As bad as 2020 has been for us as a population, I wanted a way to remember how we as a family fared. I figure a decade from now when all of this is either the beginning of situation normal or a distant memory, I will want to be able to look back at 2020.
So here are a few of the photos of this past year to show what it was like for our family.
Our year started off great. We even had our nu.The year quickly seemed headed for nowhere on March when we began social isolation and distance learning.O’s computer sitting on his great-grandmother’s desk.Distance learning was a new, serious challenge for our family of 4 special needs children.Our family walked daily.We found lots of interesting things on our walks, like this abandoned car from the 1950’s.It was a pleasant surprise to find so many wooded walks near us. So we walked….And just kept walking as we discovered more interesting hikes near us.Wildlife ran rampant in the neighborhood.All of the walking and sharing in,my wife’s exercise routines lead to my 4,5,6 challenge. My hope is to add a year pf productivity by being healthier in exchange for the year lost to COVID 19.After a few months of social distancing, we did a formal dinner where we all dressed up.We had fun playing blind twister with textured circles and blindfold to level the playing field for K.Fireworks were visible from the comfort of our neighborhood again. They were a tradition that survived the virus unscathed.We still dressed for Halloween and our yearly photo at our neighbor’s house.When we could not do some of out normal traditions, J stepped in to keep things fun with Halloween themed foods like Mummy Dogs.As Christmas rolled around, we headed out to look at the lights. This house has been invited to participate in Christmas Lights War next year.There is nothing like a singing pooping flamingo to get belly laughs from the family.What’s Christmas without a constantly squeaking pogo stick?The rainbow signaled the end of bad times in biblical times. May this one signal the coming of better days once again as we head into 2021.
