Categories June 2020

Quarantineland

Update from Quarantineland: N has had two days of online camp. He has cried both days. On the upside, he has a cool little robot that he learned how to work. M has gotten involved with a GOTV initiative at…

Categories June 2020

Happy Father’s Day!

This is how Dan's Father's Day went: Got up Did a little work before the kids got up Ate breakfast made by M – eggs and avocado Peloton Pool Hangout with Grampy and Rosemarie Shower Sit by the pool Yummy…

Categories June 2020

Longest Day Of The Year

This weekend has been rainy, so we've been at home a lot (for a change!) and getting stuff done. Today A gave Daddy a haircut and I tackled some home projects that have been nagging at me, including updating the…

Categories June 2020

Complete Ranking of Games

N and I have made a pact to play every game in our game cabinet this summer. We're making a list and each night we play something else. We officially started yesterday. So far we've played Lineup and Spy Alley.…

Categories June 2020

List of Aces

Here is what N does with his free time: These are the aces from each MLB team, with ace being defined as the starter who gives the team the best chance of winning the game. Today N had a great…

Categories June 2020

N Last Day Of School

Some good things that happened today: N finished second grade! He had his final Zoom and how he's done. We celebrated with Shake Shack tonight. Despite some snafus with the dinner order (we ended up eating at 10), everyone was…

Categories June 2020

We Left DC!

We are back from our weekend away in Shohola. It was great to be out of town and great to see Grandma Dina and Grandpa Ron. We were very lucky to be able to stay in a guest house right…

Categories June 2020

Burnout

I think we're all a bit burned out. N has one more real day of school and tonight getting him to finish his homework was a challenge. Some recent social gatherings for the kids have resulted in disappointment and irritation.…

Categories June 2020

Update

When I listed all of the things N did during his birthday yesterday, I left out an important one: a treasure hunt that A created for him where he had to find Hershey kisses throughout the backyard and front yard.…

Categories June 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATE!

Here is how N's birthday went today: He woke up early, at 8:30 (no class today) He looked outside and saw a little bit of red out the window, and learned that there was a new Nats flag hanging from…