Tag: Family

Halloween in Pandemic

So here we are, in the midst of a pandemic and we are weekly reinventing how we interact in the world. So what do we do about Halloween? Because we have a bunch of high-risk people in our house we are looking for some… Continue Reading “Halloween in Pandemic”

Falling into Tennis- Love-Love

This week has ushered in the beautiful changing seasons and all of a sudden in the midst of the crisp fall air I want to go for car rides to see the beautiful leaves, drink pumpkin spice coffee and decorate for Halloween. Our family… Continue Reading “Falling into Tennis- Love-Love”

Pandemic Birthdays

Birthdays always generate a lot of excitement around our house. And, in truth, we have a lot of birthdays to celebrate. They seem to cluster around August and September in our family and so it feels like we have been celebrating a birthday every… Continue Reading “Pandemic Birthdays”

Experimenting With the AeroGarden

It has been a number of months that we have had the Aerogarden and most of our plants have grown beautifully, despite my attempts to harvest (which end up being more like bad haircuts). For the dill, I trimmed more than one third of… Continue Reading “Experimenting With the AeroGarden”

Inch by Inch

We are finally planting our starter plants into the dirt…

What have you done in hibernation?

Do you have more me time during this unusual state of things or are you overwhelmed with things to do?

Homeschooling- Choosing a Curriculm

My husband and I made the decision to homeschool our 7 year old this upcoming 2020-2021 school year– a difficult choice for us. After researching the different types of homeschooling options, we decided to do a School-at-home curricula for her and sprinkle in some… Continue Reading “Homeschooling- Choosing a Curriculm”

Five Fun Family Activities During Pandemic

What do you do in the midst of pandemic? You create your own fun. Let me tell you about our top five favorite family activities.

Virtual Parties

How do you throw a virtual baby shower in these unusual times? Learn more about what I did to make it work.

If You Build it- They will Grow

During the course of this pandemic, my husband had to go to the doctor’s office. The person in front of him in line was dismissed for having COVID-like symptoms, so out of abundance of caution, we decided to do a little “in home” quarantine… Continue Reading “If You Build it- They will Grow”