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Week 27 at Home: Time for School

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Well, folks, school has started. And week 1 was a success! G had a great two days with his real teacher at school, and then an equally good three days at home with his mom-teacher (hey, that's me!) He made lots of new friends, behaved well, and seems to be enjoying his time out of the house. 



One of the benefits of having G at home is that we can go for walks over lunch together

Ava also had a great first week at school...in her room. As a reminder, she's doing 100% distance learning, and rocked it this first week. She worked ahead so by Friday, she only had two things to do. She is starting to learn Chinese this year, and then also decided to learn Japanese on her own. And remember, just this past summer she started teaching herself Korean. She was vacuuming the other day and was able to recognize some Japanese (Katakana) writing on our Dyson vac. I'm so proud of her for realizing that there is a BIG world available to explore and learn about, outside of our country. I believe that drive to learn about other cultures will serve her well. (My degree is in International Business and Economics, so I fully support her exploring global interests.)

We've had a fun weekend so far. On Friday night, the weather was perfect for a bonfire and s'mores with the neighbors. We didn't get too wild and crazy though, as Scott had a full day of (side) work ahead of him on Saturday, and the kids and I were up early, heading off to the doctor for their flu shots. G was beside himself thinking about getting a shot, and when the nurse offered the mist, we jumped on it. Usually the mist is in short supply, but she said that this year, that's what they are trying to push. So glad, as it made the visit to the doctor's office much better. 

After we wrapped that up, I treated us all to a visit to Caribou and some yummy fall drinks. We joined the Raddish cooking club, so on today's agenda was to make the apple cider donuts from scratch. The kids worked together well, and the donuts turned out great! Next up is either an herb-roasted chicken or sweet potato gnocchi. I'm pretty excited that we're having fun making good food, and spending quality time together. 






We've had great weather this past week, so Scott pulled out our garden (which didn't do so well this year.) But, check out this amazing pumpkin from our garden! I can't believe it's almost fall. We need to enjoy the last few weeks of sunshine before the flurries come!


Last but definitely not least...the news that RBG has passed away is heartbreaking. So many people (myself included) are feeling gutted by the loss. This is not surprising because, well it's 2020. I pray that people use their right to vote, and help us to turn things around in this country. This past summer, I told Ava that we're going to watch the RBG documentary together, and now seems like a perfect time to do so. 

RIP RBG - you have changed so many lives!

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