Weekend Update

We had a long weekend, and we had a special treat because Skip took Friday off. That's still such a big event... for example, it was his first day of vacation all year. George had a WebEx at 11am, and the girls had some assignments to finish up. After that, we loaded the bikes and went riding on a bike trail. We were in compliance of all safety recommendations and even had masks on hand, but the trail was pretty deserted. We had a nice, 7 mile bike ride in some spectacular weather.  

Speaking of, the bikes came out on the very first day of disruption. Skip and the trio have risen miles and miles each day, and George's bike, which is about a year old, has taken a beating. He has started riding super fast and is literally wearing out the components. He has sheared the hand brake. He broke off the chain guard in an off-road wreck. His chain needs tightening, and he has a flat tire. He has taken to pedaling as fast as he can downhill to see just how fast he can go. Skip said he easily beat him one day, and Skip had to move to a faster bike.  

As the mom, I have had to ban any additional off-road/trail riding, and I have given strong cautioning against pedaling downhill.  Now is not the time to go to the ER. 

As for the girls, they are as strong as ever. Lauren moved up a bike, taking over a bike from cousin Riley, while Grace continues to enjoy the Giant.  

Classroom WebEx

Side note: If you have an iPad case/stand that tilts back in a way that is not suitable for video conferencing, a couple of Post-It note pads tucked behind the device creates a tilt that is more aesthetically pleasing.  

After the bike ride Friday, we came home, and I think they may have biked some more. 

We knew that we had some bad weather arriving on Sunday so we moved all outdoor Easter activities to Saturday. After lunch they got dressed, hunted eggs with George and did all things Easter. After that, we had some sweet friends stop by with Easter bags for the trio, and we had a good visit with them. We compared notes on remote schooling, discussed introversion and about how some aspects of remote learning are actually preferred e.g., no early awakenings. 

After visiting, the trio rode bikes while we grilled hamburgers, and we topped off the evening by eating on the deck. 

We had the Easter portion of Sunday (see prior entry), but then we had some really severe storms with tornadoes throughout the day. We had storms after attending church via live stream, and we had storms again in the evening. We spent some time in the basement until the storms had passed through, and our power was disrupted for several hours. We were obviously thankful to have had no damage. 

 Overall, we had a great weekend. 

How was your weekend?