August 2021

No fancy title here. Just an update of our life during the Covid-19 saga. The boys are back to their summer programs. They have all been vaccinated. Jimmy's class is still Zoom for him right now. Liam has been home all week with a fever. There have been breakthrough cases, but I'm positive this is not Covid. He appears to have a cold. No coughing. Caleb graduated from high school and is eagerly awaiting the Young Adult Program that he will attend. It starts on the 30th. Saline schools just announced that masks will be required when school starts. Thanks to an uptake in the Delta variant and because the children under 12  can't be vaccinated yet. We've done a few doctor appts. and the boys have eye appts. next week. Can't wait to get Caleb a new pair of frames! Elijah turned 15 in July. Wow! Now, all my boys are in the high school and beyond. I will be driving them to and from school to avoid the bus situation this school year. So, on to the pics of our summer this year. :)

Went blonde this summer!

Christmas in July

New electric grill.

Caleb with his new ping pong table that he got for graduation.

Almost back to normal

 So, here we are in June 2021. Over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. We have all received both doses of our vaccine, so we can safely (hopefully) begin getting back to normal. Caleb has graduated from High School (next post) and Liam will be beginning ABA therapy twice a week, beginning next week. We are going to the lake again, and I am super excited to get into that water. A sense of freedom in a way, sent from God, is how I welcome that experience. Our family has stayed home during the pandemic, no stores, school, restaurants, theaters...... So, this is a weird thing for us to jump back into it. The boys will be going to their summer programs this year in person! I will still take precautions when I go shopping and things, wearing my mask and social distancing when I can. I will most likely try and avoid taking the boys in restaurants and stores throughout the rest of the year, with an exception here or there. I can't explain it, but it gives me peace of mind, not to wholeheartedly just throw them back into everything so quickly, while there is still so much to learn about this virus. Vaccinated or not. So, here are a few pics and hopefully we will have a fun summer with more to share this year! Thank you Jesus for all of our blessings.

Birthdays!

 I can't believe my poor forgotten blog has been neglected for so long. I post most of my stuff on Instagram and Facebook. We celebrated Caleb's and Jimmy's birthdays in October and November. With Covid still here, we had a birthday parade for Caleb which was so much fun! Jimmy declined, because he didn't want to go outside on his birthday. Unfortunately, he is pretty worried about the virus and doesn't like to leave the house, even to go outside much. :(  Here are the birthday boys (Caleb 18) and Jimmy (34) on their special days.