New Years Eve

 We had a pretty quiet New Years Eve day and New Years Eve night.  Cruz had ski team Christmas camp and Shawn, the girls, and I ran up to ski a few runs at Snowbird before picking Cruz up.   Cruz had requested sushi and I had heard of a good place called Kobe Sushi. I waited till 5 to call and then I couldn't get through and later realized they had moved locations.  I then called another sushi place we know of but the call wait was 25 calls, so we switched plans!  We ended up getting High Note. Shawn, the girls and I had a fun mellow night of watching tv and eating thai food.  Cruz went with a couple of friends to a friends ax throwing place.   Before Cruz had left I had them fill out these papers to remember 2020 and to help me remember what their likes and dislikes are.  I love their answers on the paper.  Cruz was brought home at 10 with some bad news.  One of the kids he was with, their parents tested positive for Covid and they received the call while at the party.  Unfortunately no one was wearing masks and we had asked Cruz to wear a mask but I think the peer pressure got to him and he didn't wear a mask. So, now it is a waiting game. I am hoping the kid never tests positive and then we don't have to worry as much.  The girls and I stayed up to 11 p.m. watching a movie and then called it good.  That is very late for us!!  

Even though 2020 was a bit of a challenge, we have so much to be grateful for. I haven't always been in this space the entire 8 months, but I am trying to move forward in this phase of gratitude.  Shawn has his job, the kids get to be in school, and they have gotten to participate in their activities for the most part.  We were able to remodel our bathroom and pretty much the main floor without too many complications.  We are able to attend sacrament meeting in person and we have spent a lot of time together as a family playing games, doing fun day trips, and eating meals together.  So far no one has gotten sick and we have been able to spend time with my mom on holidays and other occasions to make this time better.  Yes, there is an underlying fear but for the most part we have tried to adjust and continue on. I hope my kids learn resiliency through this.  Here's to a New Year and taking time to learn things from this past year.