End of Summer and Isolation

We had a great week off of school right after coming home from Missouri. There was just enough bored time there at the end of the week, that everyone was ready to start school on Monday. At least Mom was very ready. Kids were reluctantly ready. 

Jon and Danny.

Jon and Phillip went on a father/son camping trip with Jon's old youth minister and another father/son friend set. Enchanted Rock was the camp spot. Phillip was worried about the heat, but a huge storm passed through right before they arrived and cooled things down a good bit. They were tired when they got back, but I'm so glad they got to go. Fellowship time is precious and rare these days. 

One of the panoramic views.

Early morning hike to the top to watch the sunrise. 

Jon and his license. 

He's our new errand guy. He's driving to Walmart with Phillip in this picture. 

The Kids' Clubhouse.

Phoebe working on her thrift store find. 

She cleaned it up real good and covered the seat with new fabric. 

Harrison at a friend's birthday party. 

Our usual summer pool has been closed, so any water that we can get to, we appreciate!

And Liz. The beautiful Liz. Away at college and already has gotten herself into Isolation.

Not hard to do these days. Just carpool to church with your D-group. All of you wearing masks. But it doesn't matter, because if one girl tests positive for Covid, all girls go into isolation. And so she found herself there her first week of college.

She had a most positive spirit about the whole thing. 

We texted, talked or face-timed just about every day. We sent her packages right away, but they took a few days to arrive. The college had a good plan in place for taking care of those in iso ~ getting their mail, getting them meals, giving them Keurigs with coffee and hot cocoa. 

They even got yard time (yard time! :-). 

She attended classes online and got a lot of homework done. She and the other girls were isolated on the same floor, but they had to stay 10 feet apart. They would sit outside their rooms and do homework together in the hall. 

I'm sad she missed out on a number of Freshman week activities, but she will have a story to tell, and hopefully a bond with these girls. 

She's out now. Doing great with the school work. Proud of that girlie!