Week 27

Welcome back and happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a good 4th of July.  As you will see we enjoyed some great family time at home and stayed nice and safe.  It's getting ugly out there again and causing more shut downs but still so many crazy gatherings which just boggles the mind.  Sadly I have a feeling we'll be fighting this on and off through the rest of the year but enough of that. We're good here and doing our best to keep it that way.

Take a look at last week's pictures:

Day 181- Monday, 6/29/20

It's a new work week and a short one since Friday is a university holiday for the 4th.  This means I'm working in the lab only 2 days and remotely the other 2.  Back at home, for dinner tonight, Justin made baked chicken chimichangas.  We had 3 trays full of them but these are the only ones left--always a crowd pleaser.

Day 182- Tuesday, 6/30/20

After a few zoom meetings I spent the rest of my day volunteering in the Booster's fireworks stand (photo credit goes to a Booster's board member). This is the first year we've done that and it was actually fun but also a lot of work in crazy heat.  After that and dinner Brandon had a drive-by pick-up for the basketball end-of-season recognition that never happened during the school year.  It was nice of them to hand out treats as well and he got some driving practice in going to and from.

Day 183- Wednesday, 7/1/20

My July firecracker kindly posed with my monthly marker.  It's crazy to think he'll be 16 by the end of the month and yes he's wearing the same clothes from yesterday.  Ugh--such is the COVID SIP life.

Day 184- Thursday, 7/2/20

Thursdays I have a regular virtual coffee meeting with my friend Nadira.  When work was normal we coffeed every day in person and she used to ask me what I saw in the remains of her cup before parting ways.  It's been awhile so today she sent me a picture and asked again.  I see people in trees dancing around a fire at the edge of a lake reflecting the mountain top on the other side. 😀 Most of the time I see animals. It's like finding pictures in the clouds and a nod to her Turkish coffee days. For dinner later on Brandon had John teach him to run the grill and make burgers.  He did a good job--they were cooked perfectly.

Day 185- Friday, 7/3/20

We're all set for tomorrow with a new flag in the yard and some safe and sane fireworks bought from the Booster's stand of course.

Day 186- Saturday, 7/4/20

Happy 4th of July! We enjoyed eating surf and turf prepared by Tyler, Justin and John topped off with our traditional berry flag cake.  Once it got dark we set off some fireworks in the street out front with a few other families all social distancing.  It was a beautiful evening with no wind and perfect temps. 

Day 187- Sunday, 7/5/20

Today was a relaxing day where we were able to chill and enjoy some time in the pool.  It's nice when the holiday falls on a Saturday so you have the next day to ease back into normal before having to work again.

Wait!  One more--

June's Family Photo

Taken in the backyard pool area.  We may actually use this pool more this summer than ever since we have no where else to go and nothing better to do.  And look--we're all present and accounted for most likely until the end of August.

OK!  All done now.  See you next week.