Adam received Monopoly City as a Christmas present in 2009. I think we played it once, because this version of the popular board game is "Monopoly on steroids." You still buy properties (or districts now) and can build on them, but the rules are both relaxed and more complicated. You can start building before you … Continue reading 10 years later, we finally played a full game of Monopoly City
This is our fifth "social distancing forced family fun" since the coronavirus outbreak in March. We couldn't agree on an "out of town" park, so Oak Park it is. We visit this park at least twice a year, so we are familiar with our favorite trails and the frisbee golf course. We usually visit Oak … Continue reading Social Distancing Saturday – Oak Park
On March 30, there were 160,700+ cases in the U.S., 370 in Kansas and 49 in Sedgwick County. Monday, March 30 (Day 6 of our county's "stay-at-home" order) High school is back in session! The boys had several video calls with their teachers and classmates, and have schoolwork to do now! We quickly found out … Continue reading #COVIDchaos week 4
This week, we headed to El Dorado State Park. We decided on the Walnut River Trail, which has many different routes for hiking, biking and horse back riding. The trail entrance was by one of the campgrounds, and there were quite a few people camping. The playground was roped off (it's not a good idea … Continue reading Social distancing Sunday – El Dorado State Park
On March 23, there were 42,000+ cases in the U.S., 83 in Kansas and 11 in our county. Monday, March 23 Today we should have been going back to school, but since all school buildings are closed for the remainder of the school year, we get an extended spring break. Yesterday, our county voted against … Continue reading #COVIDchaos week 3
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