Nostalgia: cran hill

 We went camping at Cran Hill this weekend with church.  I had gone one other time when I was about five.  I don't remember it other than the pictures, but I had a pony ride with Mom leading the horse just like I did with Joshua.  I think a lot has changed at the camp, but a few things still looked the same.

Wednesday: blueberries and movie

We went to pick blueberries this morning.  It was a beautiful day to do this; it was cloudy with a wind.  Furthermore, there were so many blueberries on the bushes!  We filled up our buckets within about twenty feet.

We went to see Rise of Gru with Cheryl.  It was pretty funny...the boys giggled a ton and even Cheryl and I laughed aloud several times.

Basement freezer

I had to go down to the basement freezer/fridge about 10 times while making dinner tonight.  (Ok, it wasn't that bad, but it was significantly more than normal.)  Anyway, Tornado was in his perch.  He makes me pet him every time I pass, so there were a lot of pets.

I think it's a comfy place because the box sags down just a bit in the middle and if he moves he can turn on the automatic light.  I don't think he turns it on every time it goes off, but once in a while I'll hear it click when I know there are no humans in the bathroom.

Sunday: life

Isaac got a new mattress.  He probably should have gotten one quite a while ago.  Horizon sat right down on the old mattress and wouldn't move, even as the children were jumping all around him.  I was a bit surprised, actually.  (And it isn't one of those fancy movement isolation mattresses.  It was just a cheap one from a box store.)

We played a game throughout the day.  Everyone wears masks though since I am still in my 10 day COVID window.  It is the compromise that we've come up with to still do stuff together while trying to stay safe.

Saturday: meh

Today was rather meh.  I was a bit out of sorts and not feeling as well as I have the last several days.  (I'm not convinced it is due to COVID, but who knows.)

A friend did gift us with several pre-made meals from Sam's Club.  With the meh day today it was wonderful to not have to think about what to have for dinner. 

COIVD days: lovies

Joshua lost Grey Bear, as happens about once a week.  I told him to recheck his bed, but he was unconvinced.  After looking in other places and not finding him we went to our backup: Snowfoot.

Snowfoot is my lovie.  We will gloss over the fact that Joshua has tons of special stuffed animals in his bed, apparently Joshua needs a best-loved lovie.

Surprise surprise, Grey Bear was in Joshua's bed.  So Joshua put Snowfoot in my temporary bed to keep me company.  It's been nice to snuggle him again.

Wednesday: our life

I continued to feel better today.  I woke up in the middle of the night with a crazy sore throat so took some medicine, but that was all for the day.  I didn't feel amazing in the afternoon, but dealt with it.

These are our COVID tests.  There is one box (from the government) that I recently recycled that isn't shown.  It sure would be nice if I could always get the same brand, but they keep selling out.  Or don't come in "bulk" (if 5 tests can be considered bulk).  So instead we read the directions every dumb time someone needs a test, which is frequently this week.

 

Horizon tried to help with my puzzle.  I told him he wasn't being very helpful but he didn't seem to care.