Sunday....

I love a Sunday.

 After waking up at 10:00 and getting my first cup of coffee, it was time to go to church.....online.

I watched Fellowship Live in my nightgown while still in bed.

Churches are being innovative during this never-before-seen time we are in right now.

As I heard one pastor say on the news tonight - "The church has left the building!"

This has been such a wet March....one of the wettest on record.

Today was the 11th day in a row that it rained.

It was on the chilly side, as well. 60 degrees for our high.

Good weather for a big pot of Great Northern beans cooked with the ham bone from Christmas that I found when I was cleaning out the freezer on Friday.

There was still plenty of meat on that bone and sliced onions and home made cornbread made a hearty meal.

Louis Dean has pretty much watched news all.day.long.

I can't do that and maintain a good attitude.

It gets depressing and they just say the same things over and over and over again.

And I am sorry, but I can't watch The Virginian or an old western right now either.

I simply don't have the patience for that.

So Louis Dean has stayed in the den and I have roamed around the rest of the house.

I'm new to watching movies on my laptop and I sometimes forget about being able to do that.

This was my movie of choice today and it was a good one!

I took the laptop to my favorite place to sit in the living room and had the best time!

Should have made popcorn!

Amber sent me a pic on text.....

She was watching some of her old synchronized swimming routines!

That's Amber's legs in the photo.

I said I wish I was there and then - thanks to modern technology - I was!

*Facebook*

In a way. Amber called me on Face Time and I answered on my iPad.

Together, she and I watched well over an hour's worth of routines - including her very last solo which was in 2002. It was the one and only meet I missed.

SO many good memories today! Amber and lived them together back in her swimming days and we relived them together today.

Here's what Amber said......

Corona Chronicles photo no. 5: I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been grateful for technology these past few weeks. 🙌🏻 This evening, my mom, Linda, and I spent about an hour and a half on FaceTime together watching old videos of several of my routines from when I was a synchronized swimmer. (Kailey told me I had “a lot of episodes of swimming!” and I told her that’s what happens when you swam for 11 years lol.) 💦 I created a makeshift iPad stand so Mom could see the tv and sat “beside” her as we watched, talked and reminisced. The husband was working at his desk upstairs but said he knew just from the sound of things that was I smiling ear-to-ear the whole time. 💕 Don’t hesitate to connect with friends and family, it does the heart and spirit so much good! #coronachronicles #quarantinelife #stayconnected

The Bells are enjoying this extra home time together.

I'm certain they are enjoying not having to be at school by 7:30 in the mornings!

Amber and Mike have set them up with their own desks and work area and are keeping up with their studies as well as doing all sorts of life lessons.

Last week after Harrison had outgrown his bike, Amber showed him how to research the Facebook Market Place and gave him a budget to work with.

He studied all the options and chose this bike for $20.

He and his dad met at a parking lot and made the exchange.

Mike had plenty of Clorox wipes to wipe it all down before they brought it home.

It was perfect timing since their spring break had been extended and he's been able to ride his bike along with his sisters.

This afternoon they all went out and wrote words of encouragement for their neighborhood on the sidewalks.

For the third day, I MEANT to start deep cleaning the kitchen and, for the THIRD day, I didn't.

I am going to tackle that tomorrow for sure!

We had meant to go to the ranch in the morning but the rain has made it pretty wet down there and there is news that Dallas County will be under a 'Shelter-in-place' order at midnight tomorrow night.

Since this whole Covid-19 virus started - Louis Dean has been home.

I hesitate to take him out.

When I have gone out for medicine and groceries, I make sure I change my clothes and scrub my hands when I get home. I want to keep hime safe and home is the best place to do that - for now.

Speaking of Louis Dean......for 4 nights he slept like a baby!

But that was over a week ago. Since then he's got up and gone in the guest room to keep from disturbing my sleep....and I thank him for that.

However, the other morning I could see the light around the door and knew he was in his music room.

It was 6:00 and he had not been asleep yet.

I assumed he had been working on his music and wasn't surprised when he slept until noon.

I didn't turn the lights on in the hall so it wouldn't wake him up.

Later - I noticed a sack of potting soil sitting on the clothes hamper - weighing down the flimsy lid.

Then I noticed the smudged dirt on the carpet and the potting soil that had been dropped on the carpet and then walked over.....like a bread crumb trail......all the way from the music room down the hall through the dining room and sewing room and out the French doors.

Instead of playing music when he couldn't sleep - he was gardening. INSIDE the house!

So I am glad there will be days this week with no rain and warmer temps because I am going to send him OUTSIDE to play!!

I'll close tonight with a couple of funny things from Facebook!

Man! This is the truth!!!

Louis Dean said he was out of toilet paper in his bathroom and I was so grateful Amber had picked up a package for us that day the kids came over to spend the night.

There's always something to be thankful for!