Friday (3/20) Day 7 of "Corona break." We really struggled thru today. We got up and had a very slow start to our morning, partly because some of us were up in the middle of the night because of the rain storms. Adrian started working in the living room since the boys were up before I was, which threw us off a little. I decided to get ready quickly and head out to run some errands before starting school with the boys. I went to Lynd's for apples, Meijer for a few things we needed, Family Video to rent a movie and the UPS store to return our DirecTV equipment. I was out for about 2 hours and got a ton done!
When I got home, I had the boys start on their school work. They were all fighting me over this and we probably didn't do as much as we should have, but it will be OK. AJ and Daniel had assignments that were due for the week so they had to work until all of those were done. Zak did a few pages in his packet, finished his "Dogman" book and did Xtra Math on the computer. We didn't do any Scouts or anything extra today. When everyone was finally finished all of their work for the week, they had video games for a bit while I moved on to getting dinner ready for everyone.
We enjoyed dinner together again, one of the benefits of everything being cancelled for sure! We all had some kind of sausage tonight and no one complained about dinner, yay. After dinner, Adrian and I cleaned up while the boys had about an hour of free time. Then we all got settled for another family movie night. Tonight we watched Zak's pick of "Jurassic Park: The Next Level." It was great, very funny and we all enjoyed it!! When the movie was over, we got the boys down to bed and watched one of our comedies from the week before heading to bed too. I think the stress of the past week really hit all of us today and it was a stressful day. I'm hoping we can all regroup tomorrow!
Saturday (3/21) Day 8 of "Corona break." We declared today family fun day! We decided for the weekend we would have one day of fun and one day of work. Our fun day started with two games of Machi Koro, Adrian won the first one and Zak won the second one. Then we all got showers and dressed for our day. Adrian and I then headed out for a little "date" of running a few errands including returning the movie to the video store, returning pants to Amazon and double checking Meijer for a few of the things we still needed. We finished up with a stop at Piada to pick up lunch. It was nice to get out and drive around a little bit!!
When we got home, Adrian played a video game with Daniel for a while and I played on my tablet and got the absolutely necessary things done around the house. Then we spent the rest of the day playing board games and watching TV shows. We played two games of Letter Jam with Daniel and didn't win either one. Then Adrian and I played our March game of "Pandemic Legacy" and won, although it wasn't as much fun playing during an actual pandemic. We also played our March game of "Machi Koro Legacy" and Daniel won this month. Adrian and I also played another new to me game called "Reef" and I really liked that one, especially since I won!!
The day passed quickly and was a lot of fun for all of us. It was an escape from thinking about everything and what we should or should not be doing. The boys also played a lot of video games and got to stay up until midnight, which is their request every night now since there is no school wake ups. We told them they can stay up one night each week and most weeks it is Saturday. Adrian and I watched a few comedies and caught up on a few shows from the week before heading to bed soon after we put the boys to bed at midnight.
Sunday (3/22) Day 9 of "Corona break." We slept in a little today since we were up so late last night, but then got moving pretty quickly. Today is our work today so we worked around the house all day. I ran out to Kroger to pick up my order and got almost everything I ordered, except rye bread and pasta. I'm hoping to get some pasta somewhere later this week. We made chocolate crumb cake together as a family since everyone has been asking for it. We cleaned up the backyard and deep cleaned the living room. We got a ton of things done on our to do list and made a plan for the upcoming week. It was a super productive day for all of us!!
I made dinner for everyone, but unfortunately we didn't get to eat together because Adrian got called to work so he headed up to our room to work for a while. The boys and I kept working around the house while he worked upstairs and then I gave them some free time for video games tonight. We did the boys normal bedtime routine of snack, show and then up for bed, but we stopped a little earlier so we watched two shows. First they watched this week's "Beyblade Burst" and then we watched the first episode of "The Mandalorian" as a family. Adrian, AJ and I loved it!! The other two boys liked it, especially when the child showed up at the end. I'm excited to watch the rest of the season over the next 2 weeks of quarantine. After the show was over, the boys and Adrian all headed to bed. I came back downstairs to hang with Rocky, watch "Real Housewives of Atlanta" and finish bottle of wine number 6 before heading to bed too.
Monday (3/23) Day 10 of "Corona break." We all slept in and got a very slow start today. The boys are technically on spring break this week so there isn't as much school work to do, but I'm still making them do some things so their brains don't turn to mush. They did start the day with video games but then we took a break to clean the two upstairs bathrooms and work on their school projects. In the afternoon we had our enrichment time, which is working on non-school related things. Zak and I had a blast playing with paper airplanes and making catapults for them to complete another Scout belt loop. While we were doing that, the other 2 boys were virtually touring an art museum for AJ's Scout merit badge and Daniel's art class.
The day passed quickly with them playing and me working around the house and trying to get some things on my giant to do list done. We had a split dinner today since Adrian was working nonstop all day. The boys ate first and then I made salmon and risotto for me and Adrian, which I ate alone since he was stuck "at work." After dinner, we got ready for another family movie night. This was Daniel's pick and we watched "Captain America - Winter Soldier." The boys enjoyed it and I thought it was pretty good the second time watching it. When the movie was over, I got them down to bed and Adrian finally finished work for the day. We got some snacks and finished an episode of "The Good Doctor" that we were watching the other day before heading to bed as well.
Tuesday (3/24) Day 11 of "Corona break." The boys slept in again after having a late night last night so Adrian and I got a few minutes of quiet and coffee together. Then he headed upstairs for another busy day at work and I got to work on stuff around the house. We had a video call with my nieces to wish one of them Happy Birthday and we had fun playing with the different effects together. The rest of the day was spent much like the rest of our past few days, with the boys playing video games and me working around the house. The boys and I continued working on cleaning the upstairs bathrooms and their school projects for the week. Zak and I finished another belt loop requirement and ordered some seeds to grow which we will do in April.
Adrian worked another super long day, but I am not complaining because he is getting overtime and that is the only money we have coming in right now. For dinner tonight, we kicked off our week of everyone planning a meal for the family. Tonight was AJ's night and he picked tacos with fruit for dinner and a cookie cake for dessert. We talked about how to put together a meal with each of the four food groups but also picked desserts because we're trying to have some fun this week! After dinner and dessert, I got the boys down to bed, a little earlier than the past few days. I watched tonight's "Vanderpump Rules" and then headed to bed too. Tomorrow is the one morning I have to get up so I can go drop Rocky off to day care. Adrian was still working when I headed to bed, it's going to be a very long night for him.
Wednesday (3/25) Day 12 of "Corona break." I had to set the alarm today for the first time in the past week. I got up and got ready and dropped Rocky off at her daycare for the day. After I dropped her off I headed to Aldi to pick up a few things that we need for the next week. I was super happy to find the pasta that I need to make baked ziti for dinner tomorrow!! I was able to find pretty much everything I was looking for, except hot dogs but we still have some in the freezer so we're OK. After that quick stop, I came home and got the boys showered and ready for the day.
We spent the day doing our work around the house, playing video games and getting a few school assignments done for the day. It was another day that was very similar to the past 12 days since we are limited in what we can do. Adrian slept in since he worked so late last night, then worked another long day in our bedroom. For dinner tonight, we did Zak's pick on gnocchi with sausage and alfredo sauce. After dinner, I headed to the church to work for an hour and had a fun video meeting with some of my friends from church. It was awesome to chat with and see other ladies tonight!!
When I got home from church, we had Zak's pick for dessert. He wanted to go to Menchies, which is obviously not an option right now. So instead we raided the pantry and freezer here and made our own ice cream sundaes. The boys thought it was awesome & had a great time putting whatever they wanted on their ice cream. Zak's favorite part was having whipped cream on it, he apparently didn't realize you could do that! When we had our sundaes made, we watched tonight's "Lego Masters" together as a family and were sad to see one of our favorite teams go home tonight. Then we got the boys to bed and watched this week's "Survivor" where again we were sad to see one of our favorites go home. It was a super fun family night & I hope these are the nights that the boys remember from this crazy time of their childhood!!
Thursday (3/26) Day 13 of "Corona break." We slept in a little today and got a pretty lazy start to the morning. We all had a good breakfast and lunch and then the boys and I headed out to do a one mile hike at Blacklick Woods to finish up Zak's Scout requirements for the year. He has not officially earned his Wolf badge and only has electives to work on for the rest of the year (and he only has 4 left of those). We had a nice time being outside and moving our bodies for about an hour while keeping our distance from all of the other people who were out doing the same thing. We also saw a snake, a few squirrels & learned about some of the native trees to the area.
When we got home, the boys played for a while and I got started on dinner. I made a huge pot of gravy that we can use over the next week or so, homemade meatballs, baked ziti and brownies. When it was all ready, we enjoyed a delicious dinner together as a family since Adrian didn't have to work that late tonight. Then the boys headed upstairs to play video games and Adrian and I alternated from cleaning up the kitchen and watching our comedies from the past week on our DVR. The night passed quickly and pretty uneventfully, we were all pretty tired from a fairly busy day.
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