In the middle of the strange Class of 2020 graduation season, Barbara sent Mindy and me an old photograph she had finally located. Her note was simple: “Feels ‘too late’ to post this on fb when it was going around, but since you guys have graduates and since located it, I’ll share with you guys…1970.”… Continue reading

Isolation day 66 … maps are ready for scout adults to put flags on graves tomorrow (normally this is a troop event – but kiddos are not allowed to meet as a group) … managed to loose my iPod somewhere between the garage and the back door (yes- I still like my 4th gen iPod… Continue reading

Another milestone arrived by email in the middle of the strangest school year ever. Morgan was selected to join the St. Charles West chapter of the National Honor Society. “While this is not the way we wanted to notify you of your accomplishment, we definitely want to make sure you were aware of your inclusion… Continue reading

Isolation day 65 … the new normal seems less isolating somehow … Thank you St. Charles School District for honoring our seniors!! All SCHS and SCWest seniors will be featured on the electronic billboard at 1st Capitol and HWY 70 for the next 2 weeks! (Thanks for the reminder Nicole Bird) … Last day of… Continue reading

Isolation day 64 … AP Biology exam done – go Tyler … Continue reading

Isolation day 63 … lots of AP Art heated “discussions” today … did a practice zoom call with Mindy and my Dad – that was something … Continue reading

Isolation day 62 … masks are done for now so I am back to working on my scout quilt – the cats and Morgan were “helping” … Matt did too – he cut one piece and decided all of my scissors were crap and went out and bought a new pair (that I am now… Continue reading

Isolation day 61 … huge thank you to Tyler’s AP Bio teacher who dropped of a “good luck” goodie bag (he takes the test on Monday) … also got a really nice note from Maryville … Continue reading

Isolation day 59 … AP Euro done – happy dance … counting down the last few days of school – all of us have had enough … need to go on a cemetery scavenger hunt to find Military graves and make sense of the notes I was given … Continue reading

Isolation day 57 … Zeus did not get the memo about toilet paper … graduation is starting to feel more real … starting to really think about what summer might look like … Continue reading