Monday, March 30, 2020

Liam's birthday questions (11 on April 24)

Ok. First up is Liam.  His birthday will fall in the middle of the stay home due to coronavirus time.  It's on a Friday this year and I was fortunate to be able to make a work trade so I can be home with Liam, at least for his birthday night.  He was a good sport and answered all the questions. Let's see what he said:

Liam, what is your favorite....

color?....purple
stuffed animal?....Detective Pikachu
thing to sleep with?....blankie
fruit?....apple
cereal?....Frosted Fruity Os (generic Fruit Loops)
thing to eat for breakfast?....cereal
thing to eat for lunch?....sushi
dessert?....homemade brownies
drink?....Powerade
movie?....The Greatest Showman
thing to do outside?....swim
animal?....dog
book?....Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
song?....Come Together by the Beatles
game?....Jenga
television show?....The Loud House
Who is your best friend?....Jacob Holland
What do you want to be when you grow up?....A bio-mechanical researcher

Here are Liam's 10th year questions, and 9th  year and down

And, here's last year's birthday photo.  You can't tell from this pic, but we decorated Liam's cake to look like a sushi roll.

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Well, hello there!

Well, it's been a long while since I've posted anything to this blog.  I've had the best intentions....just not the time or the focus to do the work.  Do I pick up where I left off?  For now, that's the best I can do.
It's the first Sunday of spring break here.  But, as you may know, the kids have been home for the past 2 weeks.  School at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.  We got through the schooling with minimal tears.  The older boys were responsible for be self-motivated.  The "littles" needed more oversight, but Kella and Liam did a good job of getting their work done on their own. 
We get 2 weeks off from schooling and then get 3 more weeks, at least, of school at home.  But, the load should be lighter since they will not be doing school every day those next 3 weeks.  I have big plans right now for spring break. They include getting lots of things done for scouting merit badges, hopefully starting a garden and finishing cleaning out all the rooms of the house.  I also am compiling a running list of projects for Andy to complete.  He gets to finish out teaching his classes from home this semester and gets to be on call to go into the hospital to work as a screener or whatever they need him to do.  I get to work my regular scheduled shifts.  Since, everything is pretty much closed, I gave back my days I was taking off for spring break.  I'll save those days for later. 
Last year, I dropped the ball on the birthday questions for the kids.  This year, I gave the all the kids the questions at once and am just going to post them here, now.  This way I won't forget and I definitely have the time to do it.  So, look forward to that and maybe I'll post so back stuff too from last summer, fall and winter. Take care and stay safe and healthy.