Day 26

Yesterday it snowed!!!  It was crazy!  

 Oliver was still a trooper and went outside to play hockey!

 Love that face.

 We spent the night moving on to the next puzzle!  It took us 3 hours but we did it!

The final product!

Day 25

Yesterday I did a Google Meet with my kids!!  It was so great to see all their little faces!  I really miss them and I really enjoyed seeing them all!

 I miss my kiddos so much!

 Oliver made some signs for teachers at school for student council!

 I took a break and had a cappuccino and read my book.  Not gonna lie, this is my favorite part of the day.

 Claire and Oliver actually played Fortnite together for a while and did not bicker at all!  I love when they hang out together!

Oliver has been loving Randy Rainbow's parody videos!

It was another great day here at Club Komo!

Day 24

Yesterday the weather was gorgeous so we finished up our school work and headed to a local school so the kids could practice lacrosse and I could run the track.

 Good thing the kids have their own lacrosse coach at home. 

 It was a nice distraction while I ran to watch the kids practicing!

 The kids like playing "wall ball".

 

 

 

 

 I love these people.

 Even if they act like jerks when I try to take pictures!

 Today was Sara's birthday so we all zoomed to sing "Happy Birthday" and Camden showed us his boo boo.
 

 Oliver busted out his old Fortnite toys!

And Claire reorganized her closet.  It looks great and now she has her own little spot to facetime her friends!  

Day 23

Yesterday I was exhausted.  Like couldn't stop sleeping exhausted.  After fighting it for a while, I let it happen and I slept all afternoon.  Why not, right?

Needless to say, it was a pretty lazy day around here.  We all got our work done but ate a late lunch then a late dinner and then watched a late movie.  I kinda loved it!

Claire got a special gift in the mail from Uncle Greg. Since she has mastered the regular rubix cube, he sent her a crazy one to work on next.  It was so sweet and really made her happy!

We finished our evening off with the new movie on Disney plus, Onward.  It was cute but we all agreed it wasn't our favorite Pixar movie.

Day 21

Yesterday was fun filled FAMILY DAY!  It was Great Grandpa's 90th birthday so we did our best social distancing birthday party!

 Uncle Brian, Aunt Erin, Owen, & Kayden joined us through Facetime!

 Camden and Liam made some adorable signs for Great Grandpa too!

 Komos (the Rochester chapter)!

 The Rochester chapter saying "Happy Birthday" to Great Grandpa!

 This was the best shot that I could get of the birthday boy!

 Then Great Grandma came out to tell us that Grandpa was done lol!

 Then we all met on Zoom to have a nice Sunday dinner!

Then the kids ditched us and the adults visited!  It was really nice to see everyone and spend some time together on what is becoming our "new normal".

Day 20

I didn't take too many pictures yesterday.  Since it was the weekend we had some extra time on our hands.  I did a lot of reading, Claire did some baking, Mark worked on real estate stuff, and Oliver played outside and caught up on Fortnite.

 I never thought I would hear myself say this, but during this whole thing I have been happy that Oliver has Fortnite.  He gets to play with a bunch of his friends every day while playing and that makes me happy.  I don't care for the game and I definitely don't want him playing that much, but it is nice that he can play with all of his friends during this time when he can't see any of them.

 Last night we had a "Zoom Birthday party" to celebrate Jessica's 40th birthday! This is the only picture that we have but we had fun.  It was so fun to see my girls and catch up.  This whole "zoom" thing has been so great during this time!  It really felt like we were all hanging out together!

Day 19

Yesterday was a busy work day.  It was time to send all of Oliver's work in to his teachers.  I have to say, I am so proud of how hard he has been working!  He takes his school work very seriously and has done a great job. It was also time for me to plan for next week and that always takes a while, especially with our new situation.

 Claire has been working on mastering the Rubix Cube for the last two days and yesterday she did it!!!

 It was really impressive!

 Last night Claire started a puzzle and Oliver busted out some legos.  Oliver gave up on the Legos but we all got into the puzzle (except for Oliver who also gave up on the puzzle and went to play Fortnite with his friends).

 And we finished it!  I should start out by saying that I am not a huge puzzle fan BUT this one was fun.  It is amazing how just having time to do stuff changing everything!

And then it was time for Ozark, of course.  I  honestly think that Mark and I like trying to solve the puzzle from the beginning of the show the most!

Day 18

Yesterday Claire motivated me to get off my butt and do a workout with her.  She has been getting workouts from her boxing coach and it was a great workout!

 The sun was shining and it was a bit chilly but we crushed it!

 I am loving my new workout buddy!

She spent the rest of the day trying to beat the rubix cube.  I have to say, she is getting really good at it.  God bless her patience!

Day 17

Yesterday the weather was gorgeous (even though it was bit chilly) and we needed to get OUT of this house!

 Claire made up a week of activities and we dropped it off to her buddy Giada. So Giada made this for her yesterday!  I love their cute little surprises while they have to be apart!

 I couldn't be outside enough yesterday.  I ran, then went for a long walk, and then we all headed to Chestnut Ridge to take a nice hike!

 I was a little "off" yesterday but I think it was from two days in the house.  I think I forgot to remind myself of what I need to be grateful for.  Yesterday while we were walking at Chestnut Ridge (and I am not gonna lie, we were all a little on the grumpy side) Oliver reached up and held my hand.  He is nine and in 4th grade. His hand holding days may be coming to a close.  But yesterday he held my hand.  And for a while.  And it was wonderful. And THAT is what I need to focus on right now.  This is all terrible and stressful and full of so many emotions BUT we never would have been at Chestnut Ridge yesterday and Oliver would never have held my hand if we weren't in this terrible situation.  Claire and I have been working out together and baking and watching tv shows and talking so much.  And that wouldn't be happening if we weren't in this horrible situation.  So I choose to focus on THAT.

 Claire is also becoming a master baker!  She has been perfecting her chocolate chip cookies!

These were seriously amazing!!!!!  I am so proud of her!

Day 16

Yesterday it was another rainy dreary day.  Claire and I drove around a bit while Oliver worked on a bunch of schoolwork.  I have to say in all of this, thank God for Netflix.

 We try to save our "TV time" for after dinner, which has been good because it gives us something to look forward to. Claire and I have been watching "Love Is Blind" and it was so terribly good.  

Then after the kids go to bed, Mark and I watch a couple of episodes of Ozark (which is super good).  Today the sun is shining, which is really a good thing because I think we all need to get out of here for a bit!