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6 SOLERA DIAMOND VALLEY | DECEMBER 2020 By Mabel Durand, SDV Pickleball Club VP, Resident On a perfect October Halloween day the SDV Pickleball Club held a ladies and a men's tournament. Eight ladies and 12 men participated. Each person played five round robin games. The top four ladies and top four men went on to play one more final game. The ladies winners were Mary Ellen Brogdon 1st, Janet Davis 2nd, Cindi Buck 3rd and Gay Smead 4th. The men's winners were Keith Davis 1st, Russ Ingraham 2nd, Larry McGary 3rd and Greg Krebs 4th. Congratulations winners! Thank you Mike Hurlock for the yummy donuts, Janet Davis for the awesome carrot cake and thanks to all that came to watch. Only one tournament this year; sure was FUN! SDV Pickleball Club Halloween Tournament By Clare Mendez, Resident Last month my son called to ask if we could babysit the grandkids because he had to fly to Florida for the week. His wife is a registered nurse, working 12 hour shifts for three or four consecutive days. We agreed to help out. My seven-year-old granddaughter has online schooling due to COVID-19. It requires opening up her classroom via Zoom and making sure she had all her packets (lessons) for the day. At some point during this she has to leave one Zoom classroom and join another for reading and comprehension and then back to the first Zoom meeting. She needs to have her video on so she can show her teachers her work as she goes along or give a thumbs up or down if she is asked a question with a yes or no answer. But what if she is asked a question she needs to respond to? Then she has to unmute herself, answer the question, and then put mute back on when she is done. My granddaughter, by the way, is autistic. She gets upset easily if things don't work for her the way they should, which means someone needs to sit with her and help her with the instructions she is given. Meanwhile, our little two-year-old grandson has his nose stuck in an iPad or eyes glued to a television to stay entertained during school hours. Every once in a while he comes into the office to check on us and vice versa. Luckily he is okay with all this, but he is not getting his share of stimulation. After school hours we make it a point to go for a long walk to feed the ducks or to swim in their pool so my daughter-in-law can get her rest between shifts. Both kids are, of course, picky eaters and I end up making a few separate dishes for lunch and dinner. My sons were the same way, and I'd have them eat what was served or starve. I don't have this same discipline with the grandkids. When our babysitting time was up, we packed up the car in record speed and kissed them all good bye. Of course we told them all was fine, the kids were great, and we're willing to help out whenever they need us to. Let's just hope there is an end to all this soon. BABYSITTING THE GRANDKIDS BABYSITTING THE GRANDKIDS