tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72303682315136135432024-03-05T02:54:27.269-05:00With a Little FlareErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.comBlogger584125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-69698874971139591472020-09-13T19:47:00.003-04:002020-09-13T19:58:09.873-04:00Four Days Down<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UKIyq_Z-_FKQllqI1KlueFjedMMmYfOs2BDAmDXYI9MsYaJmFG_Wkyq50R4bmgmztq8VKaAY4MtA9lf6FeCo7V-ywsUOySlmIf5HDP1Fz5G4V196mU42kenvMlqIxUkXM-RiNQTpXwBT/s3390/IMG_20200906_151711.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="2206" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UKIyq_Z-_FKQllqI1KlueFjedMMmYfOs2BDAmDXYI9MsYaJmFG_Wkyq50R4bmgmztq8VKaAY4MtA9lf6FeCo7V-ywsUOySlmIf5HDP1Fz5G4V196mU42kenvMlqIxUkXM-RiNQTpXwBT/s600/IMG_20200906_151711.jpg" /></a></div>
Great news! I survived the first week of school. It was borderline brutal, but I came out from under hundreds of emails a day (I wish I was exaggerating), Zoom office hours, so much information, and what felt like just a constant whirlwind relatively unscathed. I feel like I can sum up the past 5 weeks of my return to work by saying I feel like I have never worked so hard, or so relentlessly, to have what feels like so little progress made. The first year of anything is hard, but this is a lot of firsts on top of each other. Thankfully, I have a very supportive team, and I am quickly learning to be more patient with myself not knowing everything yet.
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We are still finding time to have some fun as temperatures seem to finally be falling into tolerable numbers. Last weekend, we went into DC with the intention of walking around Roosevelt Island when we got there it was so crowded we couldn't even get a parking spot. We ended up just going to see the FDR Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and walking around a bit. When we were walking back to our car along the river we winessed a Trump rally on the water...definitely interesting.
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Quinn wanted to see the White House so we drove over closer and started to walk into the park but they wouldn't let us in. We walked around to the back so she could see it from there. On our way back up, we could tell something was about to happen, so we decided to stop and wait for a couple minutes. We were able to see Trump's motorcade returning to the White House. This blog now says the current president's name about two more times than I am comfortable with. After this we went to the Black Lives Matter plaza before heading back home and stopping by one of our favorite places to eat on the way home and having a car picnic. Safe to say we saw all parts of the DC political spectrum this day. <div><br /></div><div>We spent this weekend outside and doing a few things around the house. We played some games, got some ice cream (a rare treat for us with the peanut allergy), and we are finishing the weekend by watching Trolls World Tour. I'm hoping this week slows down a bit as we work toward this new and hopefully temporary new normal. I miss school energy! Good luck this week friends!</div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-23394956497635103472020-08-30T20:07:00.002-04:002020-08-30T20:08:55.951-04:00Screen Time<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnTk8JXVVT-iNAXcSxv83h95Kfk9esLfolFnoKGxjU1U5hiDHVDjKerS46FOI77wt5SuqylxG3QDUxZOQ2zJAA2IryABoanlXh0IBPxDjMjtPxjs4izJjTYV-y8Rxv6z-_lxeJdWiFQrC/s4032/IMG_20200815_132706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnTk8JXVVT-iNAXcSxv83h95Kfk9esLfolFnoKGxjU1U5hiDHVDjKerS46FOI77wt5SuqylxG3QDUxZOQ2zJAA2IryABoanlXh0IBPxDjMjtPxjs4izJjTYV-y8Rxv6z-_lxeJdWiFQrC/s640/IMG_20200815_132706.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We had to physically go to the library to renew our cards, and Quinn was allowed to get her own.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Up until recently, the majority of the last five plus months of my life have been spent in the sweltering heat of summer in Virginia. I would give in to some TV time late in the afternoon, or if it was a good day after dinner. I am not a technology loving person - this bodes well for virtual learning. The past three weeks have been brutal. I stare at a computer allllll dayyyy long. The first week I thought my neck and back were permanently damaged. Never in one million years would I have dreamed this was in the realm of possibilities for my work life. But here we are. I haven't blogged in so long because I seriously have no desire to look at another screen until the next morning. I don't know how people have desk jobs.</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIx1fN1F_-fbVvwro6selP4LgFyM0hAK0SeARco_tlpQ9XTriGxDMdoeimy7IgsB0KOMintfjlu8CyOzvu80GtXjXDeHczSFd0jHw_YR2sJZ1j-GpqHqubtdigQJqwLw5GbHvVBVeoTyjd/s3264/IMG_20200810_142144_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIx1fN1F_-fbVvwro6selP4LgFyM0hAK0SeARco_tlpQ9XTriGxDMdoeimy7IgsB0KOMintfjlu8CyOzvu80GtXjXDeHczSFd0jHw_YR2sJZ1j-GpqHqubtdigQJqwLw5GbHvVBVeoTyjd/s640/IMG_20200810_142144_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day of work before I had 3 computers and one million post its and notes</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqgNptiEWNk8BTy_VqW8DZdGa5XNR-L3fSl6b5hAYDVmm8rgmkvJROxKSLRlWh42Jjpeam55VzopifTXygfVPv10oQ9foq1-L0fzzBkw1tuUYBYRiiHv_7-B9fAJPkhq7rz3JHi-nRZqo/s4032/IMG_20200813_124210_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqgNptiEWNk8BTy_VqW8DZdGa5XNR-L3fSl6b5hAYDVmm8rgmkvJROxKSLRlWh42Jjpeam55VzopifTXygfVPv10oQ9foq1-L0fzzBkw1tuUYBYRiiHv_7-B9fAJPkhq7rz3JHi-nRZqo/s640/IMG_20200813_124210_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I miss normal school. I feel like this whole experience will definitely make me more appreciative of going to work everyday if nothing else. I am so lucky in that my new team has been super helpful and kind as I learn my new position. It has been a challenge to say the least. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLT9BfMC64QfeSepGQzdTDSEMWrsCtIl7VdXoAc_O06XZCSUtpe1KI0KBEXZp7TuPCKCemoJTc-m4L_uST-mwgZ-IaKgUJwwPzctTOlb6AecjC7vPrVoO6duUVP94ufTfeurNsH32iAUcb/s4032/MVIMG_20200811_195911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLT9BfMC64QfeSepGQzdTDSEMWrsCtIl7VdXoAc_O06XZCSUtpe1KI0KBEXZp7TuPCKCemoJTc-m4L_uST-mwgZ-IaKgUJwwPzctTOlb6AecjC7vPrVoO6duUVP94ufTfeurNsH32iAUcb/s640/MVIMG_20200811_195911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Everything else has been pretty normal around here. When I started back to work my mom came for two weeks to entertain Quinn during the day, and our official year long childcare provider started this past week. Quinn has been LOVING it. She cried when my mom left for two days, and now she gets upset when it's the weekend and Abby, our babysitter isn't coming. So at least that's going well. Current routine means I am working before Quinn get up usually. Matt does breakfast and hangs out with Quinn before Abby comes, or Quinn hangs out with us while we both work. Then I take over at about 3:00 and Matt finishes his work before dinner. We both go in to work about once a week at this point. In other positive news we are surviving sharing an office, but I think Matt is getting pretty close to over School Counselor life...too stressful. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6teWjsm-dXtSygMgLI6s3d3JLjvzMUbrnVYu1ghadVbcmqXRv20HgXvo0uqnZuonKp4dAE1Phgd35mdAr9wGklqzzcwYNd8UXXCd-0_pu__8geQ2KB_kmJR5owglIsv1v_K5VMMiFqgN5/s4032/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200811193750460_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6teWjsm-dXtSygMgLI6s3d3JLjvzMUbrnVYu1ghadVbcmqXRv20HgXvo0uqnZuonKp4dAE1Phgd35mdAr9wGklqzzcwYNd8UXXCd-0_pu__8geQ2KB_kmJR5owglIsv1v_K5VMMiFqgN5/s640/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200811193750460_COVER.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM2PcaIbT9FP52oT-w2NwCHtEZtLIpUarbSVscPnCYfp_5QCD1sn2qvQziJTwv2CSR4WGFYdTIWOc3IpCB_YXhxuXvXfvgrUq_ntM5b1CuuefyB64VF2ifBiDJs0gRjK5OtYRct7Uc_u-/s4032/IMG_20200811_193826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM2PcaIbT9FP52oT-w2NwCHtEZtLIpUarbSVscPnCYfp_5QCD1sn2qvQziJTwv2CSR4WGFYdTIWOc3IpCB_YXhxuXvXfvgrUq_ntM5b1CuuefyB64VF2ifBiDJs0gRjK5OtYRct7Uc_u-/s640/IMG_20200811_193826.jpg" /></a></div><p>Tomorrow is Freshman Orientation at my school. It's drive thru style, but I am looking forward to actually seeing students, and doing something that feels remotely normal. The beginning of the school year is usually so new and exciting. I guess this is new and exciting in a different way.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjA9vYUiF29miCZcQULRKiislVEY3LeGJBDFQwKoFKSn69Z0WA-SvtbnvevsfkxL4ZVfbaRaqK7EXEjc2Iv5I85O9ROvhH90FegQ7UA8RZSdST7TTO4YvPWe4C-DHbD7GbZPPodD8PKwg/s4032/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200829112421041_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjA9vYUiF29miCZcQULRKiislVEY3LeGJBDFQwKoFKSn69Z0WA-SvtbnvevsfkxL4ZVfbaRaqK7EXEjc2Iv5I85O9ROvhH90FegQ7UA8RZSdST7TTO4YvPWe4C-DHbD7GbZPPodD8PKwg/s640/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200829112421041_COVER.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing in the rain</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQBRTHsFWViE7Q3U0JKE193sf7Znb80Ny1xlj8P1dxmvkU3OC0Y9uBlnHc9UzZJBJEbSZoE0ZWsgUnfxkrvBZDsl-fWyPbrgP5N-Iio_eqhRo3FaPSkDrwoOPl7D5T1NgqVjwMD4QFhh7/s4032/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200829113224506_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQBRTHsFWViE7Q3U0JKE193sf7Znb80Ny1xlj8P1dxmvkU3OC0Y9uBlnHc9UzZJBJEbSZoE0ZWsgUnfxkrvBZDsl-fWyPbrgP5N-Iio_eqhRo3FaPSkDrwoOPl7D5T1NgqVjwMD4QFhh7/s640/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200829113224506_COVER.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7OuARpWQxiMGAAqPXnLQpLr3SMNkRCV7-K5-7eQOPk9pf3AzFRl54gmiIvMN8TkVCT0WHcMKyzg3yXaoG_yBDRyS7XqRO1g2BpGE5uqjr_s0Kcgjx98k900abZzfPTlYn-M71Wwz_6mU/s4032/IMG_20200820_112927_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7OuARpWQxiMGAAqPXnLQpLr3SMNkRCV7-K5-7eQOPk9pf3AzFRl54gmiIvMN8TkVCT0WHcMKyzg3yXaoG_yBDRyS7XqRO1g2BpGE5uqjr_s0Kcgjx98k900abZzfPTlYn-M71Wwz_6mU/s640/IMG_20200820_112927_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still setting up my office, but my plexiglass was delivered. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-29808201672694130932020-08-09T21:43:00.000-04:002020-08-09T21:43:32.048-04:00Summer's End<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0GEgpMmOWGi853BJuS0FSvT_Lu5b1U7_gcy2LfN05YjY4rGzu_-gnf6V8Jmd8FOofaEPRovyQWQp0ni9r8nOSg0F2Bs0FVsHH_tGIbCVAljnJlIfIVYLtj947rdCRKK0QWcfRmH7vD80/s4032/MVIMG_20200806_132913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0GEgpMmOWGi853BJuS0FSvT_Lu5b1U7_gcy2LfN05YjY4rGzu_-gnf6V8Jmd8FOofaEPRovyQWQp0ni9r8nOSg0F2Bs0FVsHH_tGIbCVAljnJlIfIVYLtj947rdCRKK0QWcfRmH7vD80/s640/MVIMG_20200806_132913.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we said goodbye to summer as we have known it, and I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Just like everyone else we have had a summer like no other. We made the best of it. I think the highlights include the "vacation" I posted about earlier this week, a few swims in a real pool, the flamingos (who I think might be the MVPs of the whole damn pandemic), walking/running hundreds of miles, Quinn learning to read, so much together time (for better or worse), getting things done around our house, and discovering things close to home that we otherwise still would not know exist. It's been a crazy time, and there's been a lot hanging in the air with the return to school. I'm anxious to begin my new position tomorrow (high school counselors report a week before teachers and elementary counselors), but I am also sad to see summertime go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrVCEMOl-SSd3PrA0k2poASAiurc4ZGQVqU0d4vyaoOfyN5maaAQIh4z7vdLiJq47QH-e6bxQ2TFbFROVxgW7gQLOSoJ2_4-09_wrE5MFux8lZB_cN6-5A-fsBACaPIf8EfO3vI2RQVEg/s4032/IMG_20200806_134809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrVCEMOl-SSd3PrA0k2poASAiurc4ZGQVqU0d4vyaoOfyN5maaAQIh4z7vdLiJq47QH-e6bxQ2TFbFROVxgW7gQLOSoJ2_4-09_wrE5MFux8lZB_cN6-5A-fsBACaPIf8EfO3vI2RQVEg/s640/IMG_20200806_134809.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrVCEMOl-SSd3PrA0k2poASAiurc4ZGQVqU0d4vyaoOfyN5maaAQIh4z7vdLiJq47QH-e6bxQ2TFbFROVxgW7gQLOSoJ2_4-09_wrE5MFux8lZB_cN6-5A-fsBACaPIf8EfO3vI2RQVEg/s4032/IMG_20200806_134809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtOWoUvx0CKGPZg-y2-Ng-C5uNJ_SgdvJtbmrxGW5CP2ISHYEbqu-yk23ZRskiNFbxPFKOBDTItiMY5R6vUZ5TbwFXkk19oKW88rhFNN5vs46OqxNABr2PkvVi6Z5dTftBbNgeAJjBwsD/s4032/IMG_20200806_131259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtOWoUvx0CKGPZg-y2-Ng-C5uNJ_SgdvJtbmrxGW5CP2ISHYEbqu-yk23ZRskiNFbxPFKOBDTItiMY5R6vUZ5TbwFXkk19oKW88rhFNN5vs46OqxNABr2PkvVi6Z5dTftBbNgeAJjBwsD/s640/IMG_20200806_131259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzT1Jax7gC02XteYdEAntXQptj3DryUXCP8YuPEH6ZX3eg2reORMD3MKWHL3eADAW4A0r9GiJTmnFXeawfgXjRYvrOJrsmuhjWSLJ47opj4j29HcekXk1ysMOpEpkdkBCZoDR95lyrKhv/s4032/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200803115935106_COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzT1Jax7gC02XteYdEAntXQptj3DryUXCP8YuPEH6ZX3eg2reORMD3MKWHL3eADAW4A0r9GiJTmnFXeawfgXjRYvrOJrsmuhjWSLJ47opj4j29HcekXk1ysMOpEpkdkBCZoDR95lyrKhv/w480-h640/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200803115935106_COVER.jpg" title="Finally got some garden tomatoes!" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally got some garden tomatoes<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We squeezed in a few fun things this week - the biggest probably being a trip to Burnside Farms to see the sunflower fields. There was also a tropical storm because why not 2020. There was also a lot of playground time. Friday I took Quinn to Target (for I think the first time since March 12th) for some retail therapy. Appropriately, we said goodbye to our beloved neighborhood flamingos this week. We happened to run into the flamingo owner and we chatted for a few minutes, mainly I thanked her profusely for entertaining the neighborhood for all these months and giving us all something to look forward to. There was also one day this week where Matt and I both had to work. Matt and I both now have a desk setup in our extra bedroom. Say a prayer for our marriage. While you're at it, say an extra prayer for Matt because he's my IT department during distance learning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_j2S0eP_qxq7qsZnAU0HohZklfgQdsEw49wBuERGN53Pr_dyDPIcntsoUF7lhm0bjztZg6fRmNsC8AcvSlJKy_i4yGoed5IxOT9qfdAzWQH5aeDnOQ6W8F_Dlkj3mcGmEzNI1k6ah4nR/s3264/IMG_20200804_155749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_j2S0eP_qxq7qsZnAU0HohZklfgQdsEw49wBuERGN53Pr_dyDPIcntsoUF7lhm0bjztZg6fRmNsC8AcvSlJKy_i4yGoed5IxOT9qfdAzWQH5aeDnOQ6W8F_Dlkj3mcGmEzNI1k6ah4nR/s640/IMG_20200804_155749.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The office 2020<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DhcP7CRUoWx91tHlczeeEnbXrDgdwvQVZvCHR7VU-ZTW3yw3PgqFHP79a4Z4IAJNIlx41RvoOC6lHgFG74CgYkG71fZRy5_-DOF9-LW5y9jv56QoSItHNMmDIkf0oqG2WqUMAhK_pF8O/s640/IMG_20200807_095840.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhwExuzjaxhjmTEJmU0AHt-m3CdkOAU0sMMPnxuikFe76Z-Sry-crJgM4oPOzpsUVIy2iU9qrLFMYJcY0wEmC1iFUpVKrya5x6BytsTGmn6OpZuIO479EAwWbB3TlMVQV8s0lOJOdRtlL/s4032/IMG_20200808_183232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhwExuzjaxhjmTEJmU0AHt-m3CdkOAU0sMMPnxuikFe76Z-Sry-crJgM4oPOzpsUVIy2iU9qrLFMYJcY0wEmC1iFUpVKrya5x6BytsTGmn6OpZuIO479EAwWbB3TlMVQV8s0lOJOdRtlL/s640/IMG_20200808_183232.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attempting to make my own pickles...I'll let you know how it goes in a couple weeks. </td></tr></tbody></table>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-33861941961289100382020-08-05T20:40:00.000-04:002020-08-05T20:40:37.347-04:00Vacationish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae2nJb9g_QS1nQnyRWdaKReboC3z83Nz0PLbW5c0vNN2PxSxVblQDh7LWVq83lydjj5zJ3Kq6kl1mlGYjnUpWPBXlYO7ISZEYY-2XHoUejWj8hW5CUJMSM8H6HXyTAXBP1fd8QTdkSQLN/s3264/IMG_20200728_122814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae2nJb9g_QS1nQnyRWdaKReboC3z83Nz0PLbW5c0vNN2PxSxVblQDh7LWVq83lydjj5zJ3Kq6kl1mlGYjnUpWPBXlYO7ISZEYY-2XHoUejWj8hW5CUJMSM8H6HXyTAXBP1fd8QTdkSQLN/s640/IMG_20200728_122814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I use the term vacation loosely here. It was a vacation in the time of Coronavirus. And by vacation I mostly mean Matt didn't have to work and we went places together on not a weekend day. So anyway, vacation week was last week. We made the best of it and it was actually a pretty good time. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROWkV6R-mPvmPc169YVab7cWqHRSRKcFr4Im-VQiqnlda1ESRNbvn5s4y0kmuUh49Dj7uvdknotOWKcravJxT1dOLefpFAu717kax1Tz9yX5Q_DGLC9qYxsggB0k079QaVPdHYbhH0JyX/s4032/IMG_20200727_150740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROWkV6R-mPvmPc169YVab7cWqHRSRKcFr4Im-VQiqnlda1ESRNbvn5s4y0kmuUh49Dj7uvdknotOWKcravJxT1dOLefpFAu717kax1Tz9yX5Q_DGLC9qYxsggB0k079QaVPdHYbhH0JyX/s640/IMG_20200727_150740.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Monday:</b> we went fishing in our creek. That was about the extent of it cause we had a few other things we had to do this day. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDM0wIkIe0lrTOQFsNRreldtgMkdQvx4JZYS89MLMWHw6HGM1t_jXzim31BL14n4UK-A1E26vmTf3CuSc_zDPmYa2kxAsKWWK6yliM8puYbzVXG1CPfY3mQXgs1TmhPCdpfb3eQWUl9PF/s3264/IMG_20200728_094958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDM0wIkIe0lrTOQFsNRreldtgMkdQvx4JZYS89MLMWHw6HGM1t_jXzim31BL14n4UK-A1E26vmTf3CuSc_zDPmYa2kxAsKWWK6yliM8puYbzVXG1CPfY3mQXgs1TmhPCdpfb3eQWUl9PF/s640/IMG_20200728_094958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALZOJN3XUI_fXWqW0Hra4BSI5NjtIQPTOFxpo82YHzPmjKP_M7VJ6clQqXELEGHH3EgwVBbs0KR74PBKlFIimYlt-VV1ygEf_GmR90wnwa9bkg_qn7RWMfoitteOtTCvtlIpJqvKt1gpQ/s3264/IMG_20200728_093455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALZOJN3XUI_fXWqW0Hra4BSI5NjtIQPTOFxpo82YHzPmjKP_M7VJ6clQqXELEGHH3EgwVBbs0KR74PBKlFIimYlt-VV1ygEf_GmR90wnwa9bkg_qn7RWMfoitteOtTCvtlIpJqvKt1gpQ/s640/IMG_20200728_093455.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7ne6sLR4KL1ErutW6kyu4zhW7csxvihq-a3FruKjYGYwihcLXWQX5GvcXwa8GHMLHJ1vmGbh5huvFtcD5mP8YKTfKw9P9Bey6idxm9S9UauIDpVyToa7AeKIvSoYiMU3J_IBo44ZhmzQ/s4032/IMG_20200728_093618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7ne6sLR4KL1ErutW6kyu4zhW7csxvihq-a3FruKjYGYwihcLXWQX5GvcXwa8GHMLHJ1vmGbh5huvFtcD5mP8YKTfKw9P9Bey6idxm9S9UauIDpVyToa7AeKIvSoYiMU3J_IBo44ZhmzQ/s640/IMG_20200728_093618.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tuesday:</b> Backstory- Matt has always wanted to go to Luray Caverns. I have never wanted to go to Luray Caverns. I am terrified of Luray Caverns. I always told him that would be a great trip for him to go on with Quinn and have some bonding time. Well here we were 137 into a pandemic and the thought of going to Luray Caverns was less terrifying than one more day stuck around my house. Lucky us that we were about the 3rd people to check into good old Luray that morning and pretty much had the dark, wet, underground cave to ourselves. Clearly, I survived and it wasn't that bad. We had to wear masks the whole time and my glasses were either fogged or I just quit wearing them, so maybe it helped I couldn't really see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6cfhkjC7SggltWBt8Fjv0LXCy9yd8zFzehkrzBmMHNnPpVSVNIhad7dvPxyHu4nBLm_A45DrokxLqNvpl_m2ZYK_aLYOAT6SpaGkEvGZt1Emnrjnz3KKM6NudVh5tPfGajbjHgSnrr-8/s4032/MVIMG_20200728_115028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6cfhkjC7SggltWBt8Fjv0LXCy9yd8zFzehkrzBmMHNnPpVSVNIhad7dvPxyHu4nBLm_A45DrokxLqNvpl_m2ZYK_aLYOAT6SpaGkEvGZt1Emnrjnz3KKM6NudVh5tPfGajbjHgSnrr-8/s640/MVIMG_20200728_115028.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tkLbRVlu0jwiAsKhFq7PXBl2JfJayNkgLiBT1CQmyeR8m1joLXJknVqiPzk3sRTVJAgoRjXrreU2jae4AFEoeHtZtWR1S5E4cEO8Lln93fQJG0cE78vwyIXoWftKVJ7VhfZn-CjkOyIH/s4032/IMG_20200728_121458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tkLbRVlu0jwiAsKhFq7PXBl2JfJayNkgLiBT1CQmyeR8m1joLXJknVqiPzk3sRTVJAgoRjXrreU2jae4AFEoeHtZtWR1S5E4cEO8Lln93fQJG0cE78vwyIXoWftKVJ7VhfZn-CjkOyIH/s640/IMG_20200728_121458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7J_Wa75Yvsq3qLsy22iMKGdKTZ_3Orfk0epJWPeoEU91ddz3IE-7l3lVbBYdFK6ODe19x0J5WU7Pq8o1iL2nk-GsiWfbVylOGbZnhv1vpXtRjOC7vmb5agWQPKMAoVjb5I4Pjn_RqhxP/s4032/IMG_20200728_122025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7J_Wa75Yvsq3qLsy22iMKGdKTZ_3Orfk0epJWPeoEU91ddz3IE-7l3lVbBYdFK6ODe19x0J5WU7Pq8o1iL2nk-GsiWfbVylOGbZnhv1vpXtRjOC7vmb5agWQPKMAoVjb5I4Pjn_RqhxP/s640/IMG_20200728_122025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBt9pZnkIoecm0GO54K3qeTU-w3FyywlDbVqBmCJvKz5PCOk_zl9Vr6oYU0JrcTk51183-ghzs6JIeIsli76_oOzqd1yVi3fZIw4fmYgj5YnGsIB_83Kem_T1YxF4v_vt6FI3pn7mTbiw/s4032/MVIMG_20200728_113606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBt9pZnkIoecm0GO54K3qeTU-w3FyywlDbVqBmCJvKz5PCOk_zl9Vr6oYU0JrcTk51183-ghzs6JIeIsli76_oOzqd1yVi3fZIw4fmYgj5YnGsIB_83Kem_T1YxF4v_vt6FI3pn7mTbiw/s640/MVIMG_20200728_113606.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After Luray Caverns we took a little drive over the Shenandoah National Park. We did the Stony Man Trail, which ended up being perfect. It was about 3 miles roundtrip. There was minimal complaining and Quinn was super proud of herself once we got to the summit and hung out at viewpoint enjoying the mountain views. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoep1cF7fpx7hvmuAD6UDqu3Ma5cBA-2Z2X7ptkokGqN2OwI49_2nE-Be-YpH6TXUYKrPl2RNKefpE-PxKhhrpM5K9mFl6DLGUGwk0r8FbC1mseyLPvufjWO-bZENYGKst9IxSkq-42iL/s3264/IMG_20200729_121748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoep1cF7fpx7hvmuAD6UDqu3Ma5cBA-2Z2X7ptkokGqN2OwI49_2nE-Be-YpH6TXUYKrPl2RNKefpE-PxKhhrpM5K9mFl6DLGUGwk0r8FbC1mseyLPvufjWO-bZENYGKst9IxSkq-42iL/s640/IMG_20200729_121748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8193Xp8UaiECQDnLrnrQl_8sidLtqmKtSUw7Wwou8rc2AqgX-polemQeQcuZLGNvPUrKP1KAenMp-KPDCStno_9itc5tN25Du8c0WTUADQLcqv0L6GAqjIy7g5XATswo_qodh8_Hh91hO/s3264/IMG_20200729_123233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8193Xp8UaiECQDnLrnrQl_8sidLtqmKtSUw7Wwou8rc2AqgX-polemQeQcuZLGNvPUrKP1KAenMp-KPDCStno_9itc5tN25Du8c0WTUADQLcqv0L6GAqjIy7g5XATswo_qodh8_Hh91hO/s640/IMG_20200729_123233.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzISHomJ9BpkHvoaqIgYvqTSiN24V_URS75BbNlwixFaCzwAx_A26s6_mnqUm3kneq3MT_zn8UpN8n_dpsASi1T-RGfK8Ow-raicNqGedraVUbRMG2a6975gOAhqbnTvdwBsM4HwmEy91/s4032/IMG_20200729_122144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzISHomJ9BpkHvoaqIgYvqTSiN24V_URS75BbNlwixFaCzwAx_A26s6_mnqUm3kneq3MT_zn8UpN8n_dpsASi1T-RGfK8Ow-raicNqGedraVUbRMG2a6975gOAhqbnTvdwBsM4HwmEy91/s640/IMG_20200729_122144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYTuem7lhTEwealyQamtIkjlM7VDPvxRRsZEo9aoeoxf6_qWRsPMAiUzsvFkvnE84aun02LtZhCIKeAIK0XOMVIKbGgHna0MPt4YAV56zZsC4DtUBAAt2cgV-o0TOfXTCHXcvT85YY0lz/s3264/IMG_20200729_132623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYTuem7lhTEwealyQamtIkjlM7VDPvxRRsZEo9aoeoxf6_qWRsPMAiUzsvFkvnE84aun02LtZhCIKeAIK0XOMVIKbGgHna0MPt4YAV56zZsC4DtUBAAt2cgV-o0TOfXTCHXcvT85YY0lz/s640/IMG_20200729_132623.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wednesday:</b> Quinn wanted us to take her to DC so we could all touch the Washington Monument. We went in the middle of the day. It was crazy how empty it was. If you have ever been to DC in the summer, you know how many tourists there usually are, but it was almost like we had the place to ourselves. We visited the MLK memorial, WW2, Washington Monument, Lincoln memorial, and the Korean War memorial. We decided to quit while we were ahead and head back home because DC is also unbearably hot in the summer. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-MDicUB_2OCs8xAUobRLB1n2NMYWBozdhyphenhyphen57icfSI3NcSnyvZBNSUHUTFKeoNCHwyx9op0gMDyiNpW5gElWoBL01J1y9LkrVwQ6VMbbKrhtQL3HRbiryfuJMKdtRYrx5KxfExK04hdpM/s640/IMG_20200729_120255.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Thursday</b><b>:</b> We planned to go to Pittsburgh for the weekend, but stopped off at Shenandoah again. We had planned to just do the first trail in the park, but when we got out of the car there was someone reporting a bear a few minutes down the trail to a park ranger. We decided to drive a little further in and ended up at the Land's Run trail. It ended at a nice little waterfall that made the steep downhill and uphill worth it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkyylTepYhYbx6ewpcuAW9zw-iH0An9inPIwO69PHWJeezkvprCHpwsrCGXlOX0RJVd4lShU3yCai4vk5jvRSaqnlUI2XDTtenxfJ3BijqqZxWMANdNnZG1SUQc1Icu5ln6_bcoepkTQa/s4032/IMG_20200730_113000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkyylTepYhYbx6ewpcuAW9zw-iH0An9inPIwO69PHWJeezkvprCHpwsrCGXlOX0RJVd4lShU3yCai4vk5jvRSaqnlUI2XDTtenxfJ3BijqqZxWMANdNnZG1SUQc1Icu5ln6_bcoepkTQa/s640/IMG_20200730_113000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXBkpJKwP-rMMDZStiuHUDk2nwNb1LFfTZMdTQLNSX_UwhxBH3go0KiR00ETMI5pL-Nrk2R4tGcJp5D5B7UXZdiaARavlNS7FaOHVzr31qmRkdbZWBzf2a5qMhGrWYGSoMb3_6Txc84Q2/s4032/IMG_20200730_112654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXBkpJKwP-rMMDZStiuHUDk2nwNb1LFfTZMdTQLNSX_UwhxBH3go0KiR00ETMI5pL-Nrk2R4tGcJp5D5B7UXZdiaARavlNS7FaOHVzr31qmRkdbZWBzf2a5qMhGrWYGSoMb3_6Txc84Q2/s640/IMG_20200730_112654.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Pittsburgh:</b> We were able to see lots of my family, enjoy cooler temperatures, celebrate Matt's birthday and my Grandma's birthday. It was a nice relaxing visit minus a 6:30 wake up call from Quinn which including a concert on the piano.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4Vk-JrT5RUgtbiUanu-GjKTOZOTyaFAlqDGs_nETvcS2jlMTuR8PFlJhDmNR_OnQJIVY-uEEQbaAY90bqf-cdicNyKSJ2COtVA7TPSIyz8h8jpqCUrKtCya6j-v9ZGfhEWHIDvW3nBHG/s4032/IMG_20200801_192805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4Vk-JrT5RUgtbiUanu-GjKTOZOTyaFAlqDGs_nETvcS2jlMTuR8PFlJhDmNR_OnQJIVY-uEEQbaAY90bqf-cdicNyKSJ2COtVA7TPSIyz8h8jpqCUrKtCya6j-v9ZGfhEWHIDvW3nBHG/s640/IMG_20200801_192805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeg1eUiljIzYdMsSkweZiFcM1bMQE1rTp8_ousUSjy2ZLBm8jkJCnW-X0FHXaaxrm4S2RIJB6E2hN6w2pw7cDxlaWxJsQw6yeiiV2g8ikF2u8Vx_14wnO5LZJ7ekxVvlogRiJpgFSF-Yn1/s4032/IMG_20200801_191244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeg1eUiljIzYdMsSkweZiFcM1bMQE1rTp8_ousUSjy2ZLBm8jkJCnW-X0FHXaaxrm4S2RIJB6E2hN6w2pw7cDxlaWxJsQw6yeiiV2g8ikF2u8Vx_14wnO5LZJ7ekxVvlogRiJpgFSF-Yn1/s640/IMG_20200801_191244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYkeFBr9EYZwU7E4IxJNKKRn0z-mDFubB_JnynZJ7Wa9VcVed_TBal7Dvc5jm_wge75WlUb2J28to7un-XO-jNJFUn6VVQDrXuKf_SBHbAXkUYyn8fGj-FkOxP__uPmIkKjtw1Ldb8_lq/s4032/received_1478954152288720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYkeFBr9EYZwU7E4IxJNKKRn0z-mDFubB_JnynZJ7Wa9VcVed_TBal7Dvc5jm_wge75WlUb2J28to7un-XO-jNJFUn6VVQDrXuKf_SBHbAXkUYyn8fGj-FkOxP__uPmIkKjtw1Ldb8_lq/s640/received_1478954152288720.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a great week and it was really nice to finally visit with family since we haven't seen anyone for the duration of pandemic. We are look forward to making Shenandoah a more regular visit since it's not that far. This is my last week of summer before my official contract starts. I'm hoping to squeeze in a little bit more excitement!</div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-69362224382665984752020-08-02T22:07:00.006-04:002020-08-02T22:07:41.321-04:00It's Been Awhile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfo6CemyshrLtQIv-YAiJ9eVY9Fhgjlsj5jUW6XZhyphenhyphenOoaDxuwotdkydhrmYvoKa93PLxhLoHSKGrMaFQdPFGrjsdM8NFL0crwKge_PX016AeuB6zLncEFPwygqKugezFuXzaQyt8dHiwi/s4032/MVIMG_20200718_133509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfo6CemyshrLtQIv-YAiJ9eVY9Fhgjlsj5jUW6XZhyphenhyphenOoaDxuwotdkydhrmYvoKa93PLxhLoHSKGrMaFQdPFGrjsdM8NFL0crwKge_PX016AeuB6zLncEFPwygqKugezFuXzaQyt8dHiwi/s640/MVIMG_20200718_133509.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hey Coronavirus subscribers. As I mentioned in the title - it's been awhile. This past week we have been busy being tourists close to home, but more on that later. I wanted to just drop off some pictures from a few weeks ago, just to document life. It's still been deadly hot. I'm definitely ready for some cooler temps here soon. 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Quinn's school decided shortly after to completely shut down for the entire school year. While we had been leaning toward not sending her anyway, this was still a very sad email to receive. I have mentioned many times on this blog how much I love her school and the staff. I was making it through Spring thinking that she wasn't done there, but now she is. The next time she goes to school it will be real public school Kindergarten. So crazy. I'm referring to this as Quinn's gap year. Matt should be working from home for at least a few more months, and my schedule is still pretty up in the air. 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Other that that we were still moving rocks around the neighborhood, trudging ourselves through miserable heat to get out of the house, and visiting our flamingo friends. 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It's been what I like to call "Virginia hot" for what the meteorologists are saying is a record breaking time, so last week we took a little adventure to a place I have wanted to go for a long time - Leesylvania State Park. I had heard they had a little beach area a few years ago, but it is a bit of a drive for us. I finally decided to go, and bonus I finally got to see my teammate for life and her new baby (who I seriously felt like was half mine). Quinn had a great time splashing around in the water.<br />
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Other than this adventure, we've been doing the same old. Painting, hiding, and moving rocks, finding new trails, playing, and reading some books. I have also been working virtually about once a week. It's helping to get a little better acclimated to my new job, but it's rough not being in person and trying to learn new things. We've also been listening intently to the hot debate over reopening schools this fall. Last week my district pre-voted for a 50% hybrid model. I was surprised when late last night it was voted down. Around 2 a.m. they motioned to open virtually for the first quarter.<br />
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We drove through a Vacation Bible School supply pick up last weekend, and we left a rock in the growing piles at our church/Quinn's school. We still miss getting to come here everyday, and now we have to decide what we will do with Quinn next year. Such a hard decision. </div>
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Earlier this week, I drove halfway to Pittsburgh and met my parents, so that Quinn could go visit them for a few days BY HERSELF. She has been asking to do this for months. I was moderately worried she would freak out at the exchange point, or at bedtime, but she is having a great time. This is only the second time in 4.5 years that Quinn has spent time away from us, and her first ever time away from her house by herself. I miss my friend, but it's been nice to not have to be in constant entertainment mode the past couple days. The parents also got ice cream during this momentous occasion...something that never happens around here due to food allergies. We are also watching <i>Hamilton</i> and not starting it at 10 p.m. Living large. </div>
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It has been 116 days since March 13, 2020. I have cooked dinner probably 108 of those days. We have had take out four times. Matt cooked something a few nights, and then I decided Quinn should take a turn. She hasn't made dinner in 4.5 years after all. I declared this as law last week. She would start making dinner every so often, and something that requires little to no help from me. She was not too happy about this at first, but once we got her into it she was super excited and proud. First up was pizza bagels with cucumbers and tomatoes and ranch on the side. All I helped with was the set up and the putting in and removing from the oven. It was perfect.<br />
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Another week of life's strangest summer gone by...this one marked by the huge highlight of swimming in a real pool. We also continued the adventures of painting and hiding rocks. This time we took our adventures across town to try to find some new rocks and to hide some of our own in a new location. You can see one in the cannon above.<br />
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Let's title these two pictures, 'very expensive dress up clothes.' Quinn's dance recital was the last weekend in May, and while the studio keeps saying it will happen, I'm not so sure at this point. In any case, we had already paid for her costumes, and we went to pick them up this week. I made her put them on and take pictures when we got home. She loves to dress up, so she was very excited and did not want to take them off. </div>
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Quinn saw this Starbucks cup months ago and has wanted one ever since. It has confetti dots in it that change color when there is a cold beverage in it. I haven't seen one in stores, and also I wasn't buying a 4 year old a Starbucks cup. I told her she could cash in the rewards points she earns for doing chores/schoolwork, or she could pay me back and I would order her one on Etsy. She chose the cash option from her piggy bank.<br />
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It has been feels like temps of around 100 degrees for what feels like weeks at this point. We were very lucky to have a pool to ourselves for 4th of July weekend. We traded feeding my friend's cat for the use of her pool while she and her family were away. Great deal. Quinn even learned to swim a little bit by herself by the end of the weekend.<br />
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Like most places, the local fireworks we typically go to were cancelled. We got a few sparklers to do and weren't upset about the whole thing. After we finished up at the pool for the day, we drove back home and there were fireworks in any direction we looked. It was the craziest thing. I guess people took matters into their own hands. When we pulled into our neighborhood so many people were outside either setting off fireworks, or watching. It was such a strange experience, but also pretty fun. </div>
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I haven't posted in awhile. Mainly we are doing the same old stuff around here. I have hit a bit of a wall, honestly. We have entered what I like to refer to as the Virginia summer. It is hot. I was very content walking around my neighborhood multiple times a day exploring trails, looking for rocks, checking in on flamingos, but now it feels like we walking around in Satan's oven. The pool also officially closed for the entire season. I'm glad I bought that insurance policy of a pool back in my pandemic panic days. I also invested in water shoes for Quinn earlier this week so she can splash around in the creek. She's super happy about this. She also caught a turtle and was so thrilled for herself. I'm seeking any ideas of things to do with a 4.5 year old to change things up around here - seriously give me something friends! In other news - I cut the grass for the first time in my life today!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of our daily walk now includes finding empty playgrounds (we live in walking distance of many playgrounds) and just play a few minutes on each one until people come. I'm glad my child still has gross motor skills after having to put practicing those on hold for 4 months.</td></tr>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-40062856276797549102020-06-17T19:46:00.003-04:002020-06-17T19:52:11.054-04:00COVID SummerIt's been an exciting week around here. I'm officially done with school which is a moderate relief, but I have quite a list of to do's to prep for next year. I decided that I'm taking a few days off from thinking about that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinn has recently started placing phone calls mostly to me or my mom. She taught herself this and sometimes I don't even know it's happening until I hear her talking to people. </td></tr>
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Monday I got a very fun end of the year surprise when my friends and coworkers stormed my street with a car parade. I was so happy to see everyone and wish we could have hung out. I am going to miss my people so much. We also had a fire Monday night...both Monday and Tuesday were perfect weather here in the mid 70s and cool in the evenings. So much better than hot and humid Virginia summer.<br />
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Tuesday we were up and at the newly reopened playground before 9:00 to try to get there and have some time before anyone else came. It was short lived, but still fun. While organizing our bathroom vanity that afternoon I busted out the hot rollers and put them in Quinn's hair. She thought it was so fun. We then drove a bus route, in her newly styled hair, delivering signs to the front yards of my 5th grade students.<br />
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Today was a weird rainy day (in the 60s) but we still got a walk in, did some math, played in the garage, played Uno and Sorry!, and found the missing remote so that we could turn on Disney+ this evening to watch the Bears version of the nature movies. These movies really show you how brutal nature is man.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-68250710605418413452020-06-14T21:39:00.001-04:002020-06-14T21:42:15.409-04:00Burnished Clay<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm going to keep this short. I decided I needed to paint my living room and dining area this weekend. Matt warned me he would not be helping, but that I could do whatever I wanted. I took his challenge. I did it, but I spent the entirety of the weekend climbing up and down a ladder or walking miles around the neighborhood. The only other news I have to share is that we had our first meal out (as in we got takeout) in FOUR MONTHS. I am not exaggerating. The last time we went out to eat was February 18th...I made Matt check credit card statements to verify this. Of course we had Katerina's! I don't even have good pictures to share. My hands hurt. Tomorrow begins my summer break!<br />
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Today was the finale. I cried my way through the entirety of a staff meeting yesterday, and today I finished my packing, turned in my keys, my computer, etc. It's some weird times people. The day was capped off by celebrating our fifth grade class. Typically we do a formal ceremony, but today we had a car parade and it was about 500 times more fun - even though it was 95 and humid. It could have only been more perfect if the DJ played the graduation song they sing every year - The Ending of the Beginning. I have stated multiple times in the past few weeks how much I will truly miss my colleagues, my students, and the community, so I am keeping it short today with many pictures.<br />
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If there is anything this pandemic has been good for, it's our outdoor time and an exercise routine. Weekend twelve was mostly filled with those. Friday Matt worked at his office in DC, so Quinn had to tolerate me on two meetings, and she had her own Zoom dance class. Quinn cares very much about her wardrobe. I don't know how it got to be this intense, but she was really mad about having to wear that pink leotard (her fave black one was in the laundry). It was a very big issue in our day. Other than that we went out early for a walk before it got hot and then did some of Quinn's school work. We have been trying to keep on a bit of a schedule during the week, but we are chilling hard on the weekends.<br />
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Saturday was unbearably hot here. We walked on our closest trail for shade, but it was still rough. We also walked past the flamingoes on the way home. They work for Amazon now. The rest of the afternoon was spent in the pool/on the porch, and then our typical Saturday movie night. We watched African Cats on Disney+ (another Disneynature film). Quinn is super into the concept of predators and prey. It's actually alarming how undisturbed she is watching the whole stalking, chase, and kill thing. Every time I worry she's going to get upset and every time she doesn't. Not sure what this means.<br />
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Today was a great balance of fun and productivity. We found a new trail that is just a half mile walk<br />
from our house. It was so pretty. I can't believe we have never done it before. We saw a bunch of cascades, a fox, a baby deer that still has it's spots, and the typical fish, turtles and other wildlife. We finished up a game of Skip-Bo today too...it's a current fave and it's pretty addicting if you haven't tried it. We spent some time cleaning various things and I went into Home Depot to pick up some paint. I'm pretty certain this is the first store I have been in since April.<br />
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While I was cooking dinner I thought about how typically I would be excited and stressed about ending school this week. I am excited to see some kids this week as they drive through to pick up their belongings, and I am definitely stressed with no plan for what comes next. It is an ending to school that no one will forget for sure.<br />
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I made my return to school today after 83 days. I got to see some of my people and it was so weird to not give everyone a hug. I wore a mask and had four hours. This wouldn't be that big of an issue if I was returning to the same school next year, but I'm leaving and I have what is the equivalent of an apartment's worth of things in my office. Thank goodness I made a massive purge last year or I would really be in trouble. I get a full day next week to finish, and I did make progress today, but I am still just totally overwhelmed. It's also sad to be packing and leaving under these circumstances. Once I got home I met with three 5th grade classes to wish them luck as they move on to middle school. My last days next week will be accompanied by student pick up so at least there will be celebrating as well. <div>
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Today is Wednesday, and I'm having a hard time remembering what Monday was like around here. I suppose we worked on math that day because it's the only picture I have from the day. I also worked Monday night so I could get a project done, because I wanted to take a little field trip Tuesday morning. We drove down to the <a href="https://www.visitpwc.com/listing/neabsco-creek-boardwalk/1648/">Neabsco Creek Boardwalk</a>. I had been wanting to visit here for awhile. I decided a trip in the middle of the week, on an overcast morning was probably the best time to go currently. The drive wasn't even that bad since the Northern Virginia traffic is minimal these days. For any of my local friends, I would highly recommend this adventure. This is a relatively new park with a boardwalk trail that was built over marsh and wetlands, so there is lots to look at. I think there are other trails that go off of it, but we only went a little way on one of them. We saw lots of wildlife too. It was a great morning.<br />
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Today was super hot. We got the pool out and I did some work on the porch...just trying to tie up loose ends for the end of the year, and trying to get things a little more orderly before I leave my current position. After lunch on the porch, I did join Quinn in the pool for a little bit. We are enjoying a movie night tonight - Born In China - on Disney+. The nature series is really good. Tomorrow should be no less than eventful as I return to school in the morning, and have three Zoom meetings with my 5th grade friends in the afternoon.<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-12301946234479767082020-05-31T22:05:00.002-04:002020-05-31T22:05:10.486-04:00Safer at Home, The Weekend EditionWe had a great weekend over here. The weather was awesome. Friday, Virginia entered phase one - Safer at Home (instead of Stay at Home) - of reopening, which really means nothing exciting for me. Virginians are required to wear masks in public inside buildings now as well. Most things are still closed, or have very strict limitations/guidelines. There was also an HOA meeting last week to determine the fate of our community pools. You might know that I am a huge pool fan. For now the pool is remaining closed, and it will be re discussed when we enter phase 2. My prediction is that it will remain closed all summer. Which brings me to our weekend...we broke out the insurance policy...<br />
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POOL IS OPEN! I was trying not to open this thing, but I am so glad I finally did. This blow up pool has provided HOURS of entertainment for Quinn all weekend. Saturday was pretty warm out, so even I got in...today I refused, but she spent the afternoon in there entertaining herself. I will take this all summer. If you haven't been to my house, you should know that I don't have a backyard for this thing to go in. It's planted right in my front yard for all my neighbors to see what I am doing and all my packages to be delivered while I watch from my pool. Sorry Amazon driver, truly. It's awkward.<br />
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The Queen was even served her lunch poolside. Saturday was also exciting because we got groceries! We were pretty much out of everything, so this was very exciting. Sunday we did online church and then took a walk to the creek to go fishing. We had our first catch of the season! We also walked past the flamingos on the way home and they too were fishing. Hilarious.<br />
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This week is the last "teaching" week of the school year. I am also allotted a half day to go in and start the wrap up of the year and to close out my office/move out. I will also go back next week to finish what I can't get done. It should be super weird to go back in, and really to pack up my work life after so many months/years.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-28650387133794092020-05-28T21:51:00.002-04:002020-05-28T21:51:56.428-04:00Junior Kindergarten Graduation<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Quinn graduated today via Zoom! While it was not the day originally planned, it was fun. They sang their daily songs and the teacher described each student as she held up their certificate. This year Quinn's description was: "a born leader, loved being the teacher helper, and being allowed to direct the class. She is a girl with brown eyes." Last year she was awarded the "popcorn award" for always popping in to help others, and let the teachers know if someone needed help. I mean those of us that work in education can translate...lord help me. Of all the regular things I miss during this, Quinn's school is at the top, so I am glad that she will get to go back if there is traditional school in the fall.<br />
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In other news...this week has been FULL of Zoom meetings. It's been a lot this week. I am ready for a break from virtual obligations and anxious to find out what next year will entail for us in K-12 education. Other than that it's been getting outside in the heat and humidity between meetings as well as trying to keep Quinn busy while on meetings. We tried Q-tip painting today...it was something new and different!<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-27354244916773400892020-05-25T21:41:00.000-04:002020-05-25T21:44:23.944-04:00Weekend Ten Highlights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking at the Battlefields (not pictured is the NPS on horseback coming to investigate the child screaming bloody murder for half a mile because we were "walking the wrong direction"). At least she stopped screaming after that. </td></tr>
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Happy Memorial Day everyone! I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. We packed a lot into ours. The weather was great all weekend long. We spent a lot of time outside logging miles and doing various other things. The highlights include planting a potted garden of veggies, the first fire in our fire pit and s'mores, a hike at the battlefields, visiting the flamingos memorial day parade (during the day and a drive by at night for the lights), a movie night (Zootopia), sprinkler and water fun, and just hanging out doing the regular stuff. The rest of this post is just a photo dump (with some captions)!<br />
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I missed a day yesterday. Maybe because this is now the new normal and it's pretty much just everyday stuff at this point. I think I am going to start spacing posts out a bit more. I do have a couple things to mention from today and yesterday, and I need some opinions!<br />
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Yesterday, I finished my first book on Audible. I was listening to <i>Before We Were Yours</i>, which I definitely recommend! I wasn't 100% sure I would be really into an audio book, but I will say that it was more motivating to get out the door to exercise once I was into the book. I didn't like how I couldn't just be reading it whenever I wanted the way you can a paper book. I mean I suppose you could, but if I ever get to read when Quinn is awake, she's usually asking or telling me something every few minutes so that's better for a paper book. Now I want a new Audible book, but they are so expensive! Now I need your opinion on what I should read or listen to next...I still have a copy of <i>Where the Crawdads Sing</i> on my coffee table, but I need more. I also just finished <i>Such a Fun Age</i>, which was kinda eh for me, but still decent.<br />
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While you are thinking of books...also think of TV and movie recommendations for us. Yesterday the possibility of Star Wars came up because neither Matt or myself has ever been into it. Quinn and I were shopping online for summer clothes and there was a Yoda shirt she wanted. So random, but then we watched Star Wars clips and she had a lot of questions. So then there's the question of how to do watch Star Wars...what order do you go in?<br />
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Matt and I have been working on some projects around our house, and getting various issues fixed. One of the things next on my list is painting our dining area and living room, mostly because I want our living room to be lighter. I need paint recommendations. I think it's going to have to be a "greige" color. Help us, friends!<br />
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I think that's all I need in the way of suggestions right now. Our main events the past few days include the regular academics, time spent accumulating steps and miles, Zoom meetings, picking up an order at Target, and returning the power washer. Quinn did get a special gift today, her own watch to track her activity. It also has a chore tracker which I plan to use as well. Oh and I cannot forget that we met the flamingo owner yesterday. She told us the schedule for upcoming movement. Today they are working out at the gym.<br />
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Today was successful. I willed myself out of bed for early exercise, we did school work and meetings, and we got produce boxes dropped off again. This means I got an in the yard/in the car visit with my people too.<br />
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We also went to pick strawberries today! The farm closest to us has their strawberry picking on lock. I thankfully got a spot for us and our neighbor friends as soon as they released the times yesterday. They do not last long. You can to reserve a time slot the day before (limited number available), you have to buy a container (they aren't doing reusable ones), and they assign you a row to stay in. I was still slightly worried about how respectful people would be of space, and how limited the access would really be, but it was definitely safe. Luckily, the weather was pretty great - minus some serious wind at the beginning. Upon arriving home, Quinn ate an entire box of strawberries with a little help from me, but not much. Local friends - get yourself hooked up at Yankey Farms...they have pre-order pick up too!<br />
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It was difficult to get motivated this morning. It's Monday. It was pretty gray and cool all day today. I just wasn't feeling it. It was pretty much the same old for schoolwork this morning. We worked on Quinn's stuff (sight words and reading, weather and calendar) first, and then I did my lessons for the week and posted them online, and got through some email.<br />
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I have come to really enjoy the flamingo yard in our neighborhood. These people are creative. The are currently camping flamingos. They have camping games, they have a fit pit and smores, camping chairs and beverages, and of course tents. We went to go see them on our walk today. I was also able to finish my power washing escapade, neighbor free. </div>
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This weekend was completely dedicated to outside chores and deep cleaning the house. I finally figure out that Home Depot has curbside pickup last week...and that they will even load mulch in your car. You better believe I jumped on this opportunity. Saturday morning Matt went to pick up my order and we spent the morning weeding and mulching our yard - one of my yearly reminders that I do not need a bigger yard. We also put the borrowed power washer to work that afternoon. We got the driveway, sidewalk to our house, and half sidewalk along the street finished before we quit for dinner and movie night. Power washing is simultaneously the most satisfying and most annoying task. Quinn was about the best help we could have asked for - we basically gave her the hose, a sprinkler, sand toys, and buckets to keep her occupied and she lasted most of the time. She did demand to get her Glinda costume on and do apps for about the last half hour.<br />
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Today was much cooler and the goal was to finish the power washing escapade. Matt will get mad if I tell you the whole story here, but I will just say you can't choose your neighbors and some of you may remember a little feud from seven years ago involving cat litter...well today it was the same neighbor and a power washer. End result is power washing will be finished another day. After that was cut short, we deep cleaned the house and then went on a walk down to the creek. We also ate some leftover frozen cake this weekend after all our hard work. It feels like we have almost turned the corner into summer...minus the distance learning job I have found myself in these days. Someone told me this week that we have been out as long as we would normally be off for summer vacation. That is just so unbelievable to me...it seems like this time at home has gone so much faster than a summer off usually does. I hope summer comes with a little more freedom. Let's hope it doesn't rain all the live long day every day this week.<br />
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I don't even know where today went. I know I got up early to get miles in before the heat. I know I sat on my porch for a few minutes when I got back. We took a ride to one of my friend's houses to borrow a power washer. We stood around talking for awhile. We came home and Quinn ran around in the sprinkler for a little bit before lunch.<br />
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After lunch we had Quinn's ballet and tap zoom. It was summer hot here today, almost 90 degrees, so she wanted to go back in the sprinkler. Mostly Quinn just filled buckets with water and dirt, but I was fine with it because I got to do some reading. I did finally kick her off the hose line so I could try the power washer. I can tell already I do not have the patience for power washing. I mean it's very satisfying to see all that dirt go, but why is the spray area so small? How has no one improved this yet? Wish me luck on all the household projects I wish to cross off my list this weekend.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564175786864014625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230368231513613543.post-61253516305480322672020-05-14T21:31:00.001-04:002020-05-14T21:32:34.805-04:00Grays<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Great news. We survived zooming today. We bumped Quinn up a level in her books, and she loved reading her new books. She a big fan of the Bella and Rosie books currently. We did get a good amount of outside time in between meetings. We got to see two sets of neighbors. Among the things I miss the most is talking to people in person everyday, so I was happy to chat with other grown ups. Today I actually washed and dried my hair for the first time in awhile. I was supposed to have my regularly scheduled hair appointment mid-April. While chatting in the driveway with my next door neighbor she asked me something along the lines of...what's that you put in your hair today, on the top. That's my gray roots. I have grays, neighbor. This then prompted discussion on my age. Not much else happened today, except a bike ride/walk after dinner. Tomorrow starts the Virginia heat...which reminds me, they were power washing the neighborhood pool today. Maybe there's some hope!<br />
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You will be surprised to know that there was no real 'new thing' to do today, but I did try. This morning I went out early for my solo miles. After Quinn got up we checked a few things off her to do list. We did some geography today...the 50 Nifty as Quinn calls it. Quinn learned the 50 Nifty United States song at school this year, which must have been played in conjunction with the Star Spangled Banner because I use to hear those two songs on a loop for hours at a time during the real school year. There was a point around Thanksgiving and Christmas that if a state name was mentioned in conversation she would pick up and start belting out the song from that state on. I can inform you that she can still name every state even today. We enjoyed putting together her puzzle and talking about the states and and bodies of water. I also taught Quinn one of my own Kindergarten lessons on strangers. We talked about a safe adult list, people she kinda knows, and what to do with people she doesn't know. </div>
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Today was also a beautiful weather day. We took our walk and decided to walk to the middle school that is close to us. It happened to be musical instrument pick up day. The cars would pull up to an administrator stationed outside and give their name. The admin would radio in to the music teacher in the building and that person would bring it out a door down the sidewalk, lay it on the sidewalk, and then walk back into the building. Once they went back in, the car was able to pull up get the instrument from the sidewalk. We also walked a lap on the track and then we ran the bases on the baseball field. </div>
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We finished up the afternoon and evening with a game of war, washing the upstairs windows, making our own sweet potato fries, and a game of Zingo. Quinn's teacher also sent us a slideshow from the school year, so we watched that as well. Tomorrow we have a lot of Zooming on our hands, and it's supposed to be a nice day...not a good combination in my opinion. </div>
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