*I started counting on the first Monday that the schools closed due to COVID-19 (3/16/20).
On this 100th day, the kids and I made a list of 100 things we’ve done since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.
- Getaway to Hilton Head Island, SC (+ dolphin tour)
- Visit to Hunting Island
- Papa G & Mimi’s visit
- Bumpa & Nana’s visit
- Water balloons with neighbors
- Ice cream sundaes with neighbors
- Celebrate Mother’s Day
- Celebrate Father’s Day
- Celebrate Easter
- Celebrate last day of school
- Taco truck in the neighborhood
- Shaved ice truck in the neighborhood
- Numerous playdates (for the 3 girls)
- Blueberry picking
- Taylors Mill play area w/ friends
- Park Hop
- Mini golf at McPherson Park
- Making Happy Summer cards
- Trip to South Saluda River
- Neighbor’s pool
- Hiking at Paris Mountain State Park
- Sprinklers on the trampoline
- Started our own garden
- Cleaned out the Pilot
- Trip to Tyger River Park
- Trip to Hatcher Garden
- Trip to Holston Creek Park (2x)
- Picked up school yearbooks (P & LB, ML’s was mailed)
- Virtual Field Day (P & LB)
- Donating food to the Greer Soup Kitchen
- Cleaned out Toshi’s room
- Breakfast for dinner
- TV broke, found a new one
- Tried out our friends’ saucer tree swing
- Cincinatti Zoo Home Safari
- Lessons from Duolingo
- Trip to Glendale Shoals Preserve
- Dillards Ice Cream (2x)
- COVID-19 Time Capsule packet
- Weekly journal
- Thankful journal
- New Wii games
- Painted/sketched pictures
- Magic Model crafts
- Spring break daily themes
- Distance learning (all 4 kids)
- Mo Willems drawings
- Lessons from Science Mom
- Painted rocks scavenger hunt in the neighborhood
- Lots of neighborhood walks
- Bubbles
- Flying kites
- Toshi’s first loose tooth
- Explored “the woods” in the neighborhood
- Read The Call of the Wild
- Read pages from The Women Who Dared
- Read “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare
- Tent
- Badminton at Gallants’ backyard
- Gallants over for a visit (a few times)
- Haircuts (all 4 kids)
- Zoom sessions for school (all 4 kids)
- Sidewalk chalk
- Free lunches from the county
- Perler beads
- Video chats with family & friends
- Marine/ocean life crafts (ML & T)
- Watched Cool Runnings, The Color of Friendship (P & LB)
- Lots of board & card games
- Tornado warning (sheltered in basement)
- Hiking at Conestee Park
- Hiking at Battle of Musgrove Mill Historic Site
- Helped Daddy with computer work (P & LB)
- Helped Daddy to package socks (P & LB)
- Re-piercing ear (P)
- Summer reading challenge
- Online church
- Jogging with mom
- ARMES auditions (P & LB)
- Learned about Juneteenth
- Farmer Day with Mrs. Charping (T)
- Friend’s birthday party (P)
- Family BBQ + roasting marshmallows on grill
- Baking with Nana
- Decorated aprons with Nana
- Slip ‘N Slide at neighbors’ backyard
- New trampoline games
- Curbside pickup at the library
- “Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)” song for music video (LB)
- Trip to Five Below (P & LB)
- Backyard pool at neighbors’ (ML)
- Dinner at our neighbors’ + girls played tennis
- Curry from our neighbors (P & LB tried)
- Older 2 learned to cook more
- Building forts in their bedrooms
- T learned to fold all of his laundry
- Neighborhood work day (weeding)
- Bird watching (Mommy & T)
- Earth Day projects for school
- Learning card magic tricks
We then talked about what each of our favorite was out of the 100.