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We're now heading into our sixth week of in-person school, and our third week of a full sports schedule. Prior to the last three weeks, we had xcountry, tennis and golf - but everything else was in a holding pattern... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Live from Tormville!

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A New Week / Day 185

Looks like I'm back to once a week posting now that we're back in school. Tomorrow we head into week 5, and our first full week. It's going well. I finally took my camera out during lunch and recess last... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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A New Week / Day 179

I enjoyed my four day weekend. There was a part of me that wished I had planned for an adventure. That I had gone to Minnesota to visit Wendy, or packed a bag and headed out to spend a night... Continue reading

Posted Sep 7, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Wanna See My Shields? / Day 176

A question that I'm often asked by those who have known me my whole life is, "How are YOU doing with the whole mask thing now that you're back at work?" I'm not. At least not for extended periods. I... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Masks and Noses / Day 175

We've just completed our third week of in-person school. At the secondary level, students and staff are wearing masks all day long. Enter today's evening conversation with Mark: Mark (13): So, mom. In class today we went outside for a... Continue reading

Posted Sep 3, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Clerk Work / Day 171

I'm four weeks into working the 20/21 school year so far. We have completed two weeks of in person schooling for those that chose it. (Our district offered a virtual option as well) The first week was three half days,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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A wish granted / Day 163

If you had a conversation with me at any point this past month, you probably heard me say that "My one wish, my one hope - is that the kids can get at LEAST one week of in-person school in"... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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First Day of School / Day 161

Yesterday was the first day of school. We chose the in-person option. All three of us made our own choices. I went back to work on August 3rd, and it's been a bit busy. My job revolves around the students... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Happiness is a Yellow Chair / Day 143

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I go back to work tomorrow, and that Greg will continue working from home. I bought him a new chair recently. I had gone with my mom to pick... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Hello August / Day 142

August!! The last few weeks have been a whole lot of nothingness. I get a lot less done when there is nothing on the calendar. It doesn't make a lick of sense, I know, but I'm much more productive when... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Rise and Shine / Day 127

Mark and I have been to Kensington a few times this week. We don't set alarms over here, but today we had a goal to see how early we could get there. We didn't quite make sunrise, but the birds... Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Tourists / Day 125

After squishing all our camping gear back into our vehicle Monday morning, we began meandering our way home. We found ourselves at Kitch-iti-kipi. We had camped close to here when the bigs were little, so they'd been - but the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 15, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Home Again / Day 124

We got home late last night after having spent the weekend in Wisconsin camping with Greg's family. We headed out in the pouring rain Friday morning and had rain for the majority of our travels. We were thankful that our... Continue reading

Posted Jul 14, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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More Saturday / Day 118

A few more from Saturday. Saturday morning I picked up my mom and we headed to Hamburg for a Celebration of Life in memory of my friend Andrea's dad. It's pretty rare that Julie, Andrea and I are in the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Greenfield Village / Day 117

We had a little streak of busy over here this past weekend. Saturday afternoon we had reservations at The Henry Ford. It was their first weekend opening in this COVID-19 world, and it was members only the first weekend. By... Continue reading

Posted Jul 7, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Three Dollars / Day 113

My original plan for this morning was that I was going to wake up, get dressed and go for a long walk before the heat and before my breakfast. I woke up tired. New plan: I'm continuing with the old... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Al's Home / Day 112

It was when I went to type this blog post that I realized I don't have any pictures of Allan from yesterday for this post. What I do have is a quick amateur video of a water balloon fight in... Continue reading

Posted Jul 2, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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It's Water Week / Day 111

Another hot day = another day on the water. Mark and I dropped Brian off at Confirmation and headed straight to the lake. Between kayaking and swimming, we were out there for three hours. Remember last year when I didn't... Continue reading

Posted Jul 1, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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On the River / Day 110

Yesterday afternoon was about chaperoning Brian's Confirmation class as they canoed down the river. We couldn't have asked for better weather. This year's class is made up of 50 boys and 10 girls. Every bend in the river looked pretty... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Working Hard / Day 107

Mark started his summer cleaning up the neighbor's yard, and now does upkeep for a few hours every Friday. Yesterday was mulch day. In our own yard, it took weeks of tossing sand around - but yesterday we finally emptied... Continue reading

Posted Jun 27, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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I took a walk with ol' whosehername / Day 106

Tina and I used to get together and walk while Mark had soccer practice. Being that there was no soccer this year, we were long overdue for a connect. I had mentioned that I didn't blog Thursday morning, not because... Continue reading

Posted Jun 26, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Haircuts / Day 104

Brian was the last in our home to get a haircut, and got that yesterday. His last cut, just prior to quarantine, had been cut much shorter than he likes it. Normally the shaggiest in our home, it was interesting... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Strawberry Picking / Day 103

While I go blueberry picking every year, I haven't been strawberry picking since our bigs were little. I always think I'm going to, but it just doesn't work its way into our beginning of summer schedule. Typically this time of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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Self-Care / Day 102

Getting outside is my self-care. This week was on my calendar as a self-care week. It wasn't until our backpacking trip was canceled yesterday morning that I realized just how much I'd been looking forward to it, and just how... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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SSS / Day 101

Mark, at about 8:20: Hey Mom, I still need to get my SSS! Me: What is an SSS? Mark: Summer Solstice Swim! Photo taken at 8:37 The water is much busier at 8:37 at night than it is at 8:37... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2020 at Live from Tormville!

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