Monday (10/5) After a long and relaxing weekend, we are back to our normal routine today. But since our school district is starting hybrid learning this week and our kids are staying virtual, Daniel and Zak have less Zoom calls and work this week. Today only AJ has to follow his schedule, so we got him up early and Adrian got him started on his day and then took care of Rocky for the morning. Then he headed to work and I hung out with AJ while the other two slept in. When they finally woke up, I got them started on their schoolwork and I worked around the house a bit. Daniel and Zak finished their work quickly and spent their free time playing Cool Math games or playing outside on the trampoline. AJ did a great job of staying focused on his schoolwork and finished everything on time for the day.
When they were done with school, I let them have video games and I headed out to the church to work at the front desk for a few hours this afternoon. It was a busy afternoon there, but I still managed to get a few things on my list done, in between putting out fires that kept coming up at the church. I worked there until about 5:30 and it didn't really make sense to come home for 30 minutes to have to head right back for Zumba so I just stayed there and had dinner and enjoyed the silence. While I was there, Adrian took AJ and Zak to the pediatrician for their 3 month med check ups. They each grew over an inch and gained about a pound in the past 3 months and are looking great. We are all set to go for another 3 months.
After their appointment, they all came home and had dinner together and then got ready for their evening. I was at the church and taught an awesome Zumba Toning class to a great group! Then I went and picked up a large Kroger order since everything we needed was on an awesome sale. Adrian took AJ to his weekly Scout meeting where they talked about their upcoming backpacking trip, that AJ doesn't want to go on. When we all got home, we all worked together to put away to tons of groceries I brought home and then got started on our night routine. We watched an episode of "Muppets Now" before putting the boys to bed. Then Adrian and I watched 2 episodes of "Parks & Rec" leaving us only 2 more to finish the series. It was a pretty typical Monday but I felt like we also got a lot accomplished!
Tuesday (10/6) We got up and moving on time this morning and were back to our normal virtual school schedule. Adrian got AJ up and started on school and took care of Rocky before he headed upstairs to work for the day. I took a shower and then got Daniel ready for the day. After he was started in school, I got Zak up and ready for the day and then joined his 9am Zoom to hear how his class will run now that it is a combination of students who are virtual and hybrid. I have been worried about how this will work all weekend but feel so much better after listening to his Zoom!
After that, I got started working around the house while all 3 boys did a great job of doing their schoolwork. AJ and Zak both had speech today and worked hard on their R sound. Zak and Daniel had fewer Zoom calls since their teachers are getting adjusted to the hybrid model so they also spent a lot of time outside on the trampoline. The day passed quickly and we all got a lot accomplished. In addition to school, Zak learned about what a Rube Goldburg machine is so he can design one himself later this week.
When we were done with school, the boys headed upstairs to play video games for a bit while I jumped online for an awesome Zumba livestream class. The instructor did all old school songs and I loved every minute of his class and his energy! When that was over, I continued working around the house and then made pasta for all of us for dinner to celebrate noodle day. After dinner, Adrian and I took Rocky on a nice long walk and then cleaned up the kitchen from dinner. Then we got ready for family movie night. We watched Zak's pick of "Goosebumps" and we all loved it! It was a little predictable but we all enjoyed it. It was a great way to kick off our month of Halloween celebrations. When the movie was over, we got the boys to bed and watched an episode of "Parks and Rec" before we also headed to bed.
Wednesday (10/7) We slept in a little today since we don't have many Zooms today and we were up late last night. Daniel got up first so he was ready when Patrick was dropped off. I woke Zak up next so that he was ready for his 9am Zoom, our one and only class for the day. Daniel, Patrick and Zak all finished their work quickly for the day and were done before AJ even woke up. When he finally got up, he got to work on his school work while the other boys played quietly together. They eventually decided to design a Rube Goldburg machine for Zak's Scout requirement. When AJ was finished, he jumped in and helped them complete their 2 story machine to put a toy away. I'm so glad they had fun with this and that Zak was able to complete this requirement for a Scout belt loop. While they were playing, I got a ton of stuff done around the house and made a delicious dinner in the slow cooker.
Thursday (10/8) We got up and moving this morning but we were all dragging a bit. Adrian got AJ up and started on school and then got Rocky thru her morning routine and dropped her off at daycare for the day. Then he headed upstairs to work in our room for the day. Daniel and I got up soon after so that we were both ready when Cameron was dropped off and Zak slept in a little bit. Cameron, Zak and Daniel again had no Zoom calls today since the second half of the hybrid students started school today. They all finished their work for the day fairly quickly and spent the rest of the day playing with Beyblades, marble tracks, trampoline and eventually video games when AJ was finished for the day. AJ did a great job of staying focused and actually had his last 3 periods of Zooms cancel because his school didn't have internet. So he finished a little bit earlier than usual too.
After Cameron was picked up, we got ready for our evening. I got dinner together for Adrian and I, then headed out to pick up pizza for the boys. I also picked up Rocky from daycare while I was out. As usual, she was exhausted after her day there. Today she got to play with bubbles and had a great time running around with the other dogs. When I got home, we all had dinner, then I headed out to the church to teach my Zumba class. We had a smaller than usual class tonight, but we still had fun and got a great workout. When I got home, we took Rocky for a quick walk, finished cleaning up from dinner and watched two episodes of "Cobra Kai" with the boys. After we got them to bed, we cleared off our DVR by checking out a few new shows that we were not fans of and then watching the "Black-ish" election special before we also headed to bed.
Friday (10/9) We got up and moving on time again, but we were all dragging again. Adrian got AJ up and ready for school and then took care of Rocky. I got myself and Daniel up and ready so we were ready when Cameron was dropped off. Zak got up on his own, earlier than he needed to get up. The boys all did a good job of finishing the week strong and getting all of their schoolwork done. They had a few Zoom calls each and finished almost all of their assignments so we have very little to do this weekend. I worked around the house while they did schoolwork, played on the trampoline, built a fun marble track and played video games when they were done with school for the day.
After Cameron was picked up, the boys got some free time and Adrian and I took Rocky for a nice long walk. Then we all had dinner together before Adrian took AJ and Zak to raise the flag at our high school's playoff game. They loved doing it and Zak was very excited to be included with the older Scouts. When they got home, the boys headed upstairs for a video game marathon and Adrian and I played a new to us game "Suburbia." Adrian won this one and we both loved it and can't wait to play again! Then we watched a few episodes of "Schitt's Creek" while we let the boys stay up until midnight tonight since we have other plans tomorrow night. The adults struggled to stay awake that late, but we just made it and got the boys down and then followed them to bed.
Saturday (10/10) We were all up and moving earlier than we would have liked to be on a weekend. I got ready and headed to the church to teach a super fun Zumba Toning class. While I was there, Adrian took Zak to his weekly bowling league where he bowled very consistant and got a 43 in all 3 of his games. When we all got home, we gave the boys some free time while we got a few things done and had our lunch. Then we played our family game of "Machi Koro Legacy" for this month and Zak beat us all easily. When we got that cleaned up, Adrian and I played our September game of "Pandemic Legacy" and lost one turn away from winning. It was really hard this month and we thought we would lose quick and almost pulled out the win, but forgot about one city and we lost.
When we were done with that game, we cleaned up a little and then got dinner ready for everyone. We were going to head out to the drive in but no one really wanted to see the first movie (Hocus Pocus) so we decided to change up our plans and stay home. We headed out for our ice cream run soon after dinner and all got "ice cream sushi" from Ice Cream Rollery. Then we came home and watched "Goosebumps 2" while finishing up our ice cream. Once again, we were all pleasantly surprised with this movie and really enjoyed it. After a short break to make popcorn and give Rocky a quick walk, we watched movie number 2 "Beetlejuice." The boys thought it was just OK and Adrian and I were both a little bored and struggled to stay awake. When the movies were over, we put the boys to bed and followed right behind them since we were all exhausted.
Sunday (10/11) We all slept in this morning and it was much needed! We had a lazy start to our morning and then got started on our weekly chores. We were supposed to go to my brother's house today, but we had to cancel since Isabelle wasn't feeling well and we are all being pretty overly cautious right now. We spent the afternoon working around the house and watching football on the RedZone network since neither of our games were on regular TV. We got a ton done including finishing the boys homework, cleaning the house and getting ready for a busy week.
The day passed quickly and before long it was time for pizza for dinner to celebrate National Sausage Pizza day. Then we gave the boys a little more free time playing video games while we played "Pandemic Legacy" again. We played our second September game since we lost yesterday, and we lost again. This is the first time in both seasons that we have lost a month and had to move on to the next one without beating a month. Once again, we were one turn away from winning and we had too many plagues come out and we lost. After we cleaned up the game, we watched two episodes of "Cobra Kai" with the boys and then got them to bed. Then we played a quick game of "Fort" and I finally won a game this weekend! We finished our weekend by watching the second season finale of "Schitt's Creek" before heading to bed. It was a pretty great weekend, I'm ready to have an awesome week!!
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