Where’d the strap come from? Who knows! But we discovered a creative strength training workout as a result!

I can still ski! And Frank can still snowboard! (But my old ski gear had a hard time keeping up…goggle foam crumpled, and zippers got stuck or didn’t hold up.) We flip flopped days, put Meryl in ski school and ran amok around town with Holmes.

Will ski for hot chocolate and cookies!

Will look at art for snacks!

A box of chocolates entered the belly of this motion sickness prone girl and, well, we drove home with the windows down after what was the most epic ‘incident’ we’ve ever witnessed. Turns out, throwing up instantly turns her into a chatty chatterbox!

Got into the doctor today for a check-up for both kids, and they’re visions of health! Also, schools officially closed today for six weeks through April. Here we go!

This’ll be a two day series as we had so much fun! (In all seriousness, we’ve just returned to the twilight zone of Seattle that is ground zero for COVID-19…so, we’ll be working through our pantry in hibernation and exploring the outside away from groups of people for the foreseeable future. With companies operating as remotely as possible and schools closing for weeks, it is unfathomable to see businesses permanently close already. It’s a day-by-day scene here and Seattle will be a changed city; it already is. Now to find ways to help.)

And no, it didn’t wear them out for the drive like we hoped:)

Driving entertainment, courtesy of a bathroom stop at McDonald’s…they’re lovin’ it!

Frank bought a dress for Meryl in San Francisco last week and when we were putting it on, we discovered that we put it on backwards with the buttons in back. Upon starting to unbutton it to switch it around, Meryl ran off wanting to wear it backwards...and then she turned and said, “some people call this a STYLE!” And then she decided to put on two hats. Because, style.