Physical Distancing - Day 55 (Day 69)

Its Sunday May 24th - sometimes we need a reminder what day it is, not just of the week but of the month.

I’m not sure why but this arrived today in the mail - usually we don’t have mail delivery on Sunday so it might have been delivered Friday and we just didn’t pick it up but it was up at the house on the porch so I think it was actually delivered today!

I’m so in love with my new slim walled by Carved.  Its made of wood and resin and is gorgeous!  Its SO light and small.  Its perfect. It fits my 2 credit cards, my debit card and my drivers license and there is probably room for another 2 cards if I wanted it to be full.  I don’t carry a purse so its perfect.









I got one for Jay too.  Actually it started out with me getting one for Jay because he lost the wallet that he bought in Dubai when we were there I don’t even know how long ago, but anyway he lost it probably at least 6 months ago and has just been carrying around his cards ever since.  For $85 I figured this was a really nice option for him that’s still unique until he decides if he REALLY wants to spend the money again on a Berlutti wallet (I don’t think they even make his style anymore, I looked to see if I could find a fake one online a couple times and couldn’t).





Jay and I went to the Farmers Market this morning and bought a few things.  We got a couple of tomato plans from Willo Wind Farm and a set of hot sauces from Hurt Berry Farms in Port Perry and we got a spicy maple syrup.





The girls are part of a COVID fairy exchange as well and so I was looking to see if I could find some hand sanitizers that are good for kids and came across the one from Sun Bum so I ordered some chapstick and hand sanitizer from Main Street Pools in town to add to their gifts for their recipients (Sienna and Emma).  We’ll also go into the Bridge Social on Friday and see what we can add and they want to do a little planter for them as well with the succulents.  Maybe from Ty or we’ll make our own.



Ugh, the new glasses that I bought online to replace our old ones that Diane had given me have an issue.  They’re pretty, but they’re too thin for everyday glasses.  One originally came chipped and I emailed the company and since then another 2 have chipped at the top.  So I took some photos and sent them another email.  My original email was April 27th.





I wouldn’t let the girls use the last of the dish soap today on the trampoline and told them to use body wash or bubble bath or something from their bathroom that would bubble...did it ever!





They probably spent 2 hours out in the sun this afternoon on the trampoline.  I went into town to get some groceries for dinner today and bought them a 5L jug of dish soap for $11.  Hours of fun and so totally worth it.

Anyone who knows us knows that Jay is the cleaner in our family - and because of COVID things have been a little our of control with clutter, mostly in the kitchen, so when he was on the bike this afternoon I tidied the kitchen and living room.





We went to the Faust’s for dinner tonight, we had a BBQ and I brought all the fixin’s for strawberry mules.  Juls picked up an ice cream cake from Kawartha Dairy for dessert which was good, I’ve never thought of picking up an ice cream cake!

We played Super Tock, we played 4 games and ended up 2-2 and left at 10pm.  I think that still puts the boys up by 5 games over the girls.  Jay asked what we’re going to as far as numbers..I said its 2020 and his eyebrows hit his hairline - we’ve played over 50 games so far in the last 55 days..but as the weather gets nicer and things open up I’m sure we will taper off A LOT.


Today’s numbers, Uxbridge went up by another 1:

Physical Distancing - Day 54 (Day 68)

Saw this this morning and thought that it was cute - but really is an issue for bars and restaurants in the coming months.

We had coffee in the back yard today - Maggie and Drew, Jill, Jim and Maria, Trev and Patricia and Juls and Steve came over and we sat in the backyard.  While we were sitting Cindy called and asked if I could do a showing at 12:30pm so I had to step away from the coffee and do some work inside to get ready for that.  I was a little nervous but went and everything was great!

When I got back I had received my gift today from my COVID fairy and it was awesome - coffee from the Bridge Social, chocolate from Sugar F/X, cider from Slabtown and a little sign from the Lemonade Stand.





The girls had fun this afternoon on the trampoline with soap and the sprinkler.  They spent all day all matchy matchy and all have the same swimsuit.

















I was reading through a Facebook Post today and learned these 4 things!









My fairy recipient posted this on the Facebook group.  Haha, I guess I was one of the first people to drop off and so after me the people started posting photos of what they had received - it felt nice to get this message - she doesn’t know who sent the package. (It was me!)



Today’s numbers, Uxbridge went up by another one:

Physical Distancing - Day 53 (Day 67)

I woke up at 8am this morning but didn’t feel like working out so I skipped it.  I plan to go for a walk with Carrie at 2pm with the dogs but I also have to pick up dog food this morning so we’ll see how I do today on the workout front.

When I woke up I got this cute text from Sarah.

I had a 10:30am training webinar this morning for Re/Max about a new system they’re launching so I made a coffee but it was too hot and I didn’t want to wait for it to cool down so I got Paige to grab me an ice cube.  I’m almost out of Bailey’s so I need to go to the LCBO next week, I totally forgot to get the Bailey’s when I went last week.  I make the coffee in my Keurig with a reusable pod and I make it on the Strong setting, so adding an ice cube isn’t a big deal from a flavour perspective but it means I don’t have to wait to drink it.

Using my favourite Gabriella Kaufman pottery mugs.

I got an email that the Qualifying Rate is dropping as of Monday from Scotiabank then saw another Agent in my team had posted this little marketing meme so I copied it and posted it to FB as well.  Lower QR means that you qualify for a higher mortgage, .10% isn’t a big deal but it will be slightly helpful.



The girls and I had grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch today.  I really like the new T-Fal pan that I bought at Canadian Tire online, it was on sale for only $21.99 I think and its great for eggs, bacon and grilled cheese.



I saw this on the MI Facebook page as well so copied it and posted it.  I like the message, which I have seen a lot, and the colours.



This afternoon Julia ended up coming over just after 1:30pm and we went down to pick up the dog food together, so looks like a workout is out for me today.

As we were leaving Lisa, from Foraged, dropped off my winning bouquet.  I entered a raffle for the bouquet on the Uxbridge Helping Hands facebook page.









We joked later that maybe she thinks that we are lesbians because Juls and I were leaving together in the car, but as we were leaving Jay was pulling up in his car and he said “so then who would I be?”  I said “The pool boy, but you’re not even eye candy because you’re a guy”. And we don’t have a pool too.

When we came back the girls were running through the sprinkler, actually I think that they had it running under the trampoline or onto the trampoline. Juls and I opened a cider and went and sat in the back yard in the sun, its so beautiful out today, I foresee being burnt again.

We BBQed burgers and sausages and as we were just finishing up cooking Trev and Patricia rode up on their bikes which was a nice surprise.  They didn’t stay long, just long enough for a beverage and then rode their bikes back to Trev’s house.  We’re having 10am coffee up at our place with everyone tomorrow so we’ll see them again - bring a lawn chair is the only requirement.

After dinner we played SuperTock even though Juls and I had drunk 3 bottles of cider by then and had a dark and stormy with Patricia...the boys won 3 of 5 games so are up another one in the series, I think that puts them 4 or 5 ahead of us now.  But they won the FIRST 3 games of 5 so that was a little scary!

Myah stayed the night, the girls were chatting until past when I went to sleep but they were quieting so I’m not sure what time they actually went to sleep sleep - we’ll see what time they wake up in the morning tomorrow!

Today’s numbers, Uxbridge is up by another one case:



The US numbers day by day are going up, 24,000+ today.

Physical Distancing - Day 52 (Day 66)

8am alarm, 8:30am woke up both the girls to come down and do my workout with me since its Sophie’s day and Paige didn’t come down yesterday.  It was a disaster.

I listened to the conference I wanted to hear while I baked cheese crackers this morning.



I sent Sarah a text asking if she would trade cheese crackers for eggs, so I picked up 18 fresh eggs after dinner tonight and dropped her about 30 crackers onto her porch with 3 cartons we had that we save for her as well.



I got a text from Julie, Ty’s Mom this morning that he was able to get two more small pots like Paige’s and did I want them.  I said yes, I’ll replace the blue balls here with little succulent plants (I didn’t know at this point about the stretching because of not enough light).



I asked for this colour plant in the little pot.



We went for our walk and after I cut the back of Mom’s hair a little more, she was still finding it a little shaggy.  I didn’t want to cut too much off so I just did a little with the scissors at the back and said that if she wasn’t happy with it I would do a little more next time.





Saw this meme and sent it to Jay!



For the first time in..forever..we are net positive on our income taxes!!  This year I owe $10,000 and Jay is getting back $17,000 enough to pay for the 3 trees we have ordered, the seeding of the lawn AND the sofa in the basement bedroom which is being delivered on Saturday ;)

We’re also starting to get refunds from activities - the girls hockey we got a check for just over $900 today a return of ice for about $175 unused from the season and the rest is funds that were in the team account from fundraising and slush funds.

After dinner, which we had delivered today, we went to hand out cheese crackers, a little bag of 12 to Trev, a little bag of 12 to Maggie (we had a driveway drink with Maggie and Drew, Mags gave me a glass of the pineapple cider from Slabtown, its a little sweet but would probably be really good mixed with the Founder’s Dry - she wants the girls to hang out with Alice but we’re not ready for that yet), a big bag to Sarah and picked up the eggs and home.  We also returned Kent’s extension cords and talked to him about his business and having to coordinate during COVID, I mentioned I wouldn’t want anyone in our house and Jay said he’s going to have the electrician in to finish up the lighting and I said no, not any time soon and Kent said “and this is what happens”.  Eventually I’m sure that we will have people come back in the house but for now, as things just are opening up, and so many people are ignoring so many physical distancing rules because the sun is out and they can finally see their friends, not yet.  Not until we see how this plays out in the next few weeks if there is a spike from re-opening.  Jay said that last night he read that an infected person in S Korea went to 5 night clubs in one night potentially exposing over 11,000 people - they’ve recorded at least 130 cases in those clubs since.

A good friend of the family, Bill Paisley, who was our neighbour growing up passed away of COVID, with lots of underlying health issues - he was in a LTC facility in Scarborough after having suffered a stroke 6 months ago.  He tested positive at the end of April and didn’t have his first symptoms, other than a low grade fever, until a few days ago and passed away today.  Mom said the LTC facility went from 0 to 90 cases in 3 weeks and I think over 30 deaths now.

When we got home we played a game of keep up with the new Speedminton rackets we got.  It comes with a cool helispeeder shuttlecock which has the plastic bits open and it good for keep up because it goes a lot slower and not as far.  Originally I had bought a set of 2 rackets and we liked it so I bought another set of 2 directly from the company since Amazon wasn’t selling it anymore or was sold out - it took a long time to get here but is a lot of fun.  Today I did my workout, went for a walk, cut the grass (push mower) for an hour to finish it off and played badminton - I was over 8,000 steps today so I’m happy with that.

I’m still waiting on my wallet and phone case I ordered the other day - I’m excited for them to come!

Today’s numbers, Uxbridge went up another 1 to 60:





I think they need to be smarter.