Thursday, April 30, 2020

Fun Surviving Covid-19!

And on we go:
Water is fun!
Relaxing is fun!
Making wheat bread is fun!
Doing Nonograms is fun!
Doing jigsaw puzzles is fun!
Chalk is still fun!
Vegetable gardens are fun!
Hikes are fun!
Even school work can be fun if you do it outside!
Making more masks is fun!
Smelling the roses is fun!
I wonder what fun we will have in May?!

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Is This a Door Ditch?

The Melanchuks discovered this nest in the wreath on their front door.
The were careful to protect it.
Two weeks later they found these baby birds!
What a great surprise at their front door!
Someone should ditch treats at the McClellans.
Look at this great chalk decoration!
 Meanwhile, MaryAnn made this basket for someone she ministers to.  She even added sanitizer and will drop it off on their porch!

Friday, April 17, 2020

A Fun Day!

I started off my day by making a trip to the grocery store.  I decided the dark masks I made looked too sinister and made myself some pink ones.   I don't like wearing them but if it helps, I'm willing to do it.  Hopefully I look nicer in pink!

Got some photos from the Melanchuks who were having fun with all of their cars and trucks, especially Nathaniel.  They counted and they had 106!
 They had fun sorting and counting them.
 Then they made a stack with 104!
 In the late morning we went on a ride to Elk Grove to do a social distancing visit with the Perrys.  Everything was so green and pretty on the way there.
When we arrived they had chairs set up for us on the sidewalk.
 And Joshua had measured and drawn a line so we would stay 6 feet away.

It was so good to see them!
 After we visited for a while they said we needed to walk around the corner and see what they had done with some chalk.
A fun fact:
An uplifting message;
 And one of Grandpa's jokes:  What do you call two monkeys sharing an Amazon account?
 Primates!
Then we looked down a the sidewalk.  It said "10 Fun Facts."
1. You can't see your ears without a mirror.
 2. You can't count your hair.
3. You can't breathe through your nose with your tongue out.
(Wait a minute, I thought.  I can do that!)
4. You just tried #3.  (Yes, I did!)
 6. When you tried #3, you realized it is possible but you look like a dog!
(Yes, I do!)
#7 You are smiling right now because you were fooled.
(Yes, I was!)
#8 You skipped #5.
(I did?  I better look back and check.)
 #9 You just checked to see if there was a #5.
(Yes, I did!  I was fooled every step.  But it helped me have a good day.)
 #10 Have a good day!
How fun for neighbors and friends to see this and add a some smiles to their day!
Can't wait to see you again!

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Easter at Home: Tradition and Technology!

Some familes were able to do some Easter traditions:
The Perrys made Resurrection rolls...
...and they received an anonymous egg-shaped pinata on their front porch.
The Melanchuks got up early Easter Sunday to watch the sun rise
(In honor of the Son risising!)
The McClellans on Easter Sunday:
We had our own Sacrament meeting with these two guest speakers:
"None Were With Him"
 "Behold the Man"
And special music provided by two sisters from our ward.
(The one at the piano may be one of Courtney's roommmates at BYU!)
We also got to hear the Sacrament meeting talk from the Laguna Creek 1st Ward:  MaryAnn!
We had a fun Zoom meeting with our whole family!
Here we are just finishing a short video which our Bishop asked each family to make in honor of Easter.
We got over 20 videos of music and testimony and the beauties of nature.
Tradition and Technology made for a glorious Easter!
P.S. Just for fun
Hannah and her Dad made donuts on Easter and took this mouth-watering picture of them:
Why are we still on quarantine???
I don't even like Peeps but I thought this was funny:
 The Choir at Peepernacle Square singing "Where Can I Turn For Peeps?"