We started out our day finally getting ID cards for the kids under Bryan so they have health insurance. All appts are by appointment only because of the pandemic, so it took a couple of weeks. Luckily, not only has no one needed it while we waited to switch them from me to Bryan, but by the grace of God we somehow never needed to use our insurance in CO. (Which was a blessing because our copays were incredibly high there.)
Over the weekend, the Secretary of Defense ordered face coverings for all personnel on military installations when 6ft of social distancing couldn't be maintained. So here's Elijah, the only one excited about it.
We had to wait outside until our appointment time, but luckily the weather was beautiful and Elijah was entertaining. Very ninja- like, don't you think?
And in the end, we found out Selah is uninsured. Her file didn't transfer properly to Bryan's account and we didn't have her social security card so until we can bring that in, she's not covered. (Or so they say. I plan to call about that.)
Of all the kids... she's definitely winning the ER visit race so I'd rather not take those chances! The kids actually sang a sing about how they're allowed to break bones now. Let's hope it's all in good fun and they won't be exercising that better insurance!
After lunch, the kids all voted to stay home and play video games rather than join us for another battlefield. So Bryan and I enjoyed Chancellorsville without complaining children. It was probavly fir the best because it was likely the most boring one so far. Mostly just a walk through the woods with a few markers here and there. At least the trail we took. We saw a total of 4 other families and had no problem with social distancing!
A sad, little headstone for a couple of infants who died.
The remains of the Chancellor house/ inn. Chancellorsville wasn't actually a ville at all, simply a family home at some crossroads that had become an inn over time. Mrs. Chancellor and her 6 children were in ther house during the battle until the day it was burned. I can't imagine the horror. And yet, so many women and children were in houses that were in the middle of battles.
Presumably, what was once the front steps.
Virtually impossible to see, earthworks built by the soldiers were throughout the woods. I can't imagine the work that was, and have to imagine proper tools were sparse.
On the way home, we decided to stop for BBQ sauce to eat leftover pulled pork for dinner. We had passed this store, Lidl, a couple of times heading to and from Shenandoah and thought we'd check it out.
It was interesting, much like an Aldi, but of German descent. Shockingly, they carried no German mustard, only French mustard. But they did have quite a number of reasonably priced Easter goodies as well as candies and treats with natural coloring! Needless to say, we left with far more than BBQ sauce. (Always a joy carrying it to the 4th floor.)
We finished the evening with a weird Japanese film, Mirai. Kinda creepy, especially for the younger kids. And the main character is actually whinier/ worse behaved than Calliou. Can't say I'd recommend it or watch it again, but fodder for new family jokes, at least.
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