I've done 43 loads of laundry since the quarantine started. I really have no idea why I am keeping track of that, other than it is something interesting. One load in the washer...one tally mark. The cycle will continue...wash cycle, dry cycle, fold cycle, repeat...over and over and over again.
I've read 4 books since we've been home, and played many rounds of Yahtzee. I am currently being tutored by Luke on how to play Sequence. I have yet to do any puzzles even though I enjoy them. I have a couple of them waiting to be put together. I can't do a puzzle without thinking of my Grandy. She and I used to do puzzles together when I would stay the night with them at their house as a child. Such good memories.
The weather has been very nice this past week. It was above 70 degrees a few days this last week, which means only one thing to my littles "swimming". We have one tiny, and I mean TINY, blue swimming pool. Miss B got it all set up. She had chairs, and towels and toys for her and Man Cub. They were sitting "poolside" with their feet in the water. Oh. my. gosh. I just love them so much.
This past week felt more "normal" than any of the others since we've been quarantined. The majority of time is spent doing school with the kids, checking Google Classroom, responding to emails, and setting kids up in Zoom meetings. Wow...even as a teacher, it is an undertaking. I keep reminding myself that I don't have to be perfect. My goal is focusing on what I feel are the basic subjects/skills: Reading, Writing and Math. Luke still has World History and Chemistry and Health, but with the girls we are just scaling back and focusing on those things. I try and be finished by 1pm so the kids can have the afternoon to relax, chat with friends, play video games and outside play. I enjoy reading and I need time to get other things done too (laundry, bills, cleaning, planning, cooking).
Matthew has finally decided that going potty isn't as scary as he once thought. So, in the midst of schooling all the kids, I am running him to the bathroom every 30 minutes or so (which is so fun, let me tell you).He is really doing well, but still behind other kids his age in this skill. He has had some great success, and those Thomas the Train underwear really are the cutest on him. My favorite is when he goes into the bathroom, he looks at me and says, “I’m doing really great mom!” Yes buddy, yes you are.
This past week, I was able to sew some masks for our family and for some friends. I realized I had all the supplies on hand because I make hair scrunchies. It took me a few patterns before I found the one that worked for me. Making masks made me feel happy and productive. It was a way I could give back to others during this time.
And in other news...Mark and I finished watching "Tiger King." Although, Mark could never say the title of the show correctly, which was hilarious! He would say to me, "Babe you want to watch "Tiger Shark?" Or, "You want to watch "Shark Tank?" "Ummm nope," I would laugh. He even called "Joe Exotic" "Joe Dirt." Oh my goodness...Mark makes me laugh. "Tiger King" was a weird, bizarre distraction from the Coronavirus, and we now know what everyone is talking about. LOL.
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