2020 was kind of a bad memory for most people, and I am surprised that I had dropped all updating of this blog since mid-September. It is now mid-March, so I guess I should update everyone on what is going on!
Essentially, not much of consequence has been happening since last year, but that is a good thing! I am still alive (not a given, unfortunately) and time has seemed to have slipped by very quickly. The last thing I had posted about was the airshow that the family went to at the end of August and the restarting of my fully online term for teaching. Since then, teaching has been continuing online (but now 8 courses this term!), and we have already bought tickets for the drive-in airshow in London for late August 2021. Here are some of the other things that have been happening around our place.
Wendy bought a food processor in the late fall and has been making things in the kitchen! She has made chili sauce (her main reason for getting the machine), falafel, pickles, soup, etc. and has enjoyed the new hobby.
Wendy and I took the fall break week to go away to an AirBnB cottage in Thomasburg (near Tweed, north of Belleville). It was time to get away, do some hiking in the beautiful fall colours, go horseback riding, and especially to visit Wendy's favourite cheese factory (Maple Dale Cheese)... several times. Great view, nice and quiet, and a good way to get away while still in a pandemic.
Adam moved back home from North Bay after his final classes ended at Canadore College. Kind of anticlimactic, as he simply got his diploma in the mail. We now have lots of extra 'stuff' to store around the house, but this did allow us to "upgrade" to some better electronics and better kitchen things... Wendy got her braces off the same day that Adam moved home.
Wendy's best friend had an unexpected urgent surgery, so Wendy flew down to her place to help out while she was unable to walk and care for herself. Yes, Wendy can cook (and drive)!
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| Wendy having Chick-Fil-A! |
Wendy was away for about 2 months and arrived back in Canada to self isolate for 14 days - ending around the 24th of December. In the meantime, Eric had a potential exposure to COVID during a medical appointment that had him go into isolation for a full 21 days (he is special!). Sadly, the isolation essentially didn't change his normal daily activities of going to the basement to teach online, eating now and again, and sleeping. He was able to get out of the house the day before Wendy was ready to come home. Consequently, Christmas was done in a very minimalistic style this year.
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The new year dawned and we used the most commonly used phrase of the year and told 2020 that "you're muted!!!" - then simply went to bed a few moments later.
Starting the fresh new year, one which I had never intended to see, was not as exciting as it sounds. It was same old, same old... all over again. Since there seemed to be no companies hiring Aviation Mechanical Engineers, Adam got a full time job at a company in Dundas that calibrates equipment - only a 4 minute commute! Parker has continued to work full time for Purple Bricks from home (on the phone all day) and he decided he needed to sell his car. He got a good price for it and saved a ton of money on insurance. He really doesn't need a car at the moment.
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| Bye, bye, Mini! |
We did have a birthday party for Maddy, as she turned 10 in February. We even bought an ice cream cake so she could have a small piece.
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| Maddy turns 10! |
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| Family photo 2021 |
