All the days and weeks are bluring into one, but as with everyone, we keep trucking along in quarantine. Every week is a similar picture of the week before with some changes here and there. We do school, get workouts in, get outside, eat, walk the dog, repeat….
We will take some comic relief whenever possible though. Lyla was trying to convince herself that she hadn’t outgrown her battery powered scooter, and in the process, sparked a mental visual for me of Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber. So, after paying them off with a promise of a coffee drink (as they were not keen on my idea of funny at first for fear that friends would see them), they wore their helmets and goggles so I could get a laugh. It was well worth it!!
We’ve been out taking some nature walks when possible. Some of our favorite hiking places are closed, but we’re trying to get out to where we can, as much as we can. On this particular walk, we got a little confused on the trail we were taking and ended up walking and walking and walking, but we eventurally made it back to the car and then polished things off with some ’smores on the deck afterwards.
In other news, Mark and I have been trying to knock out projects around the house, and Nina has picked up a new hobby since being in quarantine. She asked us if we would buy her an acoustic guitar, and we agreed, provided that she would practice of course. Niether Mark or I have played the guitar, and she can’t get lessons right now, so she’s teaching herself how to play. So far, she’s been pretty dedicated about practicing, and I’d love to see her continue to play.
One exciting thing that happened in quarantine was that the girls’ new mountain bikes came in, and we were able to pick them up at the bike shop and take them out for their first ride on the C&O Canal one beautiful Saturday. We had gotten a lot of rain the week prior, and a section of the trail was clearly flooded. This trail path was actually a detour path for the actual bridge path over the river that was under construction, so there was no way to continue down the trail unless we climbed up the rock embankment on the other side of the trail, walked down the train tracks for a short bit, then climbed back down and through the woods to get back on the trail on the other side of the water...
…so that’s what we did and got back on the trail to continue our trip.
We biked to Brunswick, MD where we stopped at the Towpath Creamery for ice cream cones, then we biked back to the car.
It was such a beautiful day to be outdoors and active, and we love that the girls have good bikes that fit them now, so we can take longer rides as a family. We finished off the day by cooking our burgers and hot dogs over the fire pit (rather than the usual grill) and enjoyed the rest of the evening out on the deck relaxing. It was the type of day that made me forget we are in a pandemic time right now.
Speaking of life in the pandemic, Cayenne continues to live her best life. She couldn’t be happier to have her people at home all day long. She is never more than a few inches away from us at any given time (as seen in the first picture while I was practicing Body Flow), and she loves the luxury of bed hopping from room to room all day long. She checks for squirrels at the window, loves her walks, and even assists in getting Nina out of bed on weekdays. I think she’s the only one hoping this quarantine goes on for awhile longer!
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