This is What Summer Camp Looks Like in 2020. Coronavirus Update - Day 117 and Counting....
This is not an average summer. No camp, no beach, no trips. It was sad at first, but like anything, we adjust. That's how humans are...
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by Jana Lieblich
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Jul 5, 20202 min read
The Psychedelic '70's Back by Popular Demand! 1975-1980. Coronavirus Update - Day 116 and Counting.
Me with Aunt Ilse (my dad's older sister) and our Beagle Gretchen. Me with my sister who is all dressed up for her 6th grade graduation....
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Jana
Jul 4, 20202 min read
A Perfectly Splendid Quarantine 4th of July! Coronavirus Update - Day 115 and Counting...
Brunch - Warm Cinnamon Buns and Summer Fruit Salad. The crew diligently lined up for their requisite holiday shot. This was take #30 to...
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Jana
Jul 3, 20204 min read
A 70's Music Countdown Leads to a Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane. CV Update - Day 114 and Counting
As we always do on holiday weekends, we tuned in today to one of the many countdowns on Sirius XM for the holiday weekend. Over the...
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Jana
Jul 2, 20203 min read
What's old is new Again. Keeping up with Trends in a Pandemic. CV Update - Day 113 and Counting...
While reading the New York Times today, I discovered that both the piano and roller skates have made big comebacks, since the onset of...
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Jana
Jul 1, 20203 min read
When the Punishment Becomes a Reward. Coronavirus Update - Day 112 and Counting...
In my post on Monday, I wrote about putting Garin to work on the unremitting photo project, after our recent problems with unauthorized...
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Jana
Jun 30, 20203 min read
When the Earthquake Hits and Aliens Arrive, We'll have Plenty of Food. Coronavirus Update - Day 111.
Today felt like it was about food. I had put off going to the market as long as I could, so today was judgment day. With COVID-19...
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Jana
Jun 29, 20204 min read
When Your day Becomes a Proverb. Coronavirus Update - Day 110 and Counting...
Every cloud has a silver lining. When Garin was studying proverbs last week in his summer workbook, that was one that he read aloud. All...
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Jana
Jun 28, 20202 min read
An Ambling Sunday, in Photos. Coronavirus Update - Day 109 and Counting...
The entire gang joined me on my morning walk this morning. Not my usual solitary recharging time, but they enjoyed getting out. Lots of...
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Jana
Jun 27, 20201 min read
Our day in Photos. Coronavirus Update - Day 108 and Counting...
Catherine back at art class for the first time in three and a half months. She was so excited. Only 4 kids per class, temperature...
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Jana
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Haircuts, at Last! Grateful for the Small Things. Coronavirus Update - Day 107 and Counting...
I think it's been close to six months since the kids had haircuts. Yikes! Our last visit to the salon was right after the holidays, or...
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Jana
Jun 25, 20202 min read
A Pandemic Dress-up Day. It's not Just for Kids! Coronavirus Update - Day 106 and Counting...
In yesterday's post, I reported the wonderful outcome of my putting on a pretty dress for the day. Not only did I feel better, but ...
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Jana
Jun 24, 20203 min read
Something Tells me it's Going to be a Beautiful Summer! Coronavirus Update - Day 105 and Counting.
How can you beat a day where you son says you're the prettiest mommy in the world, your house is filled with the aroma of freshly-baked...
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Jana
Jun 23, 20201 min read
A Celebration of an Uneventful Day. Coronavirus Update - Day 104 and Counting...
Today was so uneventful that I will just provide you a few photos of the highlights. I am not complaining. These days, uneventful is...
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Jun 22, 20203 min read
From Mom-in-Training to Combat Mom, Overnight. Coronavirus Update - Day 103 and Counting....
I was passing through the living room today and saw the piles of books on the bottom shelf of my coffee table. I put them there months...
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Jana
Jun 21, 20203 min read
Father's Day = Mother's Day Lite! Coronavirus Upadate - Day 102 and Counting.
I have decided to trade Mother's Day in for Father's Day. Since I am a single parent, I have my choice. I choose Father's Day. Most of...
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Jana
Jun 20, 20204 min read
Relics from the Titanic and Cleaning Conspiracies. Coronavirus Update - Day 101 and Counting...
I suppose it’s just too much to ask to have two calm days in a row? It was by no means an awful day, as some have been, but I wouldn't...
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Jun 19, 20204 min read
Juneteenth and One Hundred Days of Lockdown. Coronavirus Update - Day 100 and Counting...
Could it possibly be a coincidence that these two days collided? Because of my Quarantine Mom status and the deleterious effects that has...
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Jana
Jun 18, 20204 min read
Camp Planning Begins and Ends With Bloomingdales.com. Coronavirus Update - Day 99 and Counting...
Drudgery Week. That is the reassigned theme name for this week at Camp Lieblich. No, I did not have the pleasure of sitting at my desk...
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Jana
Jun 17, 20203 min read
Quarantine Mom. Paperwork and Cleaning are now Preferable. Coronavirus Update - Day 98 and Counting.
So what have things come to, when one of my least favorite activities has become a relaxing and enjoyable diversion from being a...
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Jana
Jun 16, 20204 min read
Not Camp or Hawaii. Shaping up to be a Unique Summer. Coronavirus Update - Day 97 and Counting...
One of the deals I struck with the kids as school was coming to an end and we were discussing the summer, was that it couldn't be all...
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Jana
Jun 15, 20205 min read
It's a Snake!!!!! Coronavirus Update - Day 96 and Counting....
I have been awaiting this moment for three years. More accurately, I suppose, I have been dreading this moment my entire life. For no...
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Jana
Jun 14, 20203 min read
Certainly not the day we Planned, but I Can't Complain. Coronavirus Update - Day 95 and Counting..
Ten months ago, I booked our Summer 2020 summer trip. After our first successful (not to be mistaken with easy) family vacation last...
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Jana
Jun 13, 20203 min read
Is it Still Even Going to be the Kona Virus When I Grow up? Coronavirus Update - Day 94 and Counting
This was Miles' profound question to me earlier this evening as I was strapping him in his car seat after our walk. Of course, as any...
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