April 2020 Happenings

This should probably be titled April 2020 - what we did to avoid insanity staying at home! All of April I was home with the kids every single day. Week days they had school work. Most days Reed's workload meant about 4-5 hours of engaged work, that meant coming up with "schoolwork" for Kieran to do to keep him busy since his workload was about 30 minutes per day max. Their music teacher had Zoom classes that continued to be entertaining, each of their school teachers hosted several Zoom class sessions each week, and we did our best to get outside, be creative, and spend quality time together. I'm not going to lie that last part is extremely hard when you are trying to get a ton of your own work responsibilities done, be a teacher to students in two different grades, take care of your normal duties in the home, and also work on plans for remodeling a house you just purchased. Most days I was lucky to have taken a shower by the time the boys went to bed and not be working until my own bedtime. We tried to make things fun by wearing bunny ears once in awhile, having Zoom hangouts with friends, the boys found a way to play their favorite game online with some of their friends, and Reed's teacher sent out a ton of things that the boys loved - drawing tutorials, virtual fieldtrips, science experiments, and craft projects. We had a heat spike and they convinced me it was warm enough for them to go swimming - even though they were shivering with chattering teeth they had a blast. April 2020 was definitely a month we survived and will stand out in memory for many years to come!