5.25.20 (Monday) Memorial Day:
D grilled hamburgers in the backyard. We all agreed that we should try to use our BBQ more often.
5.26.20 (Tuesday):
n had his first orthodontist appointment since the pandemic. They were quite strict with their protocols. When you arrive, stay in your car and text the office that you have arrived. They will text you when they want you to come to the front door of the office. There is an online questionnaire you need to take 24 hours before arrival. They take your temperature before you enter. Only patient may enter office. Patient must wash hands upon entry, and wear a mask. Office texts patient’s parent when they are done. Patient waits outside for parent. Follow-up appointments made via phone after the appointment. Phew!
We dropped off my nephew’s present for his 10th birthday.
5.27.20 (Wednesday):
n’s principal showed up at our doorstep in the evening to present n with a special national award. What a nice way to end his elementary school “career”.
5.28.20 (Thursday): Last day of school! What kind of mom schedules dentist appointments for the last day of school? That would be me. n ended up having to do a Google Meet while at the dentist’s office, but it all worked out. The hygienist only did cleaning, and not polishing to limit unnecessary exposure.
k received an academic excellence award in Spanish. Somehow, it is not the same receiving an award via video presentation, but nice to be recognized nonetheless.
5.29.20 (Friday): Our first day of freedom, at least for three of us. D has not heard anything definitive, but he thinks he will not be returning to the office until August. That means we will all be at home for the summer!
n finished working on his astronomy merit badge. He has also started talking/texting one of his classmates more often. They have decided to read books together and discuss them during the summer, which I think is a great idea!
Meanwhile, one of k’s high-achiever friends is setting up online activities/challenges for them to complete together during the summer. We also have plenty of workbooks for both k and n. The Lim family summer school will be in full effect!
5.30.20 (Saturday): We had a mini excursion today. First we went to Pickle Banh Mi in Fountain Valley. Our favorites were the chicken and pork. The beef banh mi and boba were “eh”. We need a drive-thru banh mi place closer to us!
I had scheduled D for a Chipotle taste test in Huntington Beach. Instead of taste-testing inside, they had a to-go station set up outside of the restaurant. He completed the test in the car with his phone.
Since we were already in HB, we decided to check out the beach scene. If you have seen HB on the news recently, it is known for their stance to open California now. Well, from what we saw, I would say that is true. Hardly anyone was wearing a mask, and there was very little social distancing going on. Good thing we did not go the next day, so we did not find ourselves caught in the protester stand-offs.
At home we watched the Pacific Symphony Orchestra John Williams Concert here.
For family movie night we watched Sister Act. Reminded me of my days in the Tenderloin.
5.31.20 (Sunday):
We found out that our church will not be holding in-person service at least to the end of June. It was nice to be able to watch one of our pastors return to preaching after being absent due to medical reasons. Our country definitely needs prayer right now as there is so much pain and anger that has erupted due to recent events (and that has been simmering for years).
I have not been able to go to our donation place (not sure if it is even open), so I set up a “free” table in our front yard for our neighbors. We were able to give away quite a few items. The quest to declutter continues!