It feels like summer!
Hello everyone and Happy Wednesday! It’s a hump day filled with news, sunshine and fun!
We bought milk last week, the expiration date wasn’t until April 17 but it’s already sour. Campbell is making chai lattes but that is on hold until I get to the grocery store again for more milk. So, she joined me in a cup of coffee this morning. I am usually the only one that drinks coffee in the morning so I always brew a pour over with single origin beans from roasters like Madcap in Grand Rapids, Intelligentsia or Ritual. The better the beans, the better the coffee. Campbell loved her coffee this morning.
Today started off with work right away. Matt is doing some work in the basement and my job was to prime woodwork this morning. It took forever this morning but it will be lovely in the end. He ordered some shelving from Elfa to store basement supplies.
Today’s workout was wall balls and chest to bars. I subbed strict shoulder presses for chesto bars since I don’t have a pull up bar. It felt great to workout and lift weights today. The sun felt wonderful, oh to feel the warm sun on my skin today!
Campbell’s love is Harmony and theatre on ice. She loves nothing more than to be on the ice telling a story, skating and working with her teammates. Today, we received word that Theatre on Ice Nationals is cancelled this June. Harmony has spent the last year preparing, training and creating programs to skate at Nationals. So many kids will miss out on that magical moment on the ice, the moment where the audience cheers and each person skates with all of their hearts. We are proud and honored to be a part of the Harmony family but saddened to miss out on a special yearly tradition.
Tonight’s dinner was one of my favorites! Grilled chicken legs, mashed potatoes, and corn. I got the idea from Thomas Keller, the chef at the French Laundry. It was in his cookbook and he called it dinner for Dad. It’s such a wonderful, comforting, and summery meal. Dessert was shortcakes with fresh blueberries (we picked them last summer and froze them) and whipped cream! Aaahh, summer heaven!
As we continue to stay home, I’m searching for reasons to be grateful for this time off. If we were in school today, I most definitely wouldn’t be wearing shorts and a tank top. We also wouldn’t get to enjoy the time outside in the sun through walks, bike rides and workouts as a family. I actually attended a staff meeting on my front porch in a comfy rocking chair. So, cool! I do truly miss my students and I look forward to getting to attend some classroom google hangouts. I can’t wait to see my students again!
