Day 66

It's late for an update, so this will be a list instead of beautiful writing.

Highlights for Day 66:

1.  Glenn and Will racing each other in the 40 yd dash in the street outside our house. I was pulled away from my work to judge the second race because they couldn't agree on a winner.  (Glenn will want it noted in the official record that he swears he won.)   Will won (by just a foot) the next two races that I oversaw but I know Glenn has big plans for a rematch on Thursday.  The race drew some spectators and most of them were cheering for Glenn because most of them are older than Glenn and therefore wanted him to beat the fast teenager.  Who knew that sprinting would be part of our quarantine entertainment.    But yahoo for no one needing a trip to the ER. 

2.  Reina babysitting the cousins this afternoon.   While we've been really careful with keeping our contact to a minimum with the little cousins and Aunt Vicky, we've reached the point where lending a helping hand and getting Reina out of the house is important too.  Plus everybody is feeling good so we were all comfortable with it.  Reina played the role of mother's helper/ older cousin playdate and she came home tired so all was a success. 

3.  Will practicing baseball on an actual baseball field.  Another big milestone for Spring 2020.  Will's team had their first practice all together since I don't know... early March?  The boys had to use a lot of hand sanitizer and the coaches tried to keep everyone spread out.  Will told us when we came home that he liked being back with his teammates, so that's good for his mental health too.  While he practiced, Glenn and I walked Charlie around the park and then Glenn went home to get dinner started and Charlie and I kept walking.  The park wasn't super busy because there was a constant threat of rain but it felt like the beginnings of summer and that was good for my mental health too.

4.  The temp hitting 80 degrees.  We know it won't last but it was a nice preview of coming attractions.

5.  Coco managing to catch a bird while still inside her cat tent.  We didn't witness it so I don't know if she bounced the tent across the yard or the poor bird just happened to get too close.  Either way, she's been extremely proud of herself tonight and also a little tired.  She was fast asleep until the moths started to make an appearance as we turned off more lights and now she and Soxy will probably spend the evening stalking the nightlights in the bathroom and knocking stuff off the counters.  So helpful.