Well, 2020 has been...
an adventure.
However, despite all the bumps,
we here in the Reed Household
have chosen over and over
to embrace our COVID Silver Linings.
So here is a brief list of positive things that have
come out of 2020:
Flew to Mexico with the whole Reed fam;
Reeled in (and ate) Austin's mega redfish;
Swam with a barracuda;
Sang like Michael Jackson at a karaoke bar;
Learned to ski at Yellowstone Club in Montana;
Visited Yellowstone in the snow;
Switched around our rooms (Smalls in 1, Jack in another);
Reorganized our kitchen;
Made a real plan to renovate our kitchen;
Donated a TON of stuff we didn't use or need;
Spent a ton of time at the lake;
Drank the waters at Hot Springs National Park;
Entertained the Keims on the boat;
Learned how to cook dinner for our parents and hot chocolate for our brothers;
Learned to ride a two-wheeler;
Wake surfed...for REAL!;
Took our first epic RV road trip to Colorado;
Scrambled the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park top to bottom;
Traversed the Royal Gorge;
Dodged the lightening at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs;
Rode the dunes and took in the stars at Great Sand Dunes National Park;
Hiked in the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park;
Made LOTS of s'mores;
Nearly bought a camper (maybe in 2021...);
Found that a home-grown Nerf birthday party is better than any other;
Biked the city, including trips to get ice cream;
Explored every park in Lee's Summit;
Killed a lot of grass with our slip-n-slide;
Listened to every Harry Potter book and then watched the movie;
Fished Pappo's pond;
Slept on the deck;
Discovered the rush of mountain biking;
Tromped the hills of Arkansas and the Buffalo River;
Joined a "cheesecake of the month" club from Mom's friend Katherine;
Ate LOTS of Dad's amazing cooking;
Discovered our love of Dad's cold brew coffee on tap;
Rode the ups and downs of virtual school;
Enjoyed a lot of "Pajama Days";
Had more fun at a Halloween Party than trick-or-treating;
Watched more old-school movies than we knew existed
(all the Back to the Futures, Karate Kid, 3 Amigos...);
Binged A LOT of Netflix and YouTube;
Grew an awesome garden and ate everything we harvested;
Found the joy in smaller, quieter holidays;
Drew a lot of Art Hub pictures;
Saw so many lights from our own private limo...
Whew.
Got that out there.
And did we mention spend a TON of time together,
just the 6 of us?
It wasn't always sunshine,
but it usually ended in a rainbow.
Now, let's move past this weird year
and move on to 2021!
We've got the drinks
(rose cider anyone?)
and the gang's
all here!
Happy New Year!
Here's to a healthy, happy,
less stressful 2021!
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