Friday Favorites: Our First Picnic of 2021

We had a pretty quiet week at home mixed in with a few outdoor hikes.  The weather was considerably colder this week so we didn't get in as much hiking time as last week but that's OK. I know the warmer weather is coming to stay soon.

 

Both Ian and Evan only had two school subjects on Friday since Evan and I were heading out later in the morning to meet up with friends of ours for a hike and picnic.  Alec had a full day of virtual schooling and I checked in with him before leaving to make sure his day was going well.  We had beautiful weather for a hike and enjoyed a nice long picnic together in the sun talking and catching up with one another.  We made plans for another get together soon.  

I had texted Alec at the end of his day to see how his day finished up and he was confident it had gone well. Once home we had dinner and watched Yes Day for family movie night.  

Saturday morning Evan and I worked on picking out school materials for next year and then I paid bills before bringing Alec to karate.  Ian went to the shop to finish painting the the jet ski and then had plans to work with his grandfather.  

After karate, Alec and I swung by the library and then came home to eat lunch.  I enjoyed a leisurely afternoon blogging and watching TV before heading out to help my husband at the hydro.  We found a HUGE tree root system stuck in the trash racks that took forever to pull out.  

It was pretty cold on Sunday so I was perfectly content to spend a large chunk of my day in my craftroom. I worked on scrapbooking pages, organized all my photos, and even cleaned up my desk.  You can see all the scrapbook pages I made here.

My husband and I ran to do some grocery shopping in the afternoon and we were so surprised to walk outside to cloudy skies and snow flurries.  Then the sun came out for a few moments but the flurries stayed and we had just a light covering of snow when we woke up.

We spent a quiet day at home on Monday.  The boys all had school and my mother in law stopped by with some lunch for the boys; she brought pizza, chicken fingers and French fries.  Alec had a full day of virtual schooling but Ian took off after lunch to work a bit more on the jet ski.  He's just about done his remodel.  Evan spent the afternoon clearing out all his Lego sets and turned his Lego shelf into a bookshelf. 

Ian was working on Tuesday and Alec only had a 1/2 day of virtual school.  As soon as Evan and I finished with his schoolwork we worked on cleaning the whole upstairs. I put together a puzzle in the afternoon with a bit of Alec's help. 

All the boys had a short day of school again on Wednesday.  Alec was once again schooling from home so the minute he was finished we set to work cleaning the whole downstairs. We ate some lunch and then Alec, Evan, and I headed out hiking while Ian went to get a haircut.  

Alec had school in the building on Thursday and Ian headed off to work which just left Evan and I at home.  We quickly worked through his schooling so we could head to his doctor's appointment and get the results of last week's MRI/MRA.  The results were good if not totally conclusive. No surgery needed!  Best they can tell the sound just seems to be a part of his biology and they said his body should adjust and he eventually won't even hear it.  

It rained all afternoon so we just hung out at home.  We ended our night with some takeout after my husband took the younger two boys to get their haircut. 

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