The Schuerman Family

Friday, May 15, 2020

Quarantine Saga - Part I

Sheltering-in-place has required quite an adjustment. We have a new routine. We've had to cancel A LOT of plans. We're all at home - ALL THE TIME. It started out that schools would close and maybe open back up on May 1. Then we received the order that we would shelter-in-place and work from home if you're a non-essential employee. Danny set up his office in the basement. It works out well since he has a lot of conference calls. The kids have laptops and a workspace in the dining room, and I have my desk in the office. Our days start a little later than they used to - I think we've all been getting a little more sleep. So I guess there are some positives to all of this. Motivating the kids to do their school work has been a little bit of a challenge, but we're getting through it. Colin needs more hand-holding than Cadence does. Colin continues to blow my mind with his math skills and his hand writing is superb! Cadence has had to complete a few projects and her creativity is through the roof! I'm always surprised with the ideas she comes up with. We've got 1 more week of schoolwork (unless that changes) - we can do it!

Hair - we delayed Danny and Colin's haircuts for a while since there wasn't any rush to get it done. Here's a pic of Colin after he woke up - it reminded me of Kevin's hair on Home Alone when he wakes up and finds his family left him.

Cadence and I decided to use a couple face masks that she got for Christmas. They're creepy, huh?!

Cadence used Bunchems to create a couple of characters from one of her favorite TV shows!

Should THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL Continue?

That sneaky leprechaun visited us for St. Patrick's Day!

I came home from work to find Scarlet donned with one of the kid's shamrock necklaces.

We have some beautiful sunrises around here.

Our favorite restaurant, Northstar Cafe, was promoting take out brunch one of the first weekends of being quarantined. It's not a difficult task to support this restaurant, so we headed to Westerville for the morning! We grabbed our food and ate in the car at a nearby park. It was still too chilly to eat outside at a picnic table. I could seriously eat that breakfast EVERY DAY.

We took a little stroll in Westerville after we ate.

That afternoon, we took a hike at Highbanks. It was pretty crowded, but we had a great time!

That night, the kids took a bath in the Jacuzzi tub - they're always a little nutty in there.

We were determined to finish our first puzzle during the stay-in-place order...

I think we were up until almost 11:00 at night, but we finished!! 500 pieces - it was a tricky one!

I think the puzzle was a gift to Cadence from Uncle Mike. It's pretty! Colin did most of the work!

We have enjoyed some al fresco lunches while being home. This picture is from March 25 - one of those days when high 50s/low 60s feels really good in the sun!

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

February and March - Pre-Quarantine

Before coronavirus and COVID-19 were a regular part of our vocabulary, life was pretty much business as usual. Read on to see what we were up to earlier this year...

In early February, the kids had a snow day, even though there wasn't much snow. I had some bone spurs removed from my right foot a week prior, so I was home with the kids and recovering. Colin got all geared up and was ready to play in the snow.

The kids had fun playing together outside while I got some work done.

Danny took Colin to a couple of stores to get his lacrosse gear. He looks so cool with it all on! Sadly, Colin was only able to attend a couple of practices. The season is currently on hold...

I had to take a picture of my gnarly foot after I got my bandages off! It looked worse than it felt. I stayed home for 10 days and was back to a walking boot and was able to drive once I got cleared by the doctor.

A sweet co-worker got me these flowers for my return to work.

Colin lost one of his top teeth!! It had been a little over a year since he had lost his 2 bottom teeth.

The kids did a great job on their Valentine boxes. Colin made an Ohio State football field...

...and Cadence made a laptop (if you look closely, you can see the apps on the colorful background).

I didn't attend the kids' Valentine's parties since I had already been out of the office so much. Luckily, Colin's teacher posted a lot of pictures - it was nice to see all of the fun activities.

Cadence has been busy with her sewing machine! She's made many crafts - from pillows to tiny felt plush dolls to doll clothing. She's so talented!

The kids had another "snow" day toward the end of February - the kids opted to go to work with me. I had the cutest lunch dates around.

A co-worker even had the idea to put them to work labeling cups for taste tests!

Colin looooooves puzzles. Here's a 500 piece puzzle that he put together with his buddy, Ethan, at school.

The kids celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday at school and dressed up as The Lorax and Horton (from Horton Hears a Who).

Here's Cadence when she was Horton in kindergarten

Colin's teacher shared some other costumes from the day.

Cadence was selected as one of 12 girls for the program, Girls on the Run. It was a lottery registration, so Cadence was super pumped about being selected to participate. Luckily, Cadence got a few weeks in before school was cancelled.

Colin lost his other front tooth!

Colin's buddy and his family took him on an impromptu trip to Sky Zone - he had so much fun with them. They're a great family!

Right before all concerts were cancelled or postponed, we were able to see the Revivalists at Newport Music Hall. The band, the atmosphere, and the company we had were great! We met Danny's friends from high school - Danny, Bryon, and Emily grew up with the lead singer. We met up for tacos at Condado and wrapped up the evening with some late night breakfast at Denny's after the concert!