2020 Thanksgiving – pandemic style

The holidays are weird when you are nine months into a pandemic, with cases on the rise. As of Nov. 28, there are 27,049 cases in Sedgwick County, 155,000 cases in Kansas, 13.2 million cases in the United States and 61.9 million cases worldwide. We are up to 265,000 COVID deaths in the United States. … Continue reading 2020 Thanksgiving – pandemic style

October snow

What the what? It's October 26 and the "feels like" temperature outside is 12 degrees. There's snow on the ground and we got our first snow day ... sorta.How does a snow day work when kids only "go to school" two days a week? You get an email from the school that says "...students scheduled … Continue reading October snow

Social distancing Friday – Klausmeyer sunflower field

Since COVID-19 seems to be lingering... I'll still continue my #COVIDchaos posts. We were doing lots of these little trips in the spring during the weekend. When summer arrived, we didn't get out as much because Ali can't take the heat. I had the day off... so it seemed like a good time to go.Visiting … Continue reading Social distancing Friday – Klausmeyer sunflower field

#Back2Back: The state final games

Friday, Nov. 8 Friday night's semi final game was cold...temperatures in the 30s made the turf slick. All the players were sliding around. We played Shawnee Heights and finally nabbed the win in quadruple overtime! Almost a repeat of last year, except no penalty kicks. Going to the finals! Saturday, Nov. 9 Saturday's weather was … Continue reading #Back2Back: The state final games