We dined al fresco with our neighbors, safely distanced from each other in lawn chairs on the sidewalk. Gosh was it nice to catch up!

Cabin fever got us out of the house and into the sun for breakfast along the canal in front of Meryl’s closed preschool. And Meryl took us on a walk to see all her favorite sights - the dinosaur tree, beaver house, old dock, mallard ducks, poison berries, the parking lot that gets puddles when it rains, and kayaks! (I appreciated seeing the rower.)

Allison has put a shining spotlight on Baby Beluga, and it’s the first book Holmes picks up in the morning. Luckily, he still listens to me sing!

We coordinated a neighborhood donation of pantry staples this week for the Queen Anne Helpline. Meryl and I did porch pickups and talked about helping everyone to have food to fill their bellies. 

Frank organized a company wide virtual Friday afternoon happy hour…and the kids went bonkers and crashed the office party!

Allison came over! When I told Meryl that Allison was on her way over, she ran upstairs to get our Baby Beluga book…because in our house, we regard Allison as the best singer of the song:) And she delivered!

Meryl’s teachers have posted videos of their life at home and also of them reading books…and one teacher’s Dad got into the fun and acted out the book during story time!

Not one, but TWO kids love jalapeño chips!

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!