Snow Day! Which also means shoveling day. And wet dogs when they come in, particularly Nala. Most of the day was dedicated to prepping for tonight's TimberCreek Church staff Christmas party (well it was supposed to be a Christmas party but got pushed out a couple months). Charcuterie, kabobs, rice pilaf, salad, bread galore (from the Pilates instructor), cheesecake, and lots of fun with the coffee machine.
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| What did we do?! |
Close to a typical school day... Except Jonnie is home under quarantine and David came home sick (he actually had a temp of 101.5!). So that means no horses for David today, either. Lynn took Jamie to Mardel's for the first time. Quite the store, and oh yes, he managed to get a few things (see below). They included a stop at Cold Stone Creamery, too. Lexi had a "semi-private" (by accident) tennis lesson with Hudson! Matt sauteed up a fabulous steak and mushroom sauce for dinner.
Jonnie's on one week of quarantine. Seems the one other kid or the teacher in his resource group had a potential exposure. Nana's got the school part covered. Another pretty full week of therapy sessions for the foster kids began in earnest today. Beautiful weather, into the 60s. Jamie put in two Torah sessions outside!
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| Neither of the lamp shadows is from the lamp in the picture. |
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| Baba Ghanoush! Lynn made a fabulous batch, despite the tiny amount. Ten eggplants next time. Recipe. We think the smoked paprika was the kicker. |
The girls left for church at the earliest, 7:30am. Then Jamie at 8:30am. The rest of the clan didn't make it as one of the foster kids was sick. This was the first day of the "merger" when all the Heights folks showed up. The 9:30am service and Kids department were packed, way more than double. Jamie tried to pitch his Torah Time small group but didn't meet with much interest. Pork and Brussels Sprouts for dinner, though Jamie didn't make it as his vaccine shot apparently caught up with him today, somewhat.
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| Leftover birthday stuff |
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| Pitching Torah Time at the Groups table |
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| Preschool |
We celebrated the foster kids' second birthday this morning! Tracy and crew continued prep work for tomorrow's TimberCreek Kids activities. Jamie ran a Parlor Car Chat this morning where Rob presented on an SMVRR Excursion to the Huntington Library in 2014. Jamie also is drafting up a webpage for his Torah Time group(s): here. Matt whipped up a beautiful salmon dish for the adults and also some vegetable stew and meats for everyone else.
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| Birthday Breakfast |
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| TimberCreek Kids prep work |
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| Lots of fresh veggies around the house these days |
Pretty standard Friday, or at least as standard as they get. The girls handled a visitation and some shopping in the area while Matt and Jamie did Walter's for lunch (wings!). Jamie went out to the Ranch for his horse volunteering after enjoying some Torah Time by the fire. And check out the shirts he had embroidered to promote his class. Thanks to the Button, the Needle, and the Wardrobe for the beautiful work and quick turnaround!
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| Prepping for Sunday morning Kids |
