1) I gave up Instagram for lent and within the first week of quarantine I hopped back on, but I think it actually started making me more sad about the current state of things (newsflash! Instagram does not fill the void that real life friends occupy! Big surprise) So now I'm finishing up lent Gram-less and we'll see if I can stick it out...
2) Although I have gone out a total of 3 times since the beginning of social distancing I still managed to smash our giant 12 passenger homeschooler-mobile into a neighbor's garage rendering 2 windows utterly shattered. Only Ana can manage to potentially total a vehicle while in quarantine. I'm here to make you feel better about yourself. You're welcome.
3) The other day I found a large package of toilet paper in a closet that I had forgotten I had put there and I have literally never been as excited at the sight of toilet paper in my life and methinks I will never again be. Also speaking of things that bring me more joy than they probably should, here are some pictures of my newly styled school room bookshelves, because why not?
5) Baking. I had a large amount of frozen apples from the fall that I had overcooked and I was about to throw them away when my sister told me about this recipe for these oatmeal jammys. They have to be one of my new all time favorite recipes and worked so great for my overcooked apples, they are basically just a mini apple pie or whatever-fruit-you-choose pie. I really want to try them with cooked blueberries because I love blueberry pies.
6) I've been hitting up Hoopla and Libby along with the rest of the nation during quarantine and I am now deep into Jane Eyre and loving it. Why have I never read it? Why did everyone in high school always make it sound so long and boring? I'm also reading The Hiding Place and it is helping to put this time in life into major perspective.
7) If you're reading this and have 5 minutes please comment with your favorite quarantine activities with rambunctious little boys (that do NOT include water, beans or the pouring of water or beans) I'd be most appreciative.
And hopefully I will be adding blogging to the long list of things helping me get through this time, because this seems like a good idea.
Happy weekend at home!
Do you have a trampoline? I bought one for my kids for Christmas, and it was a hit. The guys are out there in barely above freezing weather jumping with 2 pairs of socks on. It's great for getting the wiggles out. Just what they need (my youngest 3 boys are lovely children but crazy monkey when stuck inside too long.)
ReplyDeletehttps://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/ may be a bit too old for your younger boys but I bet your older kids would love this as much as mine do!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! My kids love Mo Willems!
DeleteAna. I love you and your blog. I'm so glad you resurrected. I got in some good belly laughs on this one. Keep. It. Up.
ReplyDeletemy boys got a new disk swing hanging from our tree (saw it on Rosie's blog) and real-ish bow and arrow sets and a personal trowel each. everyone is happily swinging and shooting each other and digging to China and I have zero fs left to give 👍🏼
ReplyDeleteSo glad to read your blog again!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Ana. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I can relate to big headed babies, you had me at the headline. My first child was 10 and 1/2 lbs, and was 2 and 1/2 weeks late....by the way, your shelves look great.
ReplyDeleteHi Ana!!!! Keep writing, I've missed you! It gets lonely blogging in an Instagram world :(
ReplyDeleteI second the trampoline (maybe an Easter gift for the whole family??) and suggest the Googly Eyes game and get some whiteboards from amazon (ten bucks for a dozen, link here: https://amzn.to/2wPholL) with some dry erase markers and they can draw to their little hearts content/play tic tac toe/pictionary/whatever.
These are all great ideas! We do have a trampoline, which has unfortunately lost its initially luster and novelty and I now have to bribe the boys with dum dums to get them to bounce- it literally makes zero sense.
DeleteYay!! Love that you're blogging! I'm so jelly of your built in shelves! They look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI can so relate the bad-napper syndrome. I cracked down hardcore on my last baby who was doing that, basically it was a long time of tweaking his schedule hard core and timing (which o admit is so hard when you have, ya know, other kids to tend to!). Precious Little Sleep Facebook group was helpful to get tips on age appropriate sleep schedule. Other than that, lots of caffeine and powering through 🤪. Some individuals, I'm now convinced, have a naturally lower sleep drive.
I second any swing or outdoor jumping device. Also a plot of the yard you can let them dig up, or even an old bucket of dirt. Pay them a penny per stick they pick up in your yard before lawn mowing or after a storm. :)