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We finished our last day of distance learning on Friday and now we are officially on summer break. It is not normal for me to start off summer break with so little ambition to make chore charts and plan fun activities. Usually I’m declaring how screen free we are going to be, pulling out playdoh,…
We’ve had a flurry of productive days of quarantine and then we have just as many days off as we regroup. Our biggest project that we jumped into quite quickly was putting in new floors. We had a friend who was off work and able to help us so we didn’t think twice and started…
Here is a glimpse from this past weekend. Saturday’s are for rotting our brains on devices. I predict brain matter will start leaking out of their ears by lunch time. Only the cat is screen free, but judge him too for napping on the couch at 9:45 am. As we start another month with no…
I’m not typically one to do something because everyone else is, but I have to say I’m so glad we tried the birthday parade. My youngest turned 7 on Sunday and we surprised him by inviting our friends and family to a parade. My mom made the comment, “Wow, I have never had a parade…
Nobody is shaving their head over here, but I hear that’s the latest trend during quarantine. My oldest son (12) is loving his locks that he can toss around. He has never had it long because his school requires a shorter haircut so he’s taking advantage of his chance to let it grow. Speaking of…
Time for our weekly check-in. How are we all doing? We had a few rainy days over here that didn’t bring out the best in us. Rain is no excuse for grumpiness though. We are determined to love each other a little better this week. I’m speaking to myself as well. While we are being…
We’ve been home in our 1,190 square foot house – all together – for 20 days. A few too many of those days it rained, but the weather is looking more promising until the weekend. Sunshine is a beautiful thing. Sadly, California has closed vehicular access to our state parks so my hopes of taking…
Hey faithful readers, I don’t really have anything to blog about this week product wise. I look forward to bringing you giveaways and reviews in the future, but we are on pause for now. I did want to share something I saw floating around the internet. This one made me tear up. I don’t know…
How are you doing fellow moms captaining this new journey? We are all in unchartered waters to be certain. Alright, I’ll end my “sea theme”. The entry above was day one of many days to come. It’s not just school being closed, but we live in the part of Northern California that issued the “shelter…
I don’t want to belittle the virus in any way, but I felt more fear over school being closed for a month then I have about the virus. That seems so silly to admit, but we thrive when we have a schedule, we are in a good routine, homeschooling sounds terrifying, and I refuse to…
The internet has been heavily on my mind. Not only am I often using a website to test my internet speed, but I am also often worried for my children. We’ve had some really disappointing situations recently. My resolve to keep the minds of our kids safe, healthy, and focused on the right things is…
Have you tried the VERB energy bars yet? I kept seeing them on my Instagram stories and finally decided to try the 4 pack of all the flavors for $.95 (free shipping). I’m not sure why I was dragging my feet, but for the last few months I’ve been the happiest of VERB customers. I…