Today we had three different medical appointments, two of which were overdue appointments that we rescheduled because of the pandemic. But we decided they were important and couldn’t be put off any longer. Orthodontics First up was Adrianna’s orthodontic appointment. Due to Coronavirus restrictions, I can’t go in with her, so I waited in the […]
Category: Bree
Tendies
Bree (age 10): Mom, are you in your thirties?Me: No, I am in my forties.Bree: Oh, I am in my tendies.
June 2020
I found these pools for free, which was awesome since I’ve been unable to purchase a small, plastic pool online for delivery or pickup, and I’ve been avoiding going into stores as much as possible. The girls are happy to have a way to play with water and cool off. We were excited to discover […]
May 2020
The month of May found us still practicing “social distancing” at home, leaving only for grocery pickups or an occasional appointment that couldn’t be done remotely. Remote classes and/or watching documentaries The girls doing some baking. Cupcakes and later, coffeecake. We regularly take family walks. Sometimes the girls ride their bikes. We are thankful for […]
Bird Correspondence
One of Cate’s assignments for her remote learning was to write her teacher a letter. I thought it might be fun for both Bree and Cate to make her a card, since they both have this teacher for different classes. And this teacher, Ms. Longtain, is one of my favorites because of how she looks […]
Watercolor Cats
An art teacher at the girls’ Homeschool Options school, Ms. Hickman, has been creating weekly watercolor tutorials for her students. All three girls did the latest tutorial together, even though only Adrianna and Bree have her for actual classes this year. I think their cats turned out great, each according to their own styles and […]
My Little Pony Camping
Bree and Cate are excited to hear we might go camping this summer. (Although who knows when this social distancing might end?) But at any rate, they made their ponies a campsite. They even included sleeping bags and “campfires” in the camping sites.
Week of March 22-28
Bree and Cate watch Mo Willems Doodles while Adrianna works on her biology. Another family walk in our neighborhood. Art class via an online video. Adrianna’s been busy with other art projects, too. And homemade cupcakes! And some more art from Bree, too. The girls love their Marble Run.
Week of March 15-21
Greg has been growing broccoli sprouts. Another family walk. Bree and Cate especially enjoy these walks. They like to run on some bike hills nearby (when they are not busy with other kids riding bikes.) Bree’s reading is progressing wonderfully. I’m so proud of how well she is doing. Since we aren’t going anywhere, I’ve […]
Mo Willems Doodles
Bree and Cate have been watching some of the Mo Willems Doodles videos, where the author Mo Willems talks about his creativity process and then shares how to do some of the doodles. Their drawings of Pigeon turned out great!