It has been a quiet start to the new year. We enjoyed a lovely snow on New Year’s Day, but things have been quiet because of COVID.
Rose – Free to roam about the world.
Lucia – Free to roam about the world.
Elliot – Free to roam about the world.
Mari – Day 7
Andrew – Free to roam about the world.
Rob – Free to roam about the world, but a little tired still.
Susan – Free to roam about the world, but a little tired still.
We celebrated the solstice with a fire and s’mores. Susan found some nice readings for dinnertime and around the fire. It was rather chilly, so we didn’t stay out too long.
For the past couple of years Susan and Mari have tried their hands at being candle makers. They use old candle containers, odd jars, bees wax, and essential oils.
A few years ago, for Christmas, we received the game Cover Your Assets. We have played it periodically. It is a nice game because everyone in the family can play. It has become a staple during our current COVID quarantine. We play every night after dinner. The main instigator is Andrew, who has yet to win and insists on playing until he does. Another big storyline is that Rose often has the most valuable asset, until the very end of the game when somone steals it from her. She is not usually happy about this.
We are now up to 4 Lieslands with a positive COVID test: Elliot (already back to school), Andrew (feeling well, but has to stay home for a few more days), Rose (feeling 100%), Lucia (cold symptoms). The rest of us continue to test semi-weekly.
We are now on Day 8 of our COVID quarantine. Elliot starting not feeling well a couple of Sunday ago (sore throat, headache, achiness) and got his test results back on Wednesday. Since then we have been laying low.
Mari always insists on doing the roof work and Lucia and Rose like to join her on the roof. Mari wants to do the high part above the driveway, but after doing it myself the first year we lived here, no more.
Tonight for dinner we ordered this giant pizza from Dough Co. Pizza. 26″!! It was huge. The pizza itself was only OK, but worth it every now and then because it is so big.
Rose has been working on her writing a lot lately and enjoys making lists. Today she wrote out a list of all of the things we like to do at home.
