Well, the (hopefully one and only) Summer of COVID is at an end.
Updates:
- The kids finished up their summer of Y Camp. It was nice to have that open and available, so the kids could have a different experience than just more of the same staying around the house. And, knock on wood, they didn't get sick from the exposure to others.
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| During Fishing Week |
- I took Felix to a local junior golf tournament. He held his own and did better than I would have done. :o)
- We let the kids participate in the Rafters Baseball Triathlon. The kids were broken up by age groups and competed in hitting, base-running and pitching. I think Iris finished 2nd among the girls in her group, and Felix won his division.
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| Felix is the lone masked kid. Iris stubbornly refused. |
- Iris turned 8! She loves cats, swimming (wants to be on a swim team if they have it this fall), making messes (but not cleaning them up), and being busy. We rounded up the grandparents for a BYOEverything picnic lunch in Waupaca.
- Nothing much has changed for Nick or me work-wise. He's been masked when in the office and in the courtrooms. I have dealt with the attentions of my furry coworkers, but we have bonded over our interest in the birds on the bird feeders.
- I bought a ukulele (its name is Bob Ueckerlele) and am learning how to play it. I've wanted one for a while and I figured why not now? Work meetings are better when I can practice chords when I'm on mute. To keep my brain sharp, I'm also doing a Spanish course. Yo quiero mas dormir todos los dias.
Looking ahead:
- The kids will be starting school virtually on September 1st. We made that decision to be proactive, ensuring the kids will get a consistent education all year. We have watched as other school districts around the country open only to have an outbreak and close. We don't want to find ourselves scrambling to find someone to watch them, or have meaningless assignments (or no assignments at all) from their teachers. It's going to be challenging for all of us at times, but we felt this was the safer option. There is still much we don't know about this virus, that we'd rather continue to be cautious and reduce our risk for later health issues.
- We will be voting. Absentee ballots already requested.
Awesome things: Umbrella Academy season 2, listening to Bob Uecker on the radio again.
Felix: 11 yrs & Iris: 8 yrs
Finally gave the blog a new look on 9/1/20. :D
