EASTER SUNDAY! Easter Sunday in quarantine was a pretty quiet day. Makai found his basket hidden downstairs behind the couch. We played legos and a game of Smack It, which were two things he got in his basket.
Dallas made ham and I made scalloped potatoes.
Makai and I went for a walk in the neighborhood and saw some early sprint flowers.
We also saw some new murals being painted on an auto repair shop’s building. Makai thought he would look invisible!
Since all Easter Egg hunts were cancelled, some people were putting eggs in their windows and you could look for them when you walked around. Makai and I put these eggs in our window.
Cousins Noe and Mahea on Easter.
While I was “quaran-cleaning” I found this old Easter card I made for my parents! I don’t know what is going on with the creepy clown on the back.
Lori Lightfoot ain’t playin, even on Easter.
Maybe it was coincidental, but we seemed to have received this as a direct response of makai declaring that he does not Ike kimchi.
Spotted a robin at our birdfeeder!
My hands are so sore from all the hand washing and hand sanitizer!
It was our neighbor Ali’s birthday and they shared a slice of their giant cake shipped from Milk Bar.
Found this Ben Folds Five post it cube while quaran-cleaning. I wonder how old it is.
Everyone watched Tiger King on Netflix. Most people are getting a stimulus check from the government. And then they announced that a tiger got coronavirus.
Makai was trying not to let me get a photo of him wearing a ponytail. Dallas bought a clippers the next day.
Everyone was afraid about the primary election. I debated even going to cast my vote. I got up super early before Dallas or Makai were up. Walked the block to vote. Came home and took a full shower. I was so scared. It took about 15 minutes all together. Other people I knew, like Sara, were election judges and had to deal with this fear all day. And then we saw that people were actually dying for it.
Apr 16 – This has to be a joke.
Ant Farm update.
Makai’s math class work – all the ways to make 10.
This cracked me up. Our bird feeding experiment ended after they covered our deck with seeds and shit. These grackles are the worst! Makai calls them “bully birds.”
Distance learning got more serious this week. Makai has to join a video conference 3 times per week and we have to email photos of his homework to his teacher.
I took a “mental health break” day off of work on Friday. There’s not enough going on, so our car battery died. We didn’t have anywhere to go so a week passed before I finally called roadside assistance to get it jumped. Makai and I then drove to the lakefront and back. We passed Belmont Snack Shop. I don’t know if they’ve always had their menu this way in the window, but it amused makai to read it when we while we were stopped.
Makai has OBSESSIVELY been watching gaming videos by some guy who goes by the name of Zebra.
Otis and his parents and his dog, Maggie, came over to visit, socially distanced. We stayed on or at our front porch and their family stayed on the sidewalk. The kids were so excited to see each other!
Makai has gotten really good at his scooter these last few weeks.
No one in the park, thankfully. The robins have overrun the grass and we’re not even flying away as makai walked around to check them out (and give them names).
Marty had to drop something off. It made me really nervous but I joked.
We watched the movie Doolittle. It wasn’t great but makai loved it and won’t stop talking about it. This was some kind of reenactment.
Watching Star Wars: A New Hope, Makai’s first Star Wars movie. He’s read a few books and has toys so he knows a lot about it.
I lost our Takashi Murakami cards in the house but then found them today. Great memento from Makai’s first art museum experience (he loved it!).
Time is a warp.
Makai’s virtual math class with Mrs. Benedict.
SO MANY VIRTUAL MEETUPS! These are from the past couple weeks. I’m on video conference all day for work and then it’s also the only way to see friends. It can be fun at times and exhausting at times. Sara, Stacy, Jess
Kelly, Todd, Liz, Josh, Sara, Brian (missing)
Mary Jo, Jason – Portage Park Neighborhood Watch Admins
Jessica, Sara, Stacy
Becky, Chris, Romi, George, Megan, Phil – McDonald’s friends
April 17 – It’s supposed to be 60 degrees outside tomorrow, but today we have fresh snow.
A message from Mrs. Benedict, Makai’s teacher, after they announced school would be remote for the rest of the school year.
Finished cross stitch.
Breakfast on the deck.