Quarantine Day 52: Summer weather, Gardening, Biking, Mowing Oh My!

Sunday School!

This morning I was awoken by the bright sun coming in our bedroom window around 9. The kids had already been up for 2 hours watching tv of course. JP was planning on having to go in to work again today, so as he got up he logged into his computer to see what was going on with work stuff! (Turns out he did NOT have to go into work today! Yippee!)

We made a yummy breakfast of eggs with spinach, mushrooms, onions & garlic (we have so much darn garlic from our last BJ's run that I put it in everything now!) topped with cheese. And a bagel with cream cheese and fresh chive from the garden. JP made coffee for us and I decided to attempt to make a latte/cappuccino (not sure which I ended up with!). I'm not much of a coffee drinker, I have a cup maybe once a month, if that. But I do like a nice frothy cappuccino every now and again. I was talking to my mom about this last week and she said I could do it with my immersion blender. So today I heated up some milk in the microwave and then blended away. It worked perfect!! The only thing I'd change for next time would be to then pour the milk into the coffee instead of what I did which was then pour the coffee into my frothed milk! But it still looked good and tasted good!

We took our breakfast out onto the front steps as it was another gorgeous day and enjoyed the sun while eating. Naomi brought out the laptop for Sunday school while we sat out there. This has to be the best way to attend Sunday school! She participated in a trivia game about Israel as it was Israel's independence day, Yom Ha'atzmaut, April 28th last week!

Then we spent the rest of the day outside! JP went and got soil for the garden and stopped at BJ's on the way home for a few items we were running out of. But the kids were outside the whole day. It was so nice! Naomi rode her bike most of the day. Juliet attempted to ride without training wheels for at least an hour, getting very upset when we helped but also getting just as upset when she couldn't do it. She was determined to do it on her own. She got it in the circle on her own several times too!! I think we'll try again tomorrow!

Radishes!

Juliet also filled up our 'pool' with water and played in that off an on all day as well. Once JP got home with the soil, I transplanted some of the cold frame plants into larger boxes with soil. This will have to do until we figure out the garden! I think we should rent a rototiller to dig up the grass where I want it, because digging all that grass up by hand is really part of what is holding me back! Well that and the fact that I stink at gardening! So far the cold frame garden is my test to see if I can do it and it seems to be going well. At least the radishes are going well!

Later on in the afternoon Naomi mowed the lawn, all by herself! She did part of the lawn last time on her own, but this time JP did the edges of the property and the tricky bits around trees and the light post and mailbox, but let her do all the rest! She was in heaven!

Finally we came inside and got dinner going. I cooked 2 of the blue apron meals as they were for 2 people, I figured we'd all get a taste of the two meals this way. One was an Asian style chicken over rice and the other was an Italian style pasta with fennel. I thought they were both really good. Juliet was the only one that wasn't a fan of either. Naomi and JP liked them too. I think all three of the recipes that Nana picked out were great and I'd make them again! Thanks again Nana!

After cleaning up dinner, every one showered and then crawled into bed. Juliet was too tired actually so she went right to bed and passed out immediately! Naomi was wired after her shower but she eventually calmed down and fell asleep. And now that I'm done with this entry, I can go to sleep too!!