighter jets from Hill Air Force Base fly over to honor all the front line medical workers! It was so cool and great to see so many neighbors out in the circle. Adam and Mia were here for a bit too. Anna and McKenna had a class Zoom and FaceTime piano. I sewed three more masks and Anna had her last Let's Play Music. Jonathan came over to play with Switch with the kids one last time before he moved to Maryland. I curled McKenna's hair since we were videoing her audition song for the school play. She sang "I Know It's Today" from Shrek. Dan had a meeting with Beth Adair's work as a type of networking meeting/interview.
That evening we had dinner at my parents' and celebrated Alice's (belated) birthday and said our goodbyes to Jonathan. :( My mom made some cakes in the shapes of a letter A for Alice and letter P for "green Pastures" for Jonathan moving away. She also gave Alice some cute new outfits. It was so fun to be together! Too bad it was right when Jonathan was moving away.
Tuesday Anna had two special visitors! Ms. Vasher and Ms. Posell came! It was so fun to chat with them for a bit. I love that Ms. Vasher wasn't being too strict about getting assignments done but was more concerned for her students' mental health during this time of quarantine. Ben had a math Zoom and Dan's parents brought home some cute gifts for all the kids to help them remember them while they're gone (a compass and some stickers, bookmarks, bubbles...). I helped Ben with some school work outside for a change of scenery. I worked on typing our Nelson News submission and Bethany and McKenna had Zooms for Let's Play Music and Backstage. After kid were in bed that night I watched more of "Sharpe's Adventure" with McKenna.
That evening we had dinner at my parents' and celebrated Alice's (belated) birthday and said our goodbyes to Jonathan. :( My mom made some cakes in the shapes of a letter A for Alice and letter P for "green Pastures" for Jonathan moving away. She also gave Alice some cute new outfits. It was so fun to be together! Too bad it was right when Jonathan was moving away.
April Videos:
Alice deep laugh, Saturday Easter morning, Anna ride a bike, Kids restaurant in basement, Dan sewing, Fly Over, Alice’s belated Bd at Thompson’s
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