September 2020

 CJ seemed to continue to enjoy her new school year.  She did not care for her virtual learning days.  She said that they were a waste of time.  That it was mostly review for what she did in class and for her culinary class which is a 3-hour class he only did a virtual assignment for 5 minutes and then class was done.  CJ said so she read, swept the floors, and picked up for the rest of the 3 hours. I was so glad that she did not go to school on Thursday.  Her Dexcom failed and I was not able to get a new one for a day.  The company was going to send a new one but that would not come in for 3 to 5 days and our pharmacy was out of them so I could not just pick one up.  Thursday I called around to different pharmacies and was able to get her a new sensor.  She had to prick her finger and manage her blood sugar without the monitor all Thursday.  She was having a lot of trouble with lows, so I was so glad that she was next to the refrigerator all day.  

Friday she was happy because her dad got the bike out and took her to school on the motorcycle. Friday night we decided to go to dinner on the motorcycles.  It was so nice to be back on the bikes and riding again.

This was the first Labor Day weekend in a very long time that we did not go camping.  We forgot to make reservations early and by the time we thought about it all the campsites were full.  We let CJ have Milly over on Saturday and her friend Emma over on Sunday but it still was not the same.  I really missed being able to go camping this weekend. 

We had been letting CJ drive on the weekends mostly trying to teach her to drive.  We have not been giving her enough practice probably because I am been nervous about her driving and Jay hates to think of her as old enough to drive.  He did let her drive the big truck to the Jockey Lot.  That was better than
me.  I do not think that I could drive the big truck.

While Jay was at work one of the ladies called my name and pointed to the floor. Laying in the path of several forklifts there was an overheated and very distressed hummingbird. At first, he thought it was dead, but when he picked it up and it twitched a little. He decided to put it in a box, cool it down some, and take it home in hopes of reviving it. He texted CJ and had her mix up some basic nectar so that there would be energizing carbs available as soon as he got home. It took a little while, but it eventually perked up and began drinking on its own. After it seemed to be really aware of its surroundings Jay took it outside and placed it in a flowerpot, at which point it took flight and roosted way up in a big old oak tree. CJ and Jay were quite proud that they saved the hummingbird.

For Rosh Hashanah this year there was no service, Jay was not singing with the Choir. It was just so strange not to take the day and spend the day at the temple. Instead, Jay had a BBQ contest, the first and last one that we would be able to do this year. We competed in Maulden. All of the top competitors were there this year because it was the only contest since the state had been shut down due to COVID. We received our best score but it was not good enough to get a call. It is always hard to not get a call but it was nice to get out and talk to people and do something normal. CJ got to see Jillian and they had a good time hanging out during the contest.

Being home and not going to doing much CJ has spent a lot of time on her piano and trying different songs for her youtube channel.  

She tried attending the virtual religious school but found that it was very political and not so much teaching about the Torah so she decided that she did not want to attend religious school this year.  She was very disappointed because this was her last year and her confirmation year.  She looked forward to this year, but she said that it was not worth the money to sit and not learn anything new and to feel left out.  She said that if we were at the temple she could help with the little kids.