Friday Yay????

[rere]

Well it is Friday.  I had big hopes and dreams to eat at a restaurant.  However, a neighbor/friend just tested positive for COVID.  She is an Occupational Therapist in a nursing home and gets tested weekly.  Now there is an outbreak there, plus a couple of others.  So now I just want to go back in my bubble.  

The good thing is it is a nice day, and it is cooler here so great night for a fire. 

Tomorrow and Sunday, another dilemma .  Our big picnic was going to be this weekend.  Cancelled, but they are barbequing the meat and cooking burgoo to sell in a drive through.  It is our major fundraiser.  However, everyone is usually in these huge open pavilions deboning meat, and then packaging meat and burgoo.  I have made a call to the church asking them to remind people to bring a mask and distance, but I highly doubt it.  I guess I will just go take a big pan of chicken and sit under a tree by myself and debone it and leave it I can't find a distanced job. That sounds really odd I am sure to people who haven't made burgoo LOL.

[waverly]

I swapped out both kids Chromebook at 8 am at the school, and the new ones are working better yay. E-learning went smoothly today except she had a sub who logged out and had to create a new link. Thank goodness it was me and not the babysitter because she wouldn’t have seen the message in Seesaw although DD could have- but she doesn’t think to check messages in Seesaw.

The kids are scootering with a friend now, and I’m waiting for my mom to get here.

We might open work back up to the public Monday. The roof and interior water damage has been fixed, so now it’s cleaning and put things back time.

This weekend my mom is watching the kids and DH are spending the night away. The kids have soccer on Sat morning and the dog has dog training. I keep forgetting DD has soccer practice tonight. I’m not used to things on Friday nights.

[mae0111]

I’m exhausted and feeling down today. I was able to revamp DH’s website and I can tell he’s not happy with it. So I will redo it again at some point over the weekend.

DD1 is at a friend’s house from school, which has made me very happy. I’m at futsal with DD2 now. She has a soccer game tomorrow, and then another on Sunday. DD1 has boxing tomorrow.

I have a ton of fresh food to cook this weekend. It’s supposed to be cool, so probably grilling and cooking and a fire.

[sdlaura]

rere I have never heard of burgoo!

We have zero plans for the weekend. The big kids said they want to sign up for a 3-hour session at the YMCA skate park, so they’ll do that. They start school hybrid on Tuesday, but they don’t need any new supplies or anything, so not much to do for that. Probably just pool and beach this weekend.

I did just figure out how to take a 2-night girls trip next month. 3 friends and I will drive separate cars and we rented a huge house where each of us have our own bedroom/bathroom suite. House has a big covered patio and private pool. I think it won’t be a problem for us to distance indoors and hang out outdoors for 48 hours. It’s the desert so will be hot and not much chance of rain.

My parents will be in town so they’ll watch my big kids at their condo for two nights, and we’re going from a Wed-Fri so there’s daycare for the two little kids, and DH only has to take care of them two mornings and two evenings. OMG I’m so excited to get away from my family for two nights!

[vasc]

Just cracked open a beer.

[librarychica]

Sept 18, 2020 16:23:17 GMT -5 vasc said:

Just cracked open a beer.

Wine here. It’s my weekend (I work 4 10s) but I took an extra call after helping the kids with school today and mid video call DD1 walked up and put her hamster on my head. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[supertrooper1]

Beau is replacing the windows in my parents house this weekend. Apparently I get to help but I think I'll be more of a hinderance than help! Other than that, nothing planned and I'm glad since work was chaotic this week and will probably be the same next week.

[mustardseed2007]

Ruther Bader Ginsburg has died so.

I might just cry all weekend.

[sandandsea]

I just saw about RBG. So sad. She was an inspiration and pioneer for women’s rights.

[mommyatty]

Oh Fuck. RGB.

[mae0111]

About 15 minutes after I heard that RBG died, I got a text that I have a new niece. I have been lobbying to name the baby Ruth ever since.

[rere]

sdlaura

I think it is regional, but it is quite the thing here with different communities claiming best burgoo. Much bragging rights and trash talk.

It is quite the process. Saturday you cook chicken and mutton. Then you take all the meat off the bone and grind it up. You add tomato base with beans, potatoes, cabbage, and corn. It is cooked all night in 12 huge kettles. Sunday morning you jug it in gallon jugs and sell. $20 a gallon and anywhere from 300-400 gallons sold.

[186momx]

It has stormed and rained over an in Thursday night. The air has cleared and my windows are open for now. I know the smoke will be back and the fire is only 10% contained but blue sky makes me feel happy.

[rere]

Update. Success today. Everyone was distancing and masked. Only thing it is an absolutely beautiful weekend for a picnic. Stupid COVID .

[mommyatty]

We had a fire in our fire pit Friday night, now that it’s not 100 degrees every evening. The kids have requested we start having Fire pit Fridays as a regular thing. I love that idea! Yesterday, DD learned to ride her bike. I’m so happy for her. DS still shows absolutely zero interest, though I did get him to walk around a few minutes with his balance bike.

Between my hour long walk with my BFF (high speed, cardio, keeping heart rates in the zone) and the hour plus of walking with DD while she rode her bike, my back is unhappy today. I’m still planning on walking with BFF. DD wants to ride her bike again. I want to sew for a while. So my back is going to have to get over itself.

[mustardseed2007]

Because of the tropical storm coming at us, it was perfect weather Saturday. Friday when I saw RBG died I legit cried. Then Saturday I woke up and cried again. But last night we had dinner with the family of a classmate of DD. I truly haven't done that....ever....which I hate to admit but I haven't. They are such nice people, DH even got along with the husband which is pretty huge and DS played with the two girls and declared they were all best friends, which was sweet.

Today we have another afternoon playdate over here with one of DS' classmates and her mom is going to come over as well to sit and chat and whatnot, so now I have to play host but still looking forward to it. I know that when they leave we're all going to want to not talk to each other the rest of the day though. Go introverts!

Can I also FFSunday confess? I'm also incredibly upset about Jerry from Cheer. I don't understand why 2020 has to be as bad as it is. I'm glad we had a nice evening with another family to pull me out of my terrible funk I would have otherwise been in.

[mustardseed2007]

Sept 19, 2020 6:19:06 GMT -5 mae0111 said:

About 15 minutes after I heard that RBG died, I got a text that I have a new niece. I have been lobbying to name the baby Ruth ever since.

Ruth is such a great throw back name, they should do it!