IT'S SUMMER 2021!

Well it happened. Alice did a full year of 1st grade from a computer. I can't talk about it too much, it's too sad. The person who really did all the heavy lifting around here other than our little lady was Matt who handled her daily Zoom log ons (I mean, Alice could navigate the whole website and app but Matt would remind her to log on and off all day), the meals for everyone, and making sure she did all her assignments and would upload them to Google classroom. It was a daily battle of wills and motivation and frustration. It's not the way a kid should have done school but she was safe and she reads and does some basic math. What more can we ask for?

Two major additions around here for the house have really elevated the already adorable backyard situation. One is a hammock chair that everyone in the family enjoys. 

And the other is a... fire pit! Huge hit around here. It adds so much ambiance and we've done some double dates, some dates just us and something about sitting around a fire is so wonderful: communal and primal? Fire. So simple. 

We got vaccinated fully May 5 so we're good to socialize and we're slowly dipping our toes in the waters of 'normal life'. It feels weird and just... great. 

I am about a week away from being done with my 6 month run with the magnificent people of Airbnb. We made some great spots and I got to do it safely from home. SO SO SO grateful. The week after next the kids will be going to their grandparents for a week and the week after that we're taking a family road trip to Reno and Las Vegas! I'm calling it Mild West since with two kids we can't get into too much trouble but I have taken to absolutely 100% overdoing it with themed outfits, a slideshow, and activities for the road and all kinda things. Wouldn't be me without all that! 

Hopeful that all your summers are starting off well with people and warmth.