Nicki And Adam's Family Blog

    Spring Break!   This year we went to Branson Missouri for Spring Break. We got an Airbnb with a triple bunk and lots of space to enjoy. Here are some pictures of our times at the Runaway Rollercoaster, Silver Dollar City, and around the city! Enjoy! Above: Charlie In Runaway Rollercoaster ready to Ride Left Side: Carrie and Dad are ready to ride!  Below: Carrie And Dad eating ice cream Left Side: Charlie, Carrie, Colin, and Dad catching raindrops in drops! Below: Hangin out before the Dolly Parton Stampede! Right Side:

 Variants and variants and variants, oh my!  I have worked throughout this pandemic, some virtual, some in-person--ALL with masks. I'm tired and concerned. I am concerned about the kids--you can use the word resilient all you want, but, kids should not have to be resilient. They should be able to be kids.  Here is what I am seeing in the schools: masked kids trying to read each other's emotions, most never talking anymore, many worried beyond belief about covid (which hardly makes them sick whether vaxxed or not vaxxed), addicted to electronics, losing SOCIAL SKILLS.  The social skills are the MOST IMPORTANT this that I see right now.  I don't doubt that we eventually can attempt to make up content (math, reading, etc...in SOME students)-we will. Many won't. Our marginalized kids will never. BUT, the kids are socially a FULL year behind in maturity. It's concerning.  So, what I fail to understand or see is this: we have known since day 1 that covid was of v...

One of the few things that get me through these awful winters in Wisconsin is BADGER GAMES!!!  As of this moment, they are playing extremely well and I am optimistic for March :)  

 Despite our best efforts, including wearing KN95s and everyone fully vaxxed and boosted, we all got covid. Adam started with it first-he felt a scratchy throat and came home from work. He developed a fever the next day and then got tested. Of course positive.  Colin and Carrie came home from school with a slight fever and sore throat on Friday-and they got tested (and I took Charlie and myself as well). So, the two kids with symptoms turn out NEGATIVE and the one kid without symptoms was positive. Go figure.  Well, I got Carrie and Charlie retested and they were both positive Colin I did an at-home and he was positive as well.  As for me.....I thought I was out of the woods, until, almost 9 days later when I finally came down with a sore throat.  Sadly, we had to cancel our Vegas trip.  Overall experience: not bad at all. Adam and I and the kids were all able to remain very functional throughout all of it....but it did take a while for my body to kick the ...

Adam and I took on a little project over the course of the Winter Break. We didn't do too bad AND we learned a new skill or 2! So, yay for us! Clearly we have more to learn, but it's a decent start!   

Look at these cool news sets for Christmas this year :)   

With the threat of Omicron looming, we still celebrated the Holidays with Jeanne-marie and family on Christmas Eve and Barb and Cliff on Christmas Day. We had a beautiful and TALL tree this year and had lots of laughs with those we love. It was great to be together.  It's all about the PEOPLE!