Yesterday I drove 952 miles. I left at 5:30, drove to Well NV, met Dave and Phyl who had driven from Deer Lodge MT. Amazingly we arrived at our meeting point within minutes of each other. After a short break, we all got back into our vehicles and drove home. Phyl and I got back to my house at 7:30 pm, just 30 minutes before the curfew required us to be off the streets.
This morning, we went for a walk around Fisherman’s Lake:
Tuesday: Thais’ work had a “welcome back to the office” celebration this morning, although employees may choose to work from home.
Friday: Lenin took my car in for a service appointment. Draft 1 of Avery’s fort:
Thais made a chocolate pie (recipe by Joanna Gaines) – the ongoing quest to find a chocolate pie that’s better than Aunt Marion’s.
Sophia styled Avery’s hair:
The first present. Avery wanted to show me his extra-large fort upstairs where he plays video games. I was invited inside.
Breakfast from Orphan’s (the Platas Verdes was great) and fun with everyone.
I’ve been working on a project for SABA – an online toolkit “Successful Bicycling at Home with Kids.” Sophia, Avery and Carson have been the subjects of all my photos. Today’s photo session:
Uh-oh, Avery likes using 2 iPads at once.
I drove Thais’ car to drop off Avery and Sophia for golf lessons.
I found out what Carson likes at Starbucks: chocolate milk and a cheese Danish.
And all those crumbs did not fall in my car. Smile.
A rousing game of Dog Bingo. Carson was so funny. Every time he was able to put a blue dot on his card, he would clap once and shout, “Alright, let’s go!”
Sophia had a drive-by birthday with a few of her friends yesterday which was a surprise for her. Today she is 11 and the family celebration is quite small. I was unable to shop for a card so I made one with fabric scraps:
The fabrics are from a collection called Pie Making Day 🙂
While Carson and I played Mousetrap, Sophia and Avery worked on an online drawing lesson by the art teacher at their school:
Carson helped to measure all the ingredients for Pinwheel Cookies:
The game of Life:
