The kids solved a puzzle, fought monsters using D&D game mechanics, fought another monster using water balloons, and broke open a piñata in a bid to defeat the two night hags who were trying to steal their youth. (photo credits: Allison and Chris Weinberger)
Days after becoming fully vaccinated, Rich drove out to Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. There he met his friend Doug Morganthaler from Redlands, California.
No, you’re not imagining things- you have seen these photos before. Last month I accidentally included these photos as part of my March 2021 post.
Not much happened this month…
Christmas in 2020 was as low-key as it could be. Rather than spend hours cooking, we postponed Christmas dinner to Boxing Day so that we could spend more time playing games and being lazy. Dorinna did a project, though, building a house from charcuterie. Meats, cheeses, crackers, eggs, vegetables, and dips of all kind went into the construction. It tasted great, and didn’t look bad either!
It was the night before COVID Christmas and all through the Ruh home,
Not a device was on, not even a phone.
The children have been nestled in front of virtual school
Which started in March and has now become the rule.
Nate is in middle school, how can this be?
He loves mythology, reading and playing D & D.
In addition to her practice, Dorinna has a new job,
To make sure her son doesn’t turn into a blob.
Socializing was outside six feet apart.
We had distanced activities that included art.
Dorinna had surgery again on her hip.
It’s the gift that keeps giving, so mind you don’t trip!
Speaking of trips, we didn’t take many.
Backpacking was safe, so we did that a-plenty!
Our eyes- how they glazed over from looking at Zoom
And the local fires were like living in doom.
To not get chubby and plump (the COVID weight spike)
Rich traded his commute for some major road bike
Out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
The sound of dice rolling, nothing was the matter
To avoid boredom (and potential disaster)
For Nate and his friends, Rich was a weekly Dungeon Master.
The other pandemic activities that we liked to do:
Pokemon, X Box and drinking cocktails, too.
And laying our finger aside of our nose,
(Don’t touch your face, so find another pose!)
We hear Nate exclaim, on and off of his turf
His word for the year: a resounding “MERF”
Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year!
Not the most eventful month…
