Corona Quarantine: Weekly Update

Another week older and a deeper in debt... We had a fun Easter despite the cold and smattering of snow we received. G's Spring Break was last week and we enjoyed some much-needed downtime. DH took a couple of days off and he and G worked on a model rocket together and did some science and math and we lit it off. A few of the neighbor kids came out to watch... 6 feet from us at all times.

We were supposed to go to the Redwoods for Spring Break with our friends in Washington but of course, that didn't happen. So here is a collage of our last trip to the Redwoods we took in the fall of 2017.

We boiled eggs and decorated them. I am very proud of my unicorn egg. She's pretty and I'll be very sad to eat her this week. I made crepes in the morning and the hubby and I drank some mimosas. G enjoyed playing with his little spring basket gifts like slime and cosmic dust kits and some small Lego Pokemons. We finished it off with a very small Easter egg hunt and some ham and potatoes, roasted veggies and rolls for dinner. And of course, too much candy. Ay. So. Much. Candy.

I made the BIG shopping trip to the store on Friday. It's just scary. I wore a mask and not a lot of people in my area are doing that yet. It's getting better but not quite enough. I think a lot of people in my area since we don't live in a big city think everything is just hunky-dory. I got enough for two weeks and DH got us restocked at the liquor store too. So we should be good for another two weeks. (fingers crossed).

I made bread, we did sidewalk chalk art and lit off the rocket!

We finished another puzzle, colored eggs, and made crepes, mimosas, and Easter egg hunt!

My elderly parents are still doing well. They still have three adult children, an adult grandchild, and a teenaged grandchild at home so they have plenty of help... kind of. But it also makes for a lot of people in a small house. I get worried but so far everyone is staying quarantined and healthy. DH has been able to Zoom with his family members. Everyone lives out-of-state anyway but due to the coronavirus pandemic, they actually want to stay in contact!

Books: I did not manage to finish any books this week. Very sad. But I'm getting close to a few so hopefully I have better news next week!

I'm still reading through Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by Daniel Quammen, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chobsky, Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity by Rebecca Goldstein, Emma by Jane Austen, The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. And I am still listening to Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland.

I started Spark and the League of Ursus by Robert Repino with G before bed. We got it free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. G will do a review and so will I and then I'll post all about it.

Watching: I started Babylon Berlin on Netflix, a German history mystery... First episode was very promising. I signed up for a free month on CBS All Access and have started Picard, which I am loving. I don't like the Romulan story arc but that's because I feel it has been done to death in the recent movies. I guess I can be glad it was Klingons? Ha. But I still love it! Also, Killing Eve started its season on AMC. Killer (pun intended) first episode.

DH and I are almost done with Altered Carbon on Netflix and it's been a very exciting second season. 

G and I have been watching more Brain Games and Lego Masters. Lego Masters finishes its season this week. I'm rooting for the lumberjack friends from Portland, Oregon!!!

I'm over halfway through my Great Courses Plus Linguistics course. It's still very entertaining. And I'm learning a ton.

Movies? Not too many this last week. But I did watch one online with my friends called Extra Ordinary. Our local Indie movie theater is letting everyone pay and watch via online. So we picked a very funny Irish comedy horror. Check out the trailer if you're into that sort of thing. I love all movies Irish and horror and comedy so it was the perfect thing for me. When it becomes available to buy it's mine!

This week: I'm hoping to bake a bit more this week. I have a ton of cream cheese and want to make some whipped-style cheesecakes, well one. And maybe some crispy marshmallow treats.

I'll be making some soups and tacos this week. It's still cold this week and won't warm up until this weekend.

Looking forward to getting back into my online classes. I'm also making a Spring cleaning list to hopefully get started on next week with the weather getting nicer. It's still a bit early to plant but I am starting to make plans about how I can grow my tomatoes in my tiny little garden space that everyone has access to like dogs and such... And planting more flowers. I'll be very excited about that.

What are you looking forward to as Spring hits? Any big projects around the house? I hope everyone stays safe and healthy.

*Linking up with Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz.