It hit me this week that for the last 2 months, I have been a hands-on mom, 24/7. There's no time for breaks over lunch, no decompression on my commute to/from work, and no time the kids are away for a bit playing at someone's house.
It has been non-stop, with one exception. Ironically, that exception took place on Mother's Day. After I celebrated being a mom with my kids, I was able to get away for several hours, and focus on being a daughter. I spent a full afternoon with my parents. And it was lovely. It was quiet, there was adult-only conversation, and it was a chance to catch up with two people who I love more than anything in the world.
That break gave me a chance to relax and refill my bucket so I could come home and be a better mom and wife to my family. I really needed that break.
We had a pretty rough week with G. He was super sassy this week, and was really exerting some power moves. It didn't help that the first three days of the week I was in meetings, all day long. All of those nights he had to finish up his schoolwork once I was done working. By the time Friday rolled around, we were both super happy that it was Friday Flex Day, and he didn't have any real assignments to do. He did one sheet of morning work, learned intro coding skills with Pixel the Puppy, and then played on Legos.com for a bit.
G was being such a good boy and we had been talking about the Minecraft Zombie Cave Lego set. I just happened to have purchased it and decided it would be a good thing for him to work on for Friday afternoon. Turns out that it causes nothing but tears of frustration and it resulted in him getting it taken away a few hours later. Whew. No more Lego sets if an adult isn't available to help him build it.
Ava had another good week at school. I still check in on her a few times a day, and always review her grades every day, but overall, she's doing really well with this quarantine thing. She's been on a few more "socially distant" walks with her friend, so I'm happy to see that she's getting outside and being a little more active. She's also wrapping up week 3 of her anime class. I think they learned about drawing hands and feet this week, as well as the importance of creating character stories. I love that every night before bed, she's tucked in and drawing in her sketch pad the Easter Bunny brought for her. It looks like she's putting these newly learned anime skills to good use!
Earlier in the week, Ava bit into a Milk Dud, exclaimed that there was a technical issue, and then pulled out her tooth. It wasn't even very loose, but that Milk Dud was extra sticky, I guess!
When we're not busy battling G with zombies, we've all been hanging out in our basement. Scott finished up the bar this week and it looks great! He also mounted the TV and soundbar on the wall and we've enjoyed listening to music or watching shows down stairs as a family. We're hoping to find some furniture soon so we're not all laying on the ground or sitting on bar stools.
It has been non-stop, with one exception. Ironically, that exception took place on Mother's Day. After I celebrated being a mom with my kids, I was able to get away for several hours, and focus on being a daughter. I spent a full afternoon with my parents. And it was lovely. It was quiet, there was adult-only conversation, and it was a chance to catch up with two people who I love more than anything in the world.
That break gave me a chance to relax and refill my bucket so I could come home and be a better mom and wife to my family. I really needed that break.
G left this little note for me in the guest room on Mother's Day!
My new Columbine plant...
almost as pretty as the Rocky Mountain Columbine (the Colorado state flower)
We had a pretty rough week with G. He was super sassy this week, and was really exerting some power moves. It didn't help that the first three days of the week I was in meetings, all day long. All of those nights he had to finish up his schoolwork once I was done working. By the time Friday rolled around, we were both super happy that it was Friday Flex Day, and he didn't have any real assignments to do. He did one sheet of morning work, learned intro coding skills with Pixel the Puppy, and then played on Legos.com for a bit.
G was being such a good boy and we had been talking about the Minecraft Zombie Cave Lego set. I just happened to have purchased it and decided it would be a good thing for him to work on for Friday afternoon. Turns out that it causes nothing but tears of frustration and it resulted in him getting it taken away a few hours later. Whew. No more Lego sets if an adult isn't available to help him build it.
Not happy!
Ava had another good week at school. I still check in on her a few times a day, and always review her grades every day, but overall, she's doing really well with this quarantine thing. She's been on a few more "socially distant" walks with her friend, so I'm happy to see that she's getting outside and being a little more active. She's also wrapping up week 3 of her anime class. I think they learned about drawing hands and feet this week, as well as the importance of creating character stories. I love that every night before bed, she's tucked in and drawing in her sketch pad the Easter Bunny brought for her. It looks like she's putting these newly learned anime skills to good use!
Earlier in the week, Ava bit into a Milk Dud, exclaimed that there was a technical issue, and then pulled out her tooth. It wasn't even very loose, but that Milk Dud was extra sticky, I guess!
The Tooth Fairy has been making a lot of stop at our house lately...
When we're not busy battling G with zombies, we've all been hanging out in our basement. Scott finished up the bar this week and it looks great! He also mounted the TV and soundbar on the wall and we've enjoyed listening to music or watching shows down stairs as a family. We're hoping to find some furniture soon so we're not all laying on the ground or sitting on bar stools.
Scott and G were playing around...and moments later, G's finger was sprained. At least they had fun!
I'm so glad we went with the brick finish vs the wood finish we had originally discussed
Here's to hoping that the coming week is a bit more peaceful than the one that just ended!
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