Nate and I have a goal to have a date night together each month however, quarantine does not make that easy.   So we skipped the dinner out this month and instead brought a folding table up to our room and played games together.  The kids were happy to get a free night to do anything they wanted downstairs while Nat…

What a month. On Valentine's day, life felt in order. We went out to eat as a family, we talked about our plans for Aliya's play, robotics and a visit from Nate's parents and somehow out of nowhere everything changed. Today the kids are doing "remote learning" for school, Nate is working from…

He is an old dog and pretty much nothing phases him, including sleeping with a hat on for a few hours.

Last Friday we were told that the kids would not be returning to school for awhile they instead would be "remote learning".  It was a phrase that we had never heard and suddenly was filling my inbox and in every conversation that I had with other parents.  The teachers took two days off to plan and on W…

I never forget a Holiday but I will admit that St. Patrick's day almost was skipped in our house this year.  The days of the week have blended together and checking the calendar for plans is a thing of the past so the date was nearly out of my mind. However, that aching feeling when I woke up that something nee…

Today we woke up late, we poured ourselves cereal and we sat on the couch and watched Saturday morning cartoons. There is comfort in the normal simple things of life.

This swing has always gotten us outside and playing and now more than ever I appreciate this swing in our yard.

Less is more unless it is kindness, sleep and apparently toilet paper. Toilet paper and paper products are gone from stores. Pasta, rice and other dry and canned goods are disappearing from shelves.  The stores are showing unfathomable changes in our country and it is a bizarre feeling.  At moments I feel in shoc…

Some of the best toys never get old, even if those who love them do.  We have a collection of favorite toys in the attic and whenever they come down (or in this case gets returned from Nana's house) they get pulled out again like they are the new favorite toy.  GeoTrax trains have been a favorite for over 13 years…

When you go to the store and there is no hand sanitizer or Lysol it is a very strange day. Empty shelves are something I am not used to seeing in the US which is known for its abundance. Coronavirus has come to the United States. It started with a single man in Washington state who had recently traveled to Chin…

I was so happy to have the kids home for February vacation last week.  We enjoyed simple days out and had fun finding things to do nearby.  The boys are true homebodies and would rather be enjoying the comfort of home than anywhere else, Aliya, on the other hand, would love to be out every day and all day long.  Na…