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Quarantine Day 79 & 80

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Day 79: Saturday the kids got up and watched a bunch of Scooby Do cartoons for a few hours before JP and I rolled downstairs. We got up and decided to go to Needham as a big ole group to get our produce box and a few things from Nana and Baba's house. On the way we stopped at Country Kitchen and picked up some breakfast!Bagel sandwiches and a sweet breakfast treat and of course coffee! The pick up for produce is easy, drive up, they load it into the trunk, drive off. Then we headed over to Nana's and as they are on the cape for a while, we borrowed their mini fridge. We're going to use it for extra stuff from Crescent Ridge that we want to let sit and 'decontaminate' yet stay cool, like extra eggs, milk, etc. While JP and I were getting the fridge, the girls were looking through the garage and house for any toys they wanted to bring back to our house. They opted for 2 razor scooters and a skateboard. I found a fun toy too, Baba's bull horn! And we took a pack n play (yes for babies) to use for the chickens until we get our coop built! Everyone used the bathroom, then we headed home!

Once home we sat an relaxed in the sun with the chicks on the grass until our lawn treatment service pulled up and put down herbicide. So we brought the chicks to the deck and sat there while they put down the weed killer. The kids played with the neighborhood kids on bikes most of the day. Around 5 JP put on the sprinklers to soak in the weed killer and the kids ran through the sprinklers as it was SO hot out. We made sure to wash their feet real good to get any residual chemicals off of them. After everyone was cold from the water we went inside and made dinner. We ate outside on the deck, it was cooling off and nice in the shade. We then walked Pip and the girls went up to bed. They were going to have a sleepover but the got into an argument and Naomi moved out of Juliet's room. I then took a bath to relax and get clean while JP went to bed. After my bath I checked in on the girls and I guess they worked it out because Juliet was sleeping in Naomi's room with Naomi. 

Day 80: Sunday the kids again got up and watched a bunch of tv while we slept in. (Are you sensing a trend/routine here?!) When we got up we walked Pip and made a big breakfast. We had eggs and waffles! (Remember I made a double batch the other night?!) Then we headed off to Home Depot to get some new trees. Our two cherry trees we planted last year died because the deer ate the leaves and tips of branches off of them. So this year JP put up fencing to stop the deer form doing that! The apple tree we planted last season is doing really well now due to this. Lots of leaves this year! We bought 4 blueberry bushes, 2 pear trees (of different variety because they need that for pollination & fruit production), 2 patio tubs of strawberry plants, & 1 self pollinating peach tree plus a few other odds and ends like soil, more fencing and rope.

The rest of the day was spent digging holes! JP and I spent from 1:30-5:00 digging holes and planting all the plants we got! I'm glad it was much cooler today to do this, but it was still hot and sweaty work! We even brought the chicks outside in the pack n play to enjoy the day in the fresh air and shade while we worked. Pip too was out with us in the shade with the chicks. The girls played with the neighborhood kids (even though they said they would help us dig holes) on their bikes all afternoon. They all had walkie talkies and were riding around talking to each other. Turns out they work form our house to the neighbors 4 houses away! 

JP and I were so tired, we ordered pizza and subs for dinner. By the time we showered and ordered dinner and picked it up it was 7:30. So after dinner (8:15) we told the kids they had to go brush and they could read on their own in bed as JP and I had work we needed to do for tomorrow. I had to prepare my lessons for the week and post them and JP had to fix something on the network that was messed up all weekend! The kids were pretty good about it. They were silly when brushing but then went and read on their own and put themselves to sleep! And now it is my turn to go to sleep!

Chick Check!
 


New Pear Tree!


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