Day 367

Snowmaggedon. No church. No nothing. Except Jamie just had to get out and slide around on the roads a bit. Even Fina got in on it for a little snow driving practice. Most weather reports say we got about a foot in the past 24 hours. That means the depth is anywhere from zero to 3 feet or more because of the drifting. It was pretty much a horizontal snow all day. We did make a successful run to Starbucks, but the attempt to get to McDonald's failed. Jamie got there OK, pulled up to the order spot, the gal asked for the order, and after getting one item on the list, Jamie never heard from the order-taker again. In driving around the building it was clear no one was there. Probably talking to someone in India who didn't know the store was closed. Didn't matter, Jamie had a blast hotdogging in the snow. Jonnie totally rebuilt the railroad in Papa's office. We watched two of the Mighty Ducks (hockey) movies in the afternoon and the night's movie was The Siege at Jadotville (150 Irish UN peacekeepers hold off thousands of mercenaries hired by French and Belgian mining companies).

The very littles got to play in the snow.

This area is under a roof.

Zero to 3-feet or more due to strong winds.

Day 366

Nana, Papa, and the twins were to have gone to ride the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, but we decided to postpone at the last minute this morning. (They have a pretty liberal reschedule policy.) We could easily have gotten stuck down there, and the open-air cars would not have been much use. As it turned out, we probably could have managed the drive OK, but we'll have more fun in better weather. So, mostly an indoor play day. Some toys got used that hadn't been out in a while. Tracy started a new puzzle, Lego emojis. And Nana continued a quilt project to the music of The Sound of Music.

Just getting started...

Protecting the toddlers from the InstaPot, and vice versa.

A boy and his dog.

Tracy's work... This was about 9am.

Day 365 - One Year

Today marks the end of one full year to "flattening the curve in 2 weeks." Speaking of bull crap, the Flying Horse Ranch brought all the at-risk cows into the arena in preparation for the weekend storm. Mostly moms and calves. All the horses were put in barns, too. Jamie's therapy group didn't show up today, so we talked ranching for a while. Earlier in the day, Jamie made a cheesecake to go along with the dinner Lynn was prepping to deliver to a book club friend. The twins put together one of the science kits, this one a ball rolling down an incline. Papa used to make "roller coasters" with Lionel train track (3 rails) and marbles; he could play all day at that. 

Metal ball is in the red circle coming off the ramp.

Note the calf at lower right.

Day 364

Last school day of the week for DCC kids. After school still brought art time and sharing, like the jar with green sparkles in it. Tennis lesson day for Lexi. Then Nana and Papa were off to Black Forest Bistro for a Luau! It was fabulous! From the appetizers and mai tais to the pina colada cake and drinks. And with hula dancing in between provided by Manava O Polynesia! Watch the Bistro's website for monthly events like this. The regular hours are dinner on Friday and Saturday, that's it.

Lexi and Hudson (and Casey) have a tennis lesson.

Ready for the Luau

Looking at Prom ideas...

The plastic coconuts were loaded with chocolates.

Mai tais

Ceviche and Tuna Poke Bowl

Manava O'Polynesia

His grand-daughter couldn't perform, so he did.

Day 363

Very windy day! AJ, the twins, and Papa about got blown away on the walk to school. Matt made taco salad makings for dinner and Nana had some spaghetti squash with garlic and tahini to go with it. Fina's Improv Team had their first live Cheap Date night since they were shut down last year, Their very last in-person show for 2020 was tomorrow, Thursday, a year ago. Theirs was literally the last event at DCC - the school was closed the next day (Friday) for the start of the lockdown and would not re-open in-person in any way until Fall 2020. Tonight's show was great. Loved Fina's bachelorette #2, she was a circus balloon, you know, the kind you twist up into animals and such. 

Day 362

Must have been a flashback day... Also, Jamie created a video promo for his Torah Time group (here). The day ended with dinner at (Matt, Lynn, and Jamie) and from (Tracy and kids) the Club.

Tracy: OMG when our 4 bigs were our 4 (and only) littles!!!

Jamie's Torah Time promo video is here.

Tracy's Odyssey of the Mind team back in her junior high days.
This team went to World Finals.
Note one of the team members, Harry Shum, of Glee fame.