• Things I’ve Been Missing

    Overall, our Coronavirus Isolation is going fine. I can’t really complain about staying home when I love to stay home! Homeschool/Distance Learning has a few bumps now and then, but overall, it’s going fine. We have food to eat, and it really helps that there is some green grass on…

  • Helping Out

    He likes to clean the kitchen while listening to music on Alexa, jazzy music, or maybe the theme from Swan Lake blasting from the speaker.

  • They Built a Fence

    On Thursday this duo built a small fence. Off to the side of the house we store many things: extra wood, firewood, wheelbarrows, rainbarrels in the winter, gardening supplies, the outdoor compost bin, etc. It looks a bit untidy from the street, and last fall when I was walking on…

  • Mess of the Week: A Tangle

    The Banana was sitting at the dining room table messing around with a fine tooth comb. She decided to be silly and wind her hair up like a curler. She realized that was not a good idea when she tried to remove the comb only to make a terrific tangle.…

  • A Quick Hike at Hartley

    It was great to get outside and into the forest. A lot of the trails were closed off because of wet conditions, but we had fun tromping on the trails that were open. Our shoes were nice and muddy by the time we got back home, and that is just…

  • Pajamas All Day Every Day

    He may have worn this sweatshirt every day for a week. It might have even been more than a week. I do make sure he changes into a new pair of pajamas every other day or so. Hey, it’s all the less laundry I have to do, and really, we…

  • Some Things I’m Loving

    I am loving the sunshine on our deck, which is now clear of snow! There is a spot underneath the chalkboard that gets extra warm in the midday sun, and it is also blocked from the chilly breeze. I love lying on the warm wood of the deck and having…

  • Marble Run

    In between the important acts of celebrating Easter, last weekend was all about building marble runs in the family room. I didn’t manage to capture an image of the most complex structure, which was an elevated track that stretched the full length of the room, starting up on the mantle…

  • In Use All the Time

    This is our first true week of distance learning, where teachers are sending a larger load of assignments that need to be completed. This has made the computers in the house a hot commodity. It’s working quite well for my bigger kidlets, but I will say that Google classroom is…