It's a rainy, cold day here, which seems to match the mood of things. But we have a lot to be thankful for and that's what is important. Today N had a rematch of the presidential trivia with Grampy, and…
Today, N and Grampy had a presidential trivia contest over FaceTime. There were 15 questions. N won, 6-5. Here were the questions I came up with: Nate/Grampy Presidential Quiz This president’s first VP died in office in 1900. (McKinley) Nate…
Today we made some improvements outside. We had the lariope on the front lawn pulled up, and we did some other miscellaneous plantings. Hopefully it will be a lot better in a few weeks when the seed grows in and…
Here are some images of life here during pandemic. We always have a puzzle going: Girls are doing SAT prep remotely: DIY projects. This one: I refinished the lid of a chest that used to be at Grandma Sandy's…
Highlights of today: Hearing N on Zoom with friends from RHES and playing chess with Wyatt and chatting with Grandma after his piano lesson. A moonwalking in the dining room. Delicious pizza from Little Beast to break Passover. Imogene came…
So, some highlights of the last few days. Driving with the girls, even though it is sort of stressful. Zoom with the mother-son book club N and I watching the Zoom of the Nats watching Game 7 Bootcamp Glimpses of…
Highlights of today: Biked to Grandma's to drop off a macaroon and bag of cookies (store). Saw Jenny J. en route home. A drove to Sidwell and back! Snap Circuits with N. N walking in from playing baseball with Daddy…
Life is a bit monotonous these days, so rather than focus on the routine, here are some highlights from the weekend: 1) Easter Egg hunt in the backyard today 2) Lots of driving with the girls 3) World Series games…
Yesterday was the first night of Passover. When I woke up, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to make a seder dinner, but of course, I made a seder dinner. I made slow cooker beef stew, charoset, soup (Grandma…
Some little things happening around here that wouldn't make the blog under normal circumstances, but these aren't normal circumstances. M has been making frozen coffee smoothies, some of which she has liked and some of which she has not. N…
