We made it through March. There was a LOT of basketball. I know the term March Madness refers to college ball, but I think it also applies to Colton. That's what happens when you play on two teams and in multiple tournaments. One Saturday he had SIX games ... but he could "only" play five as two were at the same time. Both his Wolves (10th grade) and his Showtime (9th grade) took first place in tournaments they were in. Colton went to St. George for a weekend for a tournament there. Beyond basketball ...
- Vaccinated: Gray and I got our first Pfizer. We had to drive to American Fork for it. A little funny about that, Grayson had me put the address of the CVS store in my phone so we could get directions and he got so confused "WHY is it telling me to take all these little side streets, it's like ... wait, do you have your phone maps set to avoid freeways?" Why yes, yes I do *Ü* When we go back for our second shot, we'll be going a regular (freeway) route. Cal and Kate also got in for their vaccinations, and they got the J&J, so they are done! Landon hasn't been able to find an appointment yet (Sol, being in healthcare, got hers a while back), and Keaton will have to wait, as he stepped on a nail and had to get a Tetanus shot, and you need to have at least two weeks between the Covid vaccine and any others.
- Games: Ping pong has still been very popular. Landon and Sol came over a few times, and there's always games going when they are here. The Occulus (virtual reality headset) has continued to used a lot, especially by Cooper. We moved the WiiU into the family room, and got out the Wii Fit board and some of the old games and got playing that again.
- Food: Gray got a new gadget, that big red thing is another smoker, one that uses charcoal, and can also be a regular BBQ. He's still figuring things out with that, but we are happy to try his experiments. He made some steak, using smoke on it wasn't great. Coop said "It tasted like jerky" to which I replied "but you like jerky" and he answered "but not when it's supposed to be steak!" The "Kamodo Joe" also has a rotisserie attachment, and it looks a little like Rodizio. Grayson and I got out on a date to Archibalds (Gardner Village) and I did a little baking ... cookies and banana bread. It had been a while since I'd made either. The chocolate chip cookie dough worked for Skookie too.
- School: Colton had Spring Break at the end of March. With the district out, that meant Coop didn't have work either. I've enjoyed not having to run the boys everywhere this week, it's been a nice break for me too. Cooper still had school though, as his Spring Break is the week after Easter. Cooper took the ACT this month - his was still done with a pencil and paper.
- Misc March Memories: We've got a few daffodils popping up. It might be time to pull out the lawn mower (not that the lawn really needs it yet, just to trim things up). I wore green to Zumba on St. Patrick's Day ... I always wear gray/black, so that's pretty big! I reorganized the "pencil drawer" in the kitchen and have high hopes that it might actually stay fairly straight (it also opened up another kitchen drawer for Grayson and all his gadgets, of which he has many!) Landon, Sol and Cooper went to a movie (Gray did too, but not with them, although they did see the same new release).
... and the reason Colton looks so sad, is because his brothers ate all the best flavors of the Hi-Chew candy (he really wanted the green) and all they left was the Mango ...
March Moments ~ One Second Every Day
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