First Annual Bauernhof Kitsteiner DuoDecathalon

Our eleven-year-old, Sidge, wanted to have a FIELD DAY with our homeschool group. He planned it and organized it COMPLETELY himself. I was sooooo proud of him. Like, seriously, this was such an amazing learning experience for him. He came up with the idea, discussed things with his Dad and grandparents, and just all-around did all the work to have this fun event.

helped him get all the activities "weighted" according to age and Grampa and Grama created medals for the First Annual Bauernhof Kitsteiner DuoDecathalon. It was a gorgeous November day, and we had an amazing time with our "quarantine crew."

I cannot put into words how special the Kotynski family is to us. I truly cannot fathom what this COVID year would have been like without them alongside us on this journey. We have done everything together ... including following quarantine rules so that we could all keep on keeping on during this event.

Please CLICK HERE to see the entire album on Facebook of all the pictures from Field Day. I hope to put captions on them ... someday.

However, something EXTRA DUPER AMAZINGLY SPECIAL happened today. We have been "separated" from our friend Anni and her foster daughter since school started back because her foster daughter is in daycare, and we can't be with her due to quarantine rules. However, Anni was exposed to COVID 14-days ago. The exposure cancelled her ability to travel home to see her parents in Pennsylvania, but she and her foster daughter were completely home for 14-days which meant Thanksgiving Day their quarantine EXPIRED and they could come visit us. We have seen them each weekend, but just from a distance, so we were all ECSTATIC to be able to hug each other. I know anyone strictly quarantining will understand what these hugs were like for us: