All interactions with anyone outside of our house is done via zoom. In addition to my M-F morning workouts, I’ve been zooming into the weekend yoga classes. I haven’t really done yoga in the past, but I’m finding that I really like the classes. I plan to continue to attend them once the pandemic is over and we can go back to classes at the gym. The highlight of my day is seeing all my friends from the gym everyday during our zoom workouts.
This weekend we were able to get all of Dan’s siblings, his parents, and a bunch of the grandkids together for a family reunion via zoom. Dan’s dad recently had open heart surgery and this is the only way for anyone to visit with him. There were attendees from 3 countries, 3 states in the US, and 6 cities in California. It was so nice to “see” everyone and be able to chat, even though we couldn’t do it in person. We are hoping that a planned family reunion for this summer will still be able to happen.
This week saw the official cancellation of in person school for the twins’ high school. They will be starting remote learning in full force next week. Falyn’s school set their return date for May 2, but given the fact that the governor of the state has requested schools close for the rest of the school year, it is only a matter of time until they cancel her in person school too. They did officially cancel Falyn’s 8th grade DC trip. I’m really sad that she won’t get to experience this trip that all her older siblings have gone on. The picture below was taken the last day the 8th graders were at school. At this point, I believe it will be the last picture of the SBS Class of 2020 all together. It was taken in the newly renovated, but not quite finished yet church. We were suppose to be able to celebrate Easter Mass in the church next Sunday. It has been around 20 months since Mass has been celebrated in the church. We look forward to being able to attend Mass in the remodeled church when this is all over.
The kids have been keeping themselves busy at home with video games, board games, Netflix, and the fuzzball table.
In an effort to try something new, I made sushi this week. For a first effort, it turned out really good. I used an avocado from the tree in the backyard. We had the rice and I ordered the other sushi making items off amazon. I can’t remember the last time I went to the store. We are starting to run out of stuff and I will have to venture out sometime next week to restock.
This week’s COVID-19 cases totals:
- World – 1,272,737
- USA – 336,550
- California – 15, 037
- Orange County – 834
- Westminster – 10