ole schnikees

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

2020 :: 36/52

tuesday the kids and i picked up groceries, brought them home, then went to our favorite apple orchard for the first time this season! it started to sprinkle while we were there but we still had fun. we got yummy apples, apple donuts, and apple cider.

wednesday was maybe our last hot day so we took the boat out in the morning and it started right up both times (so no stress this time!) we only caught a few pan fish but we had fun and it was so nice out! during nap time trevor had a video call with his new teacher, mrs brown, to meet her. then our friend Frank came over for wings; the kids were so happy to see him and play with him. after supper, Al and Frank played soccer with the kids while i finally finished weeding the fire pit!

thursday was trevor's first day of 1st grade!! i walked him to school and he had a great day! there are only 11 kids in his class and his classroom is in the cafeteria this year :) he still gets 2 recesses a day, eats lunch in his classroom, and will still have art and library time. he had 2 friends from kindergarten in his class so he was happy about that. he's excited to learn science and to be able to read chapter books.

friday trevor had school again. Al worked from home all weekend due to a contact with a positive case person.

saturday mom came down for labor day weekend. mom played with the kids lots and took them outside while i got things done in the house.

sunday we got jobs done outside like taking down the fence around the air conditioner, cleaning it up, and starting to empty the shed out for Al to start replacing the roof and back wall on monday.

monday grandpa peter and Al went to menards for the supplies early, then got to work. Al got the roof off then trevor got to help break down the back wall; he was so excited! trevor also helped me paint the back wall pieces; he's such a good helper! mom left after lunch, trevor helped a little bit during naptime then took a short quiet time while tova napped. Al and grandpa peter got the boards on the roof before the rain/quitting time. i helped clean up the branches they took down off the trees and the shingles and boards. i also burned our fire pit pile and some of the a/c fence boards.

tuesday trevor was back to school, tova and i ran errands (she was SO happy to ride in a cart), and Al and grandpa peter go the shed roof shingled/done! it was supposed to rain but only ended up sprinkling a little bit so they were able to get that done. after school, trevor helped me finish painting the back boards.

Liam and Trevor

color sorting

big girl undies

baby shark undies

smashing rocks for geodes

(present from auntie molly)

hammering down the a/c fence :)

sprinkler after working hard

it got cold fast; 81 on sunday, 61 on monday

magnifying glass :)

painting helper

smashing down the back wall

another craft lover!

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

2020 :: 35/52

this week was mostly filled with dealing with bugs (2 giant bees nests in our siding, ants, crickets, etc) and garage sale prep and running. jodi, kassie, emily and i started setting up for the garage sale on tuesday night. we were hoping to have a one day sale on friday but because it was supposed to rain all friday morning we decided to open thursday night for a couple hours, friday after the rain until 6p, and a couple hours on saturday morning. wednesday we got a call from Al's work saying he had been in contact with someone who tested positive for covid (it was a medical call so Al had a mask and gloves on) and that he'd be quarantined from work/working from home for 2 weeks. the county was not quarantining him but he had to fill out a twice daily symptom email and HAD to wear a mask if he went anywhere (we do anyway.)

thursday morning, trevor and i went to his friend Liam's birthday party. it was ninja themed and trevor had so much fun! he was so excited to see Liam and Collin from his kindergarten class and to play!

thursday afternoon, Al's co-worker's wife Abby came to shop the sale for her son Tyler who is a year younger than trevor and spent $40. our friend Leah who does daycare came and bought our climber and wooden play cube for $50. then we opened the sale from 5-7 and ended up making $665 between all 4 families! that night, jodi, kassie, emily and i hung out in the driveway and had some drinks after we'd packed everything in the garage, until 11pm. it was so nice to just sit and have conversation with friends!

friday morning it stopped raining by 830a and didn't rain again (thank goodness!) so kassie and jodi came over about 9ish and we opened for the rest of the day. kassie left about 3 when emily showed up. we had pizza outside and called it an early night. we all made about $500 on friday.

saturday morning, emily and graham came over. emily and i ran the sale while graham went in and played with Al and the kids. we did better than i expected for saturday morning and made about $300. it was a great sale!! lots of stuff sold especially the bigger boys clothes and the toys! i sold all my big stuff except one bike. emily and i sorted everything and organized it in the garage and were done about 130p. the rest of the day was relaxing and getting things back in order. kass and jodi came and picked up there stuff on sunday.

monday, Al started his work from home so the kids and i did some school work to prep for 1st grade while trevor wore his mask, ran errands, played outside, and i got most of the bonfire pit weeded.

tuesday morning the kids and i picked up our groceries and then went to the apple orchard for the first time this season! we had fun (they have lots of new, cool things) but we did get a little rained on so we didn't stay too long. we got apples, apple cider and apple donuts! after quiet time we went back outside since it's finally cooling off! the kids are so happy to get to play outside again! they barely fought and played so well together!