Last weekend the weather improved and we spent it outside as much as we could. We took a "field trip" to an elementary school to use their field for Sean to practice hitting golf balls and he loved it. He's missed golf so much! We read lots of Harry Potter on the picnic blanket in our yard and the kids enjoyed bikes, roller blades, and scooters too.
I took the boys on a long bike ride around Newburgh Lake after they played stomp rockets. We also splurged and went out to get a Frosty in Wendy's drive-thru. Yum!
The boys' teachers posted a lot more this past week, which was good! All the specials teachers posted work and assignments too. For gym, Evan had to make a sidewalk chalk obstacle course. While it was fun in the afternoon to do that, the morning was rough with Sean adjusting to the new work load.
As the week went on, each day got better with Sean though. The weather was lousy and cold so we didn't get much time outside. Instead, we exercised inside, built a Western town in the Wild West out of Lincoln Logs we affectionately named, "Wagon Wheel, New Mexico". Lots of Lego building and watching "America's Funniest Home Videos" or "Are We There Yet" by Nat Geo Kids on youtube to fill our week.
For Earth Day, I had the boys do a Ocean Pollution Sensory Bin that I found on Pinterest. They learned about how pollution happens and how to clean up the pollution as much as possible. It was a big hit!
Sean discovered the joys of calling a friend on Messenger Kids from one tablet and playing Roblox with them in the same game on a separate tablet. He was so excited to just talk to Nevaeh and play with her.
Scott and I also discovered the joys of playing euchre on an app with his mom and dad while talking to them on speakerphone. Felt like we were up north with them in the summer playing euchre at night!
Comfort food and Marvel movies helped pass our evenings by since it was too cold to go outside.
Evan had a zoom call with his Cub Scout den on Thursday evening. It was short (thank God), but I think he enjoyed some sense of normalcy being able to do an activity he enjoyed during the school year.
And just like that, Friday came to our rescue with the end of our school and work week and warmer temps! I took the boys on a bike ride downtown, we put up our hammock and read Harry Potter, we got a carry out from Ironwood and Bigalora, Sean's teacher drove by for a surprise visit to Sean and Nevaeh across the street, and Scott worked on my planter boxes for the backyard deck. I'd call that a success!
I'm feeling a little bit better about my work load and managing posting assignments and professional development. The weather forecast looks good for the next 7 days, and I'm feeling like we can manage this. For now...
