Catherine officially turned in her final assignment today. On Monday, she will be able to go and turn in her school issued items and pick up her cap & gown. My sweet daughter is officially finished with high school.
I have so many emotions about all of this. It is all just so surreal, and the fact that we can't celebrate as we normally would just adds to it all. I want to write more about it sometime, but for today I just wanted to make sure I recorded that she is finished!
Friday, May 8, 2020
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Masks
I've finally put away the sewing supplies. Eighteen masks later, I am finished. None of them are fabulous, but they are all very usable. I barely made a dent in the fabric I had, and there is more elastic than I could imagine, but I've made plenty for now. There are extra masks in our vehicles, and I even made a couple of extra for my mom and grandmother. They both have sewing machines and can do it much faster, but I had some patriotic fabric that I thought they might like. I've told the kids I'll continue to make "festive" ones as we come upon holidays, but for now I get to put the sewing supplies where they belong!
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Cinco de Mayo and a surprise
Yesterday our family ordered fast food Mexican for Cinco de Mayo. We had hoped to make home made margaritas, but I wasn't feeling great. I was already risking it with the food, no need to add anything else on top of it. We also played a game together and watched some episodes from the final season of another family favorite. We enjoyed our time together.
As the kids were leaving to retrieve our dinner, Catherine noticed something in our yard near our mailbox. It turned out to be a sign from the athletic booster group recognizing class of 2020 members. It made our senior's day!
As the kids were leaving to retrieve our dinner, Catherine noticed something in our yard near our mailbox. It turned out to be a sign from the athletic booster group recognizing class of 2020 members. It made our senior's day!
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
A day of mostly nothing
Today is a "no school" day. It was originally on the calendar as a professional development day, so the students are receiving no new assignments today. Andrew was up early to do his online sessions, but the rest of us slept and slept.
We had a lovely evening last night with watching a movie and eating our "Vader tots" and cupcakes (along with hotdogs and mac & cheese).
It's a cloudy day, and I'm completely okay with today being nothing. Because it is May 5th, we are planning to order in Mexican, so I don't even have to cook. Bring on the nothingness!
We had a lovely evening last night with watching a movie and eating our "Vader tots" and cupcakes (along with hotdogs and mac & cheese).
It's a cloudy day, and I'm completely okay with today being nothing. Because it is May 5th, we are planning to order in Mexican, so I don't even have to cook. Bring on the nothingness!
Monday, May 4, 2020
Star Wars Day
As it is May 4th, it is Star Wars Day (you know, May the fourth be with you)! I decided last week that it would be fun to "celebrate" today. I am not a tremendous fan of the Star Wars movies, but Thomas and Andrew really enjoy them. And I am a child of the 70's so the movies have been around pretty much my entire life.
I decided we could watch ONE movie this evening after Catherine gets off work. The kids want to dress as characters, which is was fine, but I wasn't buying anything to do so. We also got online to see about Star Wars themed foods, and I decided the easiest (and therefore the most likely to happen) would be decorated cup cakes. The kids have done them all on their own. They baked the cupcakes, iced them, and are now decorating them.
I'm definitely looking forward to dessert after dinner, and making this a fun little evening for our little family!
I decided we could watch ONE movie this evening after Catherine gets off work. The kids want to dress as characters, which is was fine, but I wasn't buying anything to do so. We also got online to see about Star Wars themed foods, and I decided the easiest (and therefore the most likely to happen) would be decorated cup cakes. The kids have done them all on their own. They baked the cupcakes, iced them, and are now decorating them.
I'm definitely looking forward to dessert after dinner, and making this a fun little evening for our little family!
Sunday, May 3, 2020
It was supposed to be prom
Last night was supposed to be Prom. Catherine and I had never purchased a dress, so I'm grateful we weren't out that money. I hate that because she didn't go last year, she didn't get to experience a high school Prom. It can not be helped though.
I'm not sure if Catherine realized the date. She had to work a seven hour shift yesterday after noon into last evening. Our family did sit down and begin binge watching the final season of one of our favorite shows. It won't be released onto DVD until the Fall, but Thomas had recorded it on his DVR account. It is a show we have watched together as a family, so we decided to go ahead and start watching the recordings. As I said to Andrew, Catherine isn't supposed to be here in the fall (hoping college starts normally!) so we wanted to go ahead and do it together now. It was a lot of fun having that time together last evening as a family!
I'm not sure if Catherine realized the date. She had to work a seven hour shift yesterday after noon into last evening. Our family did sit down and begin binge watching the final season of one of our favorite shows. It won't be released onto DVD until the Fall, but Thomas had recorded it on his DVR account. It is a show we have watched together as a family, so we decided to go ahead and start watching the recordings. As I said to Andrew, Catherine isn't supposed to be here in the fall (hoping college starts normally!) so we wanted to go ahead and do it together now. It was a lot of fun having that time together last evening as a family!
Saturday, May 2, 2020
A day for my grandmothers
Today I finally got to visit with my grandmother. It is an absolutely lovely day with lots of sunshine and temps in the lower 80's. As a bonus, there was no humidity! My mom had some stuff she wanted us to pick up from her mother's house as she is working on cleaning it out...quite a task! The cousins are all taking turns helping so that we aren't all there together. We spent a few hours going through things, and my sister was there as well.
The best part though, was because the weather was so nice, we also visited with my paternal grandmother. She was on her back patio and for the most part we remained the required six feet away. It was SO wonderful to talk to her and get to see her in person. She is an absolutely amazing 89-year-old woman. I am so grateful that we got to talk to her in person, at least for a bit. It made my whole week!
The best part though, was because the weather was so nice, we also visited with my paternal grandmother. She was on her back patio and for the most part we remained the required six feet away. It was SO wonderful to talk to her and get to see her in person. She is an absolutely amazing 89-year-old woman. I am so grateful that we got to talk to her in person, at least for a bit. It made my whole week!
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