May 31

Happy Birthday Clay!!!

Vicki and her grandson Rylie hung out with us for most of the day yesterday. 

We watched the launch of the DragonX sending two astronauts to space. It was pretty awesome. I would love to see/feel a launch in person.

Someone in the neighborhood asked a local popsicle company to bring their food truck to our neighborhood. 

May 30

Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa Tim!

This summer is going to look different. Instead of giving the kids a chance to make up their own bucket lists, I made out a list based on activities that are available/safe. I was honestly surprised that so many things are/will be available. Alot of them are outdoors, so I am hoping Mother Nature cooperates.

May 29

We joined Sam’s Club again. This toilet paper alone makes the membership worth it to me. I love me a big ‘ol box of sandpaper toilet paper. 

First day it hasn’t rained in awhile. What does Lucy do? Play in the sprinkler! 

The ER doctor sent us home with a staple removerso that we could give it to the pediatrician to remove Elliott’s staples. However, Dr Clay didn’t think a visit to the pediatrician was necessary. He attended five minutes of med school (aka YouTube) and took them out. 

May28

Mamaw, Bapaw, Nikole, Nora, and Abbie came over yesterday. 

Clay’s back is improving every day! Stubborn man still hasn’t made a doctor appointment. 

May 27

Homemade buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy.

Look who is up and hobbling around! We thought it would do him some good to slowly walk the store. It wore him out.

For being a brave boy, he got an orange ice cream cone.


Julia’s geometry teacher left her a note when she entered her final grade.

May 26

Clay hurt his back Sunday afternoon. He does this about once a year. We got to laughing Sunday night which aggravated his back. He woke up yesterday morning and couldn’t stand without help. He was able to move a little as the day went on, but it will be a few days before he’s back to himself.

While at home playing nurse, I had some time to work on Elliott and Lucy’s school memory books. ✅

Lucy had fun out in the yard with the neighbor.

May 25

We got to go to church yesterday and it was wonderful! Since our church has a large congregation, we are being invited by community groups and will rotate attending services until we are allowed to all gather together. We had to wear masks in, but once we sat, we took them off. We sat with our families and skipped every other pew, to keep our distance.

Goodwill is open! The teens need new shorts. Retail is allowed to be open now, but a lot of the stores aren’t open quite yet. Goodwill is open, but their dressing rooms are not. 

May 24

Morning snuggles



It was hot, so we got out the Slip ‘n Slide

May 23

Kat hung out with Braylon at his house and Braylon’s three younger siblings came over here to play with Elliott and Lucy. They are a nice family. Super cute kids. The neighbors joined in too, so we had quite a few kids playing.

May 22

Julia hung out with her friend Makayla yesterday. 

Elliott is doing fine. He didn’t complain of his head hurting once. He took it easy all day and watched tv and played on the PS4. 

May 21

Our day was going great. Elliott and Julia had friends over, Lucy was hanging out at Mamaw’s house, and then...

Elliott was riding my bike. I told him to put it in the shed and get his bike. As he was riding my bike through the yard, down the hill, he hit the front brakes. The bike flipped up behind him. From the driveway I saw the tires up in the air. He came walking up the hill towards the driveway looking like he was trying not to cry (had to keep a brave face in front of his friend). He reached to feel for a bump on the back of his head where the bike had hit his head. His hand was full of blood. That’s when he panicked. We put a towel on his head and headed to the emergency room at the children’s hospital. Three hours, four staples, and one tetanus shot later, he is almost good as new. 

Going to the emergency room during a worldwide pandemic was about the last place I would prefer to be. We went to a children’s hospital because I thought there would likely be fewer Covid19 patients there than at a hospital that treats all ages. He really liked the doctors and nurses. He handled himself well while getting the staples, etc. They now have a numbing gel they can put on kids instead of numbing shots. It’s awesome! 

Masked up

The empty waiting room. Those signs on the seats say “Out of abundance of caution, help us maintain social distance. Please skip this seat.”

Frankenstein

May 20

I ate breakfast at the Bazar Kichien (Lucy’s restaurant in our living room) yesterday.

Clay and I went to a restaurant in southern IN for our anniversary last night. Their restaurants are open (50% capacity). I felt like a criminal for eating in a restaurant. Weird times!

This morning I have a doctor’s appointment. It was rescheduled from a couple of months ago. This is how we check in now. 

May 19

Happy 19th Anniversary to us! 

Lucy is at it again with blanket forts. She has turned our living room into a restaurant. She legit brings you food from the menu. I got dessert Sunday night and yesterday morning she made me cinnamon toast. I am in no hurry for this game to end!

Julia finished up her final assignments yesterday, which means her freshmen year has come to a crazy end. She wanted to try public school, and ended up back at home-public schooling. What!?! She plans to go back next year, however that may look. I plan to have some backup textbooks in case the Non-Traditional Instruction isn’t enough (the past two months have not been enough).

Regardless of how this year panned out, she excelled academically. Before the kids were sent home from school, her lowest grade was a 99% in Civics. Her teachers all loved her and she loved them. A 4.0 is a great way to start your high school career!

Kat also finished with a 4.0! She only had two classes that she gets grades in. Our co-op doesn’t give grades, but I averaged all her tests and she got As in those classes too. As the only non-high schooler in Algebra 2, she finished with a 95%. She’s a stud. She still doesn’t realize how good she is at math though. She’s also awesome at English, finishing that class with a 99%. On to high school and pre-calculus for her!

May 18

We paid to have new ivy installed (it was well worth it). It would have taken Clay and I days to get this done. The landscapers were done in 1 1/2 hours. Hopefully we don’t kill this ivy! It’s nearly impossible to kill. Yet.... we managed to kill the ivy that used to be there. 

May 17

Jonathan and Elijah hung out with us yesterday. Kat was at a friend’s house. We went to Blackacre to feed the farm animals. 

Jonathan and I made veggie bars for Tracy (it was her birthday).

May 16

Julia had to get blood drawn yesterday at the hospital to check her hemoglobin levels. She was nervous, but handled it much better than she did a few months ago. They took our temperatures as soon as we walked inside. This sign was hanging in front of every elevator. Thankfully we were never in an elevator with anybody else, because I can’t imagine turning my back to someone. 

On the way to picking up Julia’s glasses, we stopped so she could visit with one of her school friends.


Lucy made a movie theater fort for us last night.