Saturday, April 11, 2020

Family Suppers and Family Movie Night

Family Meals (and Treats too!)
Family meal times have always been a huge priority at our house.  We eat together whenever we are at home....everyone eats at the kitchen table together...no one eats in his/her room or alone :)

During this Covid-19, meal time is no different....in fact one of the best parts of being At Home.  Everyone is "on their own" for breakfast and lunch and then we all assemble together for supper.  



March 13- Paglai’s Pizza
March 14- Mi Pueblo Real with Buchholz's (little did we know everything would close shortly after)
Dad, Lindsay and Allison went to the movie "I Still Believe" after supper.

March 15- Spaghetti
March 16- Stuffed Green Peppers, Lindsay burned her pinky finger while fixing us supper :(

March 17- Tacos
March 18- Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes
March 19- Chicken Sandwiches Cupcakes from Molly’s Cupcakes, Starbucks and Arby’s shake


 




March 20- LeBowski's
Dad- Sancho, Mom- Sirloin Steak Sandwich w/fries, Lindsay- Sirloin Steak Sandwich w/fries, Allison- Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch wrap w/ green beans


March 21- Lasagna Soup, Arby’s for lunch in Iowa City after we moved Allison out of her dorm
March 22- Frozen Pizza
March 23- Tator Tot Casserole
Everyone LOVED supper tonight!!  No leftovers!

March 24- Pizza Ranch Chicken and Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Pizza
March 25- Reubens
March 26-Crack Chicken(Physical Therapy)
March 27- Dodici’s, Dad made sugar cookies (I know we took a picture but we can't find it :(

We got 2 orders of Chicken Fajita pasta and 1 order of Chicken Marsela

March 28- Dino’s Pizza, Theater Popcorn

We ordered 2 pizzas....canadian bacon and House special

March 29- Enchilada Casserole 
March 30- Chicken Broccoli Fetuccine Alfredo (Lindsay makes this a lot at her apartment)
March 31- Pork Loin, Sweet Potatoes, Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
 

Click Here for the Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookie recipe.







April 1- Pork Chops and Mac and Cheese (Tiger King)
April 2- “Grandma Schneck” casserole
Joan's Grandma Schneck used to make this and so does Lindsay and Allison's Grandma Schneck. 
 It now has a new name...."Grandma Schneck Casserole".  There were no leftovers!


April 3- JPs, Movie Theater popcorn
Dad- Pizza (sausage, green peppers, mushrooms), Lindsay- Chicken Bacon ranch wrap, Allison- Turkey avacado panini, Cheese balls.  Mom made a pizza for herself at home.




April 4- Steak on the grill, potatoes on the grill, mushrooms, Chalking on sidewalk

April 5- Cheese burgers on the grill
April 6- Chicken Teriyaki (Lindsay made dinner)

April 7- Brats 
April 8- Frozen Pizza
April 9-Honey Glazed Chicken Skillet
Allison's roommate, Tori Sloan made this for her family and share the recipe with us.
Click Here for the recipe.


April 10- Mexican
Dad- Chimichanga's, Mom- Chicken Fajitas, Lindsay- Steak Burritos, Allison- Lazy Chicken

April 11- Chicken Pot Pie
April 12-(Easter) Ham, eggs, fruit salad
April 13- Sour Cream Noodle Bake
April 14- Crock Pot Beef Roast
April 15- Tacos
April 16- Spaghetti
April 17- Pizza Ranch
April 18- Ham Balls, Asparagus, "Bertie" Mac and Cheese, Strawberries
April 19- On Your Own Leftovers
April 20- Ham and Noodles
April 21- Meal in a Foil
April 22- Pizza Burgers

Movie Night
We decided it would be fun to watch all of the Disney Princess movies on Disney+ in the order of their release.
March 15- Snow White(1937)
March 17- Cinderella(1950)
March 20- Sleeping Beauty(1959)
March 21-The Little Mermaid(1988) (Allison's favorite)
March 23- Pocahantas(1989)
March 24- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Lindsay's favorite)
March 27- Aladdin(1992)
March 28- Mulan(1998)
April 2- Princess and the Frog(2009)
April 3- Tangled(2010) (Dad's favorite) and Brave(2012)
April 4- Frozen(2013) (Mom's favorite)
April 10- Moana(2016)

This was a fun family movie night!



So We Will Remember.....Masks, Church, Sports

CDC Recommends We Wear Masks When 
We Go Outside our Home
Grandma Schneck is sewing masks for us.  
She FaceTimed us on Saturday, April 4 to show us what she is making and for us to choose the fabric we want.
MANY people are sewing masks!  We got our pattern from Jane Van Loh.

Here is the recommendations from the CDC


FaceTime with Grandma Schneck (Joan's mom) after receiving our package on April 8.  Thanks to Cari (Joan's sister) for braving the West Des Moines post office!




We are to distance from each other "Social Distancing"



Read more about social distancing from the CDC here.



Entire sports seasons cancelled/postponed 
(NCAA, NBA, MLB, PGA)
BIG 10 announced the BIG 10 tournament will be played to no fans (March 11, 2020)
       Click here for PDF version

NCAA Basketball Tournament Playing to No Fans (March 11)

BIG 10 announced the BIG 10 tournament is cancelled (March 12, 2020)...just minutes before Iowa was to play Minnesota in the second round.  Iowa had a bye for the first game.  PDF version here

IHSAA(Iowa High School Athletic Association) limits spectators for Friday's games (Mar 12, 2020) 
        Click here for PDF version

NCAA Cancels Mens and Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament

One Shining Moment 2020 Coronavirus Edition via HeavensFX Twitter page.









No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now no gatherings of 10 or more.


No masses, churches are closed.
We had church at Faith Baptist Church on Sunday, March 15.  No shaking hands, no offering plates passed.  Lots of hand sanitizer was used!

Parkview and Veritas in Iowa City both cancelled services on March 15.
Starting Sunday, March 22, 2020 our church (Faith Baptist Church, Washington, IA) went to online.  
The service is pre-recorded and posted on our church website (faithwashington.org).
We watch it together on Sunday mornings in our basement.
April 5 Service 
March 29 Service


Dad was part of the Worship Team today.  Dad led the prayer today.  Hawkeye attended his first church service!






Taking notes just like we were at church!


March 22 Service

Lindsay is a Youth Group Intern at Parkview Church in Iowa City.
They canceled Youth Group on Sunday, March 15

Lindsay and her team met on March 15 to develop their new plan.

Events were canceled.

Beginning on Sunday, March March 22 Youth Group was held via YouTube Live
Lindsay and Sarah did a YouTube Live.  Watch it here!
Lindsay has been very busy creating content to post online for the students!  She has done a great job!
The Parkview Interns take turns creating content and then Sarah and Lindsay make it visually appealing using Canva.

And creating TikToks!
Watch it here!


Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.


Fun Photos, Posts, Memes We Have Seen Online (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)






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Family Suppers and Family Movie Night

Family Meals (and Treats too!) Family meal times have always been a huge priority at our house.  We eat together whenever we are at home......