I’ll write like you all know what’s going on out THERE already because you do and no sense it rewriting that blow by blow that’s pasted all over the news and social media right now but just for my 80 year old self... I should put in bold this is the season of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s created a time of social distancing - the fancy term for staying HOME and hunkering down with our loved ones.
So to catch up, we have been making some new and special memories within the walls of our home the last week and a half but it seems so much longer!!! I’m going to try to write daily. One because I’m asking the kids to write too, and secondly because I want to remember these days. It’s slowing down time in a way I’ve been longing for and helping me to actually study these kids and see them grow right in front of my eyes!!
Henry- Another must do has been that they exercise- so he’s been practicing riding his bike again! And when we got it out of the garage - no DUG it out because it’s been so LONG- he was really rusty!! But now he asks to go everyday and he’s even making the turns without my help. He’s into watching Pokémon - Beyblades and Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies. Also, to my relief he found a book series he is really digging right before this happened- so I ordered three and he’s loving them! He also lost a tooth last night!!!!
Ruby has probably said the word bored the most but it’s only because she is my social one and misses her friends. Luckily she has FaceTime and has settled into the new normal of HOME with a couple things she loves. She enjoys any artwork she can do like painting rocks and paper plates- we are working on a bunting for our porch! She loves her new tent in her room and it gives her privacy when she wants it! Also, I find that if she can lead Henry in some sort of project she is at her happiest! Makes me wonder if she’ll be a teacher ... and I love it when she entertains him too!
Maisie has been super sick. Actually a whole month of sick for my girl. She has pneumonia and is on her second round of antibiotics started last night and an inhaler. I’m so thankful she has this time to rest! We’ve enjoyed quite a few episodes of Call the Midwife together and she’s doing puzzles and reading. I also think it’s super sweet that she gets up every morning early, takes a bath and puts on her mascara. I’m praying she gets better soon ... no more coughing and pain would be such a relief for her and this worrying mama.
Daphne has probably been loving this time the most! She had been feeling very burned out and tired and she’s thankful for the reprieve. So far she’s been working on completing an online health class that she was already enrolled in at BYU, taking many online dance classes, studying for her AP World History test, and finding workouts to do with her friends via face time. I’ve been so blown away by her self motivation.
Which leads me to me. I’m not super motivated to exercise or eat well but trying to turn a new leaf this week since we will be stuck here for a long time. I have done some house projects like cleaning out a closet disaster and working on Ruby and Hanks babybooks. I’ve also been cooking breakfast lunch and dinner to try to control the kitchen landscape a bit. Mike even hung my ladder yesterday... And all in all a whole bunch of special moments with my family!
Tomorrow I’ll share what movies we’ve seen ... it’s definitely one of my loves!
Lastly, in any of my writings I don’t want to trivialize what’s going on outside .. so thankful for our medical providers and government officials and everyone else that are trying to take care of the sick and to prevent more sickness. It’s all so scary and when I start to panic I just come back to the things I can control like my crew. Or can I ?? But so far,like I said, we are making memories and I don’t want to forget them!
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