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 Goodbye 2021 and welcome 2022. We are ending this year sick, possibly COVID sick. We had family over for Christmas and somehow most of us ended up sick. Ricky and  I took the kids to get tested early this morning in Fontana. How early? we woke up at 5 and were out of the house by 5:30, we got to Kaiser by 6:30 and the line was already insane. After two hours we finally tested and left. Now to wait, since we are in quarantine I am cooking New Years Eve dinner. I've tried looking everywhere for new years decorations but everything's sold out. Trying to make this day memorable for the boys last minute is not easy. Ok so update time.... Damian, he turned 14 this year. His voice has deepened and he is so much taller now. He is in the 8th grade, his last year at Vanguard. We are so excited to watch him grow and mature. He's so handsome and smart. He played soccer this year and of course football. Grades are really good and he's still being an awesome big brother. He loves p

Well here we are all these months later and we are still struggling to lead normal lives. The kids are super resilient, they are doing much better than we are that's for sure. Well I should say that they are doing better than me. I think Ricky is fine, although he misses stuff his schedule is more so the same work, work and more work. He has taken time off from time to time, but maintains his schedule. I have been home with the kids doing a horrible job at playing teacher. I can not for the life of me get that part together, just kidding I can't get anything together. Okay well here goes the information on my boys. Thanksgiving was nice we spent it with my family at my Moms house. She cooked and I was still recovering from surgery so I took a charcuterie board which everyone loved.  Spending time with family is the best, even if there are differences in opinions or what not coming together and being together is soothing to the soul. Christmas was kind of funny, we were at home

            Well the election is over but the chaos is still rampant. It looks like we are about to go on yet another lockdown. Our numbers are high and just keep rising. In our small town the numbers don't seem to be getting higher but I think we are just throwing us in with our county. Julian, Jacob, Mason and Lincoln are all in school now. They go Thursday/Friday for about 3 1/2 hours, we will take it. They seem so much happier going to school. Oh how we all miss our old lives. The more time that passes the more of a memory that becomes and less of a reality for us. Damian stays home for school, there is no waiver for 7-12th grade he loves it and hates it at the same time. He enjoys being home but does not like that he can not be with his friends. I don't even know what to hope for anymore.  Mason is in Kindergarten and struggles with staying in his seat during zoom meetings but does really well in class. Julian and Jacob are just over being on computers all day. Lincoln is