We Survived Week One!

We survived week one of school and honestly, it went well. Heidi is in LOVE with remote school. It is literally perfect for her - there are exact times for everything, everything is like a list of "to dos" and she can wear whatever she wants on the bottom of her uniform and have a blanket on her if she wants. Lucy is loving it too. We experienced more technical difficulties with her class. Many driven by the teacher as accidents and still learning the technology and then her laptop she has from school sometimes just needs to log off and log back on. But I heard laughing and learning and Lucy answering questions etc. I think it might actually be working!

Heidi has been having some ringing in one of her ears that isn't going away. The doctor thought it was best if she got a MRI and make sure there isn't anything going on. We haven't received the results yet, but should this week!

I just think Lucy is adorable in her little school sweatshirt and bow! I like how Heidi looks all school ready and then is wearing gym shorts!

I posted this on social media, but thought I would share here too. Lucy had to complete a poster for school and she has some pretty funny answers. It was all about being a super hero... She wants to make the world a better place by giving it makeup. My favorite answer is the section that talks about who is her hero - you would think most kids write like Spiderman or a parent or something - she wrote Lady Gaga... that is Lucy for you.

We took advantage of the nice weather on Friday and enjoyed some time outdoors. I love how much Heidi wants to learn things. She learned how to fill up her bike tires with the air compressor. 

We had another volleyball game at St Jude. The team didn't play that well - Heidi did well and had fun - that's all that really matters!

Saturday night was game night! We al played a mean game of Toy Story Monopoly. I think Chris was cheating...

Next up was movie time to finish out the night...

Chris was SUPER excited for Sunday - there was actual football on TV! A sport! They dressed in their Browns gear and watched the game - ok - well Chris watched the game - I took a nap - Heidi was on her phone upstairs and Lucy played on her ipad... but there was football! :)

Another baking kit for Heidi! She does them 100% on her own now - love it!

 We are ready for week 2 of school!

School is in Session!

We finished some other "To Dos" this last week. Heidi learned how to change out a door handle and we practiced Lucy going through what she needs to do each morning - ie: Brush hair, teeth, make bed etc.

We installed our new printer and it is WAY better than the old one. Prints like a champ and has a huge ink capacity! We installed it just in time for school and have already printed lots of items including a 43 page math workbook!

While setting up the printer - Chris chose some random picture to test... This picture has now become famous in our house and Heidi has hid it around the house - like in Chris' magazine he reads or in his underwear bin. It has been fun! Sorry Brett! hehe

Random Remy

Last week we had our test run of school. It went well! Lucy was at first a little sad because she couldn't see other people - but me playing around with the settings - boom - she can see her other classmates and most importantly herself - ha! Best thing about school so far - she has had to keep her room clean!

Remy was stressed during the trial run - he could hear talking and couldn't figure out why everyone was in their rooms. He didn't know who to hang out with!

Heidi has grown up and she is now getting her haircut with my lady. One - we are the only ones in the salon, unlike Chris would normally just take her to Great Clips. Heidi LOVED it! Crap! ha. She got her hair washed and styled and close to 6 inches cut off! 

We also had our first volleyball games! The school did an awesome job of keeping it as safe as possible - limited people could attend and they cleaned the balls after every point. Heidi did awesome! They won on Saturday and barely lost on Sunday. I really hope we can continue to play and everything is ok, it is just a joy to watch Heidi!

We had one nice day this weekend for Labor Day Weekend - maybe a little too chilly to swim, but the girls were committed!

Lucy got a little cold!

Chris cooking his pork!

Lucy entertaining herself.

Remy is a good sport.

Meat!

On Sunday, it was Heidi's second volleyball game and Lucy obviously can't go - we wouldn't take her anyways, but CYO has a rule only one guardian only. Chris went Sunday and the rule is; whomever stays home with Lucy, she gets to decide what we do. It is a fun 3 hours, but also exhausting! This kid has a lot of energy! First - she wanted full glam makeup and hair!

Then we played 4 games - 4 different games...

Then it was drawing and coloring time. Whew!

It was raining the rest of the weekend, which meant it was perfect for watching the new Mulan movie. The movie is beautiful - so gorgeous. I think it is well done; of course I miss the playfulness of the cartoon, but I don't think that was the goal of this movie. Lucy is in love with it - any movie where there is a strong, fighting female lead - she is all in! We have already watched it three times!

First day of school - FINALLY! The girls are excited today and so far so good! They are set up well and the teachers are doing the best as they can. We will see how this week goes!

 Summer is over!