The good news for the week is that we found bar stools for our new bar, and furniture for the family room in the basement. The somewhat bad news is that we don't know when we'll receive it. We received two of the four bar stools already, and I'm waiting to hear back from the company on when the other two will be shipped out (I'm not sure why they didn't just send them all at the same time??) The furniture may take 2-6 weeks to be sent/delivered, so for now, we're using the bar stools and the ground as our best seating options, lol.
Scott's been busy working this weekend on building floating shelves for another part of the wall in the basement. I'm not exactly sure how his vision will turn out, but he's put a lot of time into it, so I'm anxious to see what the final result is.
Ava had a pretty good week...like always, she's been focusing and getting through her school work without too much issue. Next week they will be having their virtual baton recital, so she will finally get to wear her pinky sparkly costume (it's cute but she doesn't like pink!) and get to perform. We'll see how it goes.
G had a somewhat rough week of not listening. It all comes down to him not wanting to do any writing for school. When he finally does do the work, he comments that he doesn't know why he complained, because it really wasn't that bad. I keep trying to remind him of that, but his emotions are so big that he doesn't listen when he's having a meltdown. I spent almost an hour trying to get him to write "Green means go!" on Thursday. It's at that point that I lose it, and am praying for the schools to be open in some capacity this fall. Ugh.
We did hear that Ava's up north summer camp is cancelled for June, but both of their daytime Y programs will be running this summer. I'm interested to hear how they're going to make it safe for the students and staff. They did let us know that field trips won't be happening, but they'll be bringing entertainment into the site. Ava is super happy to know that she might get to see some of her "summer" friends finally (kids that go to other local schools and who she only sees during the summer at the Y programs.)
G will be attending a new site location, since it's the elementary school right next to the middle school where Ava will be. I am going to do one dropoff each morning, and not drive all over the city to take them to different places. This will be the first time in six (?) years that we haven't been with the same staff for the summer program, and I'm a little nervous. But, they are all professionals, and I'm sure it'll be fine.
Both Scott and I took Friday off of work, so we could have a long four-day weekend. Scott helped his uncle with a landscaping job, and then did some side work, while I stayed at home with the kids. G had his Flex Friday, so minimal schoolwork for him. Ava was the only one with actual work to do - lucky girl!
We don't know the plans yet for me to go back into work, but my thought is that the kids can do the Y thing three days a week, and I can either work from home in peace (yay!) or go into the office. I'd like to work from home the other two days and keep the kids home with me on those days. That will help all of us, financially and mentally. These kids need to get out of this house and remember how to socialize with other people!
On Thursday night G had his finally therapy session (his therapist will be having a baby next month, so we've paused his appointments), and then I had a Zoom meeting with the Red Pine PTO, quickly followed by my book club Zoom meeting. At the end of the book club meeting, I stayed online and had a long chat with a neighbor. It was really nice to catch up. I miss seeing my friends.
We're going to have another Zoom happy hour with girl friends near the end of this weekend, so that's something to look forward to. We're also hosting my parents for a Memorial Day dinner on Sunday night. We are really looking forward to spending time with them and showing them the end result of the work that we have done in the basement. Can't wait!
We installed some strip lighting under the bar counter top last weekend - it's so bright!
Two new barstools!
Scott's been busy working this weekend on building floating shelves for another part of the wall in the basement. I'm not exactly sure how his vision will turn out, but he's put a lot of time into it, so I'm anxious to see what the final result is.
Ava had a pretty good week...like always, she's been focusing and getting through her school work without too much issue. Next week they will be having their virtual baton recital, so she will finally get to wear her pinky sparkly costume (it's cute but she doesn't like pink!) and get to perform. We'll see how it goes.
G had a somewhat rough week of not listening. It all comes down to him not wanting to do any writing for school. When he finally does do the work, he comments that he doesn't know why he complained, because it really wasn't that bad. I keep trying to remind him of that, but his emotions are so big that he doesn't listen when he's having a meltdown. I spent almost an hour trying to get him to write "Green means go!" on Thursday. It's at that point that I lose it, and am praying for the schools to be open in some capacity this fall. Ugh.
We did hear that Ava's up north summer camp is cancelled for June, but both of their daytime Y programs will be running this summer. I'm interested to hear how they're going to make it safe for the students and staff. They did let us know that field trips won't be happening, but they'll be bringing entertainment into the site. Ava is super happy to know that she might get to see some of her "summer" friends finally (kids that go to other local schools and who she only sees during the summer at the Y programs.)
G will be attending a new site location, since it's the elementary school right next to the middle school where Ava will be. I am going to do one dropoff each morning, and not drive all over the city to take them to different places. This will be the first time in six (?) years that we haven't been with the same staff for the summer program, and I'm a little nervous. But, they are all professionals, and I'm sure it'll be fine.
Both Scott and I took Friday off of work, so we could have a long four-day weekend. Scott helped his uncle with a landscaping job, and then did some side work, while I stayed at home with the kids. G had his Flex Friday, so minimal schoolwork for him. Ava was the only one with actual work to do - lucky girl!
We don't know the plans yet for me to go back into work, but my thought is that the kids can do the Y thing three days a week, and I can either work from home in peace (yay!) or go into the office. I'd like to work from home the other two days and keep the kids home with me on those days. That will help all of us, financially and mentally. These kids need to get out of this house and remember how to socialize with other people!
On Thursday night G had his finally therapy session (his therapist will be having a baby next month, so we've paused his appointments), and then I had a Zoom meeting with the Red Pine PTO, quickly followed by my book club Zoom meeting. At the end of the book club meeting, I stayed online and had a long chat with a neighbor. It was really nice to catch up. I miss seeing my friends.
For now, I have to drink my wine alone.
We're going to have another Zoom happy hour with girl friends near the end of this weekend, so that's something to look forward to. We're also hosting my parents for a Memorial Day dinner on Sunday night. We are really looking forward to spending time with them and showing them the end result of the work that we have done in the basement. Can't wait!
Happy Memorial Day!
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