April 21st, 39th Day of Quarnatine, 20th Day of School at Home

The expected high today is 39F.  And it snowed this morning.  I am sick of the cold and sick of the snow and the cold.

Everyone was up and ready to go on their google classroom this morning.  I felt a little overwhelmed as teachers added some assignments after we had already started for the day, but we managed.  Also, the PE and music teacher have classes now, so we did a few activities from their rooms today.  First up was PE.

I'm letting the time they spend in music "class" count toward their piano, to keep their days from stretching out too long.

And, despite the chilly temperature, I still sent the kids out for outdoor recess.  They only lasted a few minutes, but I had time to check the mail, put out a card for William's teacher and pick up some sticks (and branches) from last night's storm.

Once school was finished, I made two more hats to send of to Diem.

The box is looking pretty full. I'm hoping to fit at least 4 more in there, but I'll need to repack as efficiently as possible once I've made those.  Maybe I can fit even more!

We got some of our porch pottery and porch rug in, which will be more exciting when we are actually able to go enjoy it!

For dinner we had tacos.  Everyone enjoys them, with the exception of Alice.

Tomorrow is the official start of the school at home for the kids, wish us luck!

later days

March 24th, 11th day of Quarantine (now mandatory), Day 7 of School at Home

The anticipated high today is 47F, and in this moment it is sunny out.

Today was about as uneventful as you can get while being productive.  Everyone finished their work before 3pm.  The weather cooperated for two outside recesses.

For lunch we had bacon, carrots & oranges. And some made their own corndogs in the microwave! <3

The kids were quiet for Billy's business calls.  The big girls posted videos to their online classrooms, and William sent a picture of his Lego battlefield to his teacher before I blew it up with a grenade! ; )

I managed to knock out my follow up task of adding the missing disks from my tub to my digital library.

Grace watched the first doodle with Mo Willems video.  I thought it was cool, and it was highly recommended.  She didn't even finish it though.

For dinner we had Aldi teriyaki noodles that were quite good once I tossed in some chicken.  The kids ate them with some chop sticks left over from our Chinese New Year party.

all in all a good day.

later days

March 18th, "Staying Home, Staying Healthy" Day 5, Day 3 of School at Home

The expected high for today is 48F.  It is quite cloudy, and we are expecting rain this evening, but it isn't a gloomy cover this morning.

This morning the kids were a little slower getting started, but they were mostly hard at work by the time the school day began.

Emily's birthday package arrived from amazon.  She picked out some scrunchies that she shared with Juliet, who also grabbed the bubble wrap as a 'veil.'

I also received a surprise package of M*A*S*H DVDs from a friend. = )

Our recess alarms are set for 10:30 and 1:15 and the kids had a good time both breaks = )  The twins finished their work before the first recess!

For lunch we had BLTs at Alice's request.

And William kicked his day into high gear and might actually finish before dinner tonight! = )  He enjoyed watching a video of his teacher reading a story on youtube.

And Emily made some cards for Avia to send to her friends.

We had a BBQ beef sandwich dinner (with apples) a little ahead of our regular dinner time.  Alice watched a little of the Cincinnati Zoo home safari with me.  Today's animal was an ocelot!

Week one has been good so far.  I am enjoying having everyone home.  The kids enjoy "recess" time outside.  I'm thankful for the favorable* weather so far!

Our rations are holding up, and I've been working on my Sam's order for Monday (assuming society rules don't change between now and then.)  Even if I am able to make the run, I will have to supplement with a trip to either Kroger or Carl's since I'm not able to get bleach (I just opened my last bottle, and can't follow my pattern of ordering when I'm out) or eggs or vitamin D milk at Sam's as of today.

later days

*it hasn't rained or been bitterly cold