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Pandemic Survival

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Seven of us here. Four kids have home school. Tyrone still goes to the hospital... I am working from home.

Here’s how we are surviving... 

Lunch time bike adventures on the greenway with this explorer



Back yard adventures

Biking to Blythe's secret hiding place at the lake

Happy kid

Easter egg hunt

Even big kids

Everyone wants candy


Dance class on zoom

My sunny work place looking out over the ravine.  The perfect spot to see all the wildlife.
Mr. Fox has a baby!

Walking past the dam every day.

Sleeping in. 

Until online school started Scotia taught Blythe and two neighbors
every morning so parents could work!

We turned the garage into a gym. 

Added a tread mill. 

Taye had a lovely picnic/painting/birthday date with his favorite girl. 

More workouts in the back yard.  Everyone is trying to stay in shape without
the usual gyms and  sports training.

Taye's Tik Tok went viral - 150,000 views so far.

Tyrone had to intubate a COVID patient wearing this type of protective gear.
Took longer to get ready then the actual procedure.

Thank goodness for the trampoline. 

April has the nicest weather.  So much basketball in the driveway.
After supper the kids all end up out there playing together.  (Maybe to avoid dishes)

One brilliant move on my part was to assign everyone a dinner night to cook.  They are all doing a great job!  All in all we are not thriving but we are surviving.  Everyone is getting along well, school work is getting done, work is getting done, house is reasonably clean, bellies are full and our screens fill in the rest.  Netflix forever!

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