Day Thirty --- Friday, April 24

Day thirty (forty-two)...I've had absolutely no desire to work on anything other than work for me, school work for the boys, and a few daily house chores here and there. Seriously, this quarantine is getting to me. I just want to sleep and eat.

I did take some time to update the blog, so the links to the days I haven't posted about are below if you want to catch up on us.

Wednesday, April 15

Thursday, April 16

Friday, April 17 

Monday, April 20

Tuesday, April 21

Wednesday, April 22

Thursday, April 23

I finished my latest book today...so good!

Ellis and I started working on our puzzle...

He packed his book bag with paper and said, "I'm over this mama. I'm going back to school!" I hear ya, my baby. I hear ya. Mama is ready to be back to school, too. 

This container of strawberries was full about 6-7 minutes before I took his photo...the Hawks love strawberries. 

Thank goodness it's the weekend! We're looking forward to doing a whole bunch of nothing. 

Day Twenty-Nine --- Thursday, April 23

Day twenty-nine (forty-one)...

Snuggling his puppy...

One of my amaryllis booms was broken...upon further inspection two little boys broke it while playing and tried to fix it with a band-aid. While I applaud their problem solving skills, we had to have a chat about telling mommy and daddy when they break something...

Snuggles with my baby...

Time for E to learn to tie his shoes...

Day Twenty-Eight --- Wednesday, April 22

Day twenty-eight (forty)...

Math for E...

Some words of wisdom...

Outdoor chores...

Base 10 math for RF...

Swinging in the hammock with his mama...

Goober...

Day Twenty-Seven --- Tuesday, April 21

Day twenty-seven (thirty-nine)...

I took this photo at 8:35 AM...he has enjoyed sleeping in...he is his mama's baby...

Writing about riding his bike and a picture to show him riding...

Verbs...things he likes to do...

I was working on something next to him and I leaned over to check on him. He looked me square in the eye and said, "Look - I got this. You do your work and I'll do my work."

Checking on their responsibility chart progress before bed...

This is his way of telling me that he was ready to go to bed with his brothers...

Day Twenty-Six --- Monday, April 20

Day twenty-six (thirty-eight)...

Morning cartoon time...sweet brothers...

This was my view ALL. DAY. LONG. 

I binged on Easter candy...

And had a wonderfully smelling candle nearby...

Math for RF...

Math for E...number bonds using pasta as a manipulative...

Things to think about while we're dealing with this situation...

Day Twenty-Five --- Friday, April 17

Day twenty-five (thirty-five)...

Rocket pop and ice cream sandwiches make quarantine a little better...

It calms me for some reason...

Hey, mama bird!

Watching a live pirate exhibit from the South Carolina State Museum!

I hope this is what the parents of our students think...we miss them (and our school day routines) so much...

Re-arranging furniture when I get bored...

Day Twenty-Four --- Thursday, April 16

Day twenty-four (thirty-four)...

Decompressing from the craziness of quarantine at the fire pit at 9AM...

Math lesson...

iPad time with two guard dogs watching over him...

RF had to write a story...this is what he came up with...

Scooter time in the backyard...

Daddy helping RF do his science lesson...he had to find four seeds in the yard. 

Mama bird still doing her thing! 

A new coloring sheet...my FAVORITE city!

Ending the night by watching the Cincinnati Zoo's Home Safari - Eagle Edition!

Day Twenty-Three --- Wednesday, April 15

Day twenty-three (thirty-three)...

I'm behind on detailing our days, so at this point, the photos will have to tell the story.

Faculty Meeting via Zoom...it's nice to see all of my colleagues, even if it is virtually. 

Expanded form math for RF...

Syllables for Ellis...this ended in frustration. Learning syllables while he's also learning how to sound out words is a bit tough. 

Irises...

Pita pizzas for lunch...his FAVORITE!

Why lay on the couch or sit in the chair when your daddy is on the floor and you can lay on him?

Day Twenty-Two --- Tuesday, April 14

Day twenty-two (thirty-two)...

Whirlwind.
Of.
A.
Day.

Whew. Today was non-stop. Work for me - Zoom meetings galore (in a good way), checking in on students, fielding phone calls and emails from colleagues, taking care of RA (he's down with a nasty cold/sinus infection), school work for the boys, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, dogs barking all over the place, laundry - it's getting mountain high again..., and taking a minute to breathe every so often.

 Starting my day off with a great video about teaching empathy to our kids...

 The boys started their day off with PE...mama needed a minute. 

 A big package arrived and two little boys were super excited! Team work makes the dream work. 

So excited about the new aircraft carrier! 

 RA is in bed sick, but he took a minute to play Pac-Man with Ellis...

 RF started his school work off with a little grammar from his teacher!

 Common and proper nouns practice...

 Science work for the day --- studying plants. 

 Now it's Ellis' turn --- starting with language arts and a rhyming lesson. 

 Then it's on to math...with Pete the Cat and using Kit Kats as our manipulatives...

After dinner I sent the boys to bed and I jumped on some more work and watching the daily speakers from The Whole Child Virtual Summit - SO GOOD! 

I hope everyone is doing well. Take care, my friends!