This might be one of the most unusual Good Fridays we have ever had. Usually, we are attending the live version of Stations of the Cross enacted by the eighth graders. This year the principal got creative and shared on YouTube. I tried to honor the day as I would have normally. I fasted and […]
Today I started and finished another charity hat. Charity knitting has been my bread and butter when I am not sweater knitting. That project has not been going well. I’m not sure if the sweater’s going to fit and that’s discouraging. I’ve invested a lot of hours on it since we started sheltering in place. […]
Today on my walk, I spotted an unintentional heart in the street. It felt deeply happy. The heart was a welcome surprise and it made me think of my knitting friend, Leslie. She too likes to spot hearts in unexpected places. The energy in our house was positive today. It was another glorious weather day. […]
I have not seen much of Mason’s sketchbook but he likes to draw and enjoys art a lot. This is his Holy Week assignment. To enhance his at-home art experience, Bill took him to get new markers. His work is even more vibrant now. Meanwhile, getting physical is the key right now. I was so […]
Today was the first time since we began sheltering in place that I went to the grocery store. I wore my mask and made sure I used lots of hand sanitizer. It felt overwhelming to try to shop bigger for food that would last for two weeks at a time when I am accustomed to […]
One of the benefits of the sheltering in place is that gas prices are dropping. Of course, the irony is that I have not been driving anywhere so I am not in need of much gas. Too bad we can’t store it. On a daily front, today is Sunday and my family and I attended […]
If I am honest, today was a tough day. The kids were snarky and everything feels exaggerated. It’s so easy to blow things out of proportion especially because we are confined to the house and our resources are limited. That being said, I do have a gratitude list. The mulch we ordered several weeks ago […]
Until this pandemic hit, I had no idea what Zoom was and now it’s become a verb in my lexicon. I have been zooming a lot and it’s been a lifesaving way to stay connected to folks. Today everyone was home and both boys had school. I can’t recall if I mentioned it before but […]
That being said, Mason did attempt to prank Bill. He created this QR code which he put over Bill’s mouse tracker. He hoped that when Bill couldn’t make the mouse work, he would flip it over and use a QR reader to see where the code led. Later he moved the QR code to the […]
Spring break is now officially over. We were delighted to receive an email from the principal of SIG stating that a new schedule was in place for virtual learning. The school would operate on their standard A/B schedule and teachers would have designated times to host their classes. They also subscribed to Schoology, a distance […]