The first 40 days of the 2020 quarantine.

1. Insulated the Den

2. Several bike rides on the Capital Trail

3. Grilled - steak, burgers, hot dogs, chicken, stir-fry, unstuffed cabbage rolls,

4. Walked many miles in the 3 neighborhoods nearby

5. Completed our Census

6. Got an air fryer.

7. Primed and Painted walls in spare bedroom

8. Painted trim in spare bedroom

9. Snake in the house!

10. Sat in the Sun

11. Enjoyed many breakfasts and dinners on the deck with the cat and dog.

12. Took a road trip to NN Burgers - YUM!

13. Planted tomato, cucumber, squash, zucchini, cantaloupe, pumpkin and pepper seeds - used egg cartons and TP tubes for seed starters.

14. Mulched the front flower bed

15. Found hundreds of flower pots buried in the yard.

16. Orders Misfit Market Veggie delivery - best thing yet!

17. Made dinners: chicken wrapped in bacon stuffed with cream cheese; homemade brownies, parmesan chicken over spaghetti squash, pork tenderloin with apples, peanut butter oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate

18. Organized items from the basement to storage in the attic.

19. Set up raised flower bed - from an old bed platform.

20. Got six chicks from Tractor Supply

21. Found a HUGE turtle in the yard

22. Finished wiring the den

23. Hung blinds and curtains in the spare bedroom - nearly complete!

24. Started flower seeds in kcups.

25. Pulled out LOTS of wood from a building for our Chicken coop.

26. Made s’mores in the air fryer - delish!

27. Roasted cabbage wrapped in bacon in the air fryer

28. Installed drywall - in the den

29. Tried new produce: mangoes, butternut squash

30. Installed a new to us sink, faucet and dishwasher

31. Took a road trip to Carter Mountain and Bodo Bagels

32. Filled flower pots with potting soil - waiting for the seedlings.

33. Mowed the yard…many times

34. Photoshoots of the Chickadees…many times

35. Easter with the Family via FaceTime

36. Pack up winter clothes, purge winter and spring clothes

37. Nightly “Chicken Time” with Jake (dog) and the Chickadees

38. Install new backdoor

39. Chicken Coop - plan, measure, dig in yard, get supplies from Lowes, begin building

40. New front porch lights installed, along with outside receptacles and doorbell

This was all in addition to both Joe and I teaching remotely - not the easiest task for many! No commutes and remote work have given us each lots of EXTRA time to be thankful for!