2020, huh?
Hello everyone! Well, 2020 – what can we say? This has been a trying year for all of us – some much more than others. We are very sad for all of the people who have been lost to the pandemic this year, as well as all others who have been affected negatively through loss of family members, jobs/income, not being able to go to school, graduations and other related activities. Our hearts go out to all – we hope that you are able to get through what will be left of this horrible pandemic.
We wanted to relay a little of what we have been up to during 2020.
Kayla
Kayla decided to attend graduate school, working towards a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She started this past September at Rutgers University in an online, 3 year program. She really likes it so far, and has been doing very well! In addition, she is still working a few days a week at her same restaurant, Uno Pizzeria and Grill. Back in March, Kayla decided to foster a cat named Cookie. He is a very lovable cat, but has some medical issues. He is relatively healthy at this point, hopefully it will stay that way for a while. Kayla has also been doing some contract work in advertising.
Mindy
Mindy was laid off from her position in the Camden School District at the end of June, due to the pandemic and funding. Although it was a difficult transition, she has been realizing that retirement might come sooner than she originally planned. During the pandemic, she has been spending her time crafting, baking, playing Mah Jongg online, organizing things around the house, doing puzzles, in addition to seeing a few private clients. Socially distanced speech therapy is a challenge. It was conducted with masks either outside on the patio when the weather was nice, in the opened garage, and then virtually. Mindy and Kayla experimented with sour dough bread, knishes, blintzes, fresh pasta, and also tried their hand at bagels. Everything turned out very delicious! Mindy started an Etsy store with her new line of mask necklaces (etsy.com/shop/FoxHandmadeCreations) and Mike is helping her update her web page with her polymer clay creations. You can view it here: foxcreations.com She participated in a few socially distanced craft shows, in which some of the proceeds benefited the local theater in which we are members
Mike
Mike is up to his usual hijinks. He continues to enjoy his hobbies of photography, music, reading, movies, and home video. He also continues to help out with the web site of a local non-profit organization. In addition, he has flown his drone quite a bit more in 2020, getting more confident in his piloting. One of the reasons that he likes this hobby is that it is a fun combination of 3 things that he really likes: flying, photography, and video. You can see some of his photos below. One of Mike’s biggest pandemic activities was to do a total rehab of his home office. It is something he has wanted to do for years, and it was a very big project!
In other Mike news: On December 3rd, he had cardiac bypass surgery. All went extremely well, and he is very thankful for his medical team and all of the doctors and nurses who cared for him. Mindy has been wonderful taking care of him during this time, for which he is very appreciative! His recovery has been going great, and hopefully he will be back to normal soon.
Travel
Travel this year has been quite a bit less than other years, just like everyone else. We did manage to get a number of day trips in to the Jersey Shore, mostly Brigantine, Ocean City (NJ) and Margate. We are hoping to get around more once things start to be safe. We hope to see as many of our family and friends as possible, making up for lost time!
We wish you all a healthy and happy 2021!
With love, Mike, Mindy, and Kayla
Wow! You have made it to the end, thank you so much for reading!
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A little sample of my drone footage
