COVID Lunch

 

Sarek and I had an impromptu lunch date in Cole Valley after his 8th grade picture day, where he saw many of his classmates for the first time since school closed a year ago. He said it was fun but somewhat overwhelming. This is the second lunch we've had outdoors at a restaurant in a year.  It feels so luxurious to ask for food, have it arrive like magic, and then have the dishes whisked away. The things we used to take for granted. We left a huge tip. I'm an essential worker, but the wait staff are the true essential workers and front liners. They keep our economy running, and they should be treated like the kings and queens they are.

Big Foot's Coming

My hands are small, but still!  At 13 years of age Sarek is 5 feet 7 inches tall with size 11 feet. Lord have mercy.

Sarek Reps @ Black Excellence

 Sarek was one of three middle school students chosen for a student panel for a night of "Black Excellence" put on by his school system. He presented on Katherine Johnson, Great-Aunt, and also answered questions posed by the audience.

Way to go, Bubs!

Spiderwoman

 

Dumpling Duty

For Nola's history class, one of her final projects was to cook a dish from Asia during a time period they were studying (Genghis Khan, Mongols, Dynasty). She decided on vegetable dumplings. With help from Brett, she totally killed them. She edited a great video, and her teacher even asked if he could put it on the history Instagram page. She titled her video "The Great Evans Cooking Show", or TGECS. Here's the video.

Top o' the Year Hug

 A beautiful picture during an ugly time in our nation's history (coup attempt and worst surge of COVID).

We Have A Winner!!!

    Hi, it's Nola! Basically, I listen to this radio station all the time, 99.7, and they have a contest where they mash up 0.5 seconds of a hit song and there are five of them. All the people who had called in the attempt had lost, yet me, a 12-year old, 6th grader, won!!! I was soooo happy!! I won a mask and something else but I don't know what it is yet. Even though I didn't win any money or anything, I was still really excited! Here's my reaction :