Home Schoooling Fun

We were told that the teachers needed Monday and Tuesday to get things ready for the kids to learn online. 
Tyler already knows how to get on and do school work on Canvas and the other three have a few online programs that they know how to do from home.  So I have been having them do those things and reading for their school work.
On Tuesday we saw some neighbors and friends walking back from the school with to-go school lunches so we decided to get some too.  We walked over to the school and picked up the lunches and then came home.  It was nice and sunny so the kids wanted to eat outside.  They enjoyed their yummy lunch on the picnic table.  I was amazed at what a great meal they gave the kids.  Tyler loves salads so he'll have a salad for four days.  I hope they keep that up during this "dismissal". 
Megan also lost a tooth this day.  It was finally super wiggly. She did not want me to pull it out, she wanted to wiggle it out herself and that is what she did.  It didn't even bleed very much.  She is very brave and very happy to get another dollar from the tooth fairy.
These kids are doing a great job rolling with the punches that have been this week of craziness.  I am proud of them and us for doing what we can to help prevent the spread of this virus!

COVID-19

Covid-19, also known as the corona virus is in full swing here in Utah and the USA.  We have been asked to stay home as much as possible.  School has been dismissed for two weeks to help kids stay home to avoid the spread.
We were suppose to leave for California on Friday but they announced on Thursday that they would close Disneyland on Saturday. So we canceled our hotels and stayed home.  Which is good because I was feeling really uneasy about going with the virus spreading like it was.
You can no longer eat in restaurants (take out, drive thru, or curb side pickup only).  No movie, gyms, sports, dance, recreation places...they are all closed.  We've been asked to work from home if possible.  The economy is struggling and many people are loosing their jobs.
But grocery stores and open.  Hospitals and clinics are open.  Their is plenty of food at the stores.  Many people have been hoarding toilet paper and bottles of water.  But the water is good and clean.  Since I like to be super organized we were already pretty well stocked on supplies.
Even though for now things are temporarily closed we don't really know how long it is going to last.  My guess is much longer then two weeks.  The government is trying to slow the spread of the virus so that hospitals are not overwhelmed with sick people.
But out of all this crazy is good.  Max brought the kids some Mickey ice creams and popcycles for Tyler's birthday.  Our friend and neighbor (and fellow Disney lover) Kim brought the kids Mickey suckers, markers, and an art activity.  And my sweet 2nd councilor came and chalked our sidewalk with a sweet message.  Their is always good with the bad.  We are thankful for our blessings and will try to stay positive.

Happy 13th Birthday Tyler!

Our Tyler turned 13!  Officially a teenager.  We can't believe we have a teenager in the house.  Luckily he doesn't act like a moody teenager (at least not yet).
We were suppose to be driving towards California on his birthday but since they closed Disneyland because of Covid-19, we stayed home. 
I took Tyler to Arctic Circle for his birthday lunch and got him a shake.  While Tony and I were at Sam's Club we picked up some yummy cupcakes for Tyler's birthday dessert.  I felt so bad that we didn't have anything for him since he said he wanted stuff from Disneyland for his birthday.  But Aunt Wendy sent him a gift card to Amazon so he went on the website and picked out what he wanted.  We told him he could pick extra stuff that could be from us and when we did make it to Disneyland we would get him something there too.  Luckily Tyler totally understood the situation and was super understanding.  He really is a great kid.
We asked Tyler where he wanted to eat for his birthday dinner and he chose Texas Roadhouse (we have taught him well).  We weren't sure if we should be eating out with the Covid-19 stuff but we figured we would be careful and felt good about it.  Texas Roadhouse had changed many things inside the restaurant to be super careful about germs.  Freshly cleaned menus for each new party.  No peanuts out for people to share and more things like that.  I am glad that we were able to go and enjoy yummy food with Grandma and Grandpa and celebrate our new favorite teenager!

Poor Josh

Josh woke up one morning and everything was fine...until it wasn't.  Right before we were suppose to leave for school Josh started crying that the back of his neck hurt.  I then felt it by pushing on the neck and when I got to a sensitive spot he really cried out in pain. 
I told him he can't go to school like that so after I took the girls to school I came back and took Josh to the Urgent Care.
The doctor said he had a strained muscle.  She prescribed a muscle relaxer and Motrin.  I took him home to rest and went to pick up his prescription. 
The meds and rest helped him a lot and he was able to go to school the next day.  I was glad it was an easy and quick fix.

Puppy Love

Koda loves Tony so much.  He loves to snuggle his daddy.

The kids love Koda and he loves them too.

Allie pretending to be Koda.  She is so silly!

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Snow Day!!!

All our cute kids playing so nicely in the snow.  That didn't last too long.

Tyler really wanted to make an igloo.  Allie loves to "help".

Josh and Megan helping make an igloo.

Megan loves making snow angles.

Allie loves playing in the snow.

We got a good amount of snow.  It's so pretty.

I was so shocked to see Megan's cheeks after coming in from playing in the snow.  I think the wind really did a number on her face.  A few hours later she got better.

Josh and his red cheeks

Ear Surgery

I had surgery on my ear on Tuesday morning.  I had a tube in my ear for like 17 years.  It lasted much longer then it should have by like 10-15 years.  But it was doing it's job so we kept it in.  The doctor said my tube was the longest he has had in a patient.
But then it stopped working.  I grew polyps around the tube in my ear so my doctor said it was time to take it out and replace it.
So Tuesday morning, super early, Tony took me to the hospital.  The three younger kids stayed with Margie the night before so she could take them to school for us.  Tyler stayed home because he can get himself up and ready and out to school by himself.
Everything went well with the surgery.  The doctor said that I had skin grow around the back of my tube which caused it to not work.  So he removed the tube and the polyps.
Recovery went well.  I was able to go home pretty quick.  I felt pretty good the first day.  I felt dizzy and nauseous when standing up, but beside that I was pretty good.  The next day I had a lot more pain.  I have been surprised how much blood I have had and still have.  But it should continue to get better each day.  Guess we will see how long this tube lasts.

Tyler's Jr. High Volleyball Games

Tyler tried out for and made the Jr. High volleyball team.  He had only ever played volleyball in gym but liked it enough to try out.
He made the JV team and was super happy about it.
They have played four games out of six. The varsity team plays first and then the JV team plays their game.  Tyler team has won two games, lost one and tied one.  
Tyler is learning and makes some good plays.  The JV games are more practice games and just the coaches ref the games, but they do keep score and play hard.
Tyler is fun to watch and it is nice to see him try new sports.

Snow Fun at the Cabin