More Corona

Rick started working from home this week, so we set up his little working station in our room. He hasn't complained about us being too loud yet, so hopefully it's working out. We love having him accessible a little more often, and his commute to the kitchen for dinner is quicker. haha!

We are still at home for the coronavirus, so we go for walks everyday. Red Mountain high school has a cow and goat for us to walk by and say hello to. I think the positive side of this pandemic is that we get to be outside all day, when we would usually be cooped up inside at school during the best weather of the year. We are enjoying the sun and perfect weather!

We even get the teenagers out sometimes...

 We did a rainbow science experiment this week for Abby's class, she loved it!

 We are also doing domino math and trying to get creative with learning.

We drove down to Tempe town lake one day and the kids rode their bikes and walked, it was a beautiful day and the kids loved riding over the bike bridge...

We are even taking naps out in the sun...

 We are planning a Facebook talent show for our primary kids, I hope they participate...

 Our school did a teacher parade, I was supposed to participate but Abby wanted to watch it instead. So we parked on the side of the road and watched all of the teachers drive by and wave! It was so fun to watch and see their faces again, all the 4th grade teachers yelled that they missed me and of course all of Jacobs teachers and abbys were so happy to see them. It was a great boost!

 Ashlyn had to make a kite for her math class, she did a great job...

We went for a walk yesterday, stopped at a church because it was empty and did a few laps around the building...

 Rick playing catch with Jacob...

 Abby on the tree swing...

 We are doing a worldwide fast today to hopefully end this Corona craziness! I'm praying we will see an end to this sooner than we think! The quarentine is going a lot better than I thought it would though, the kids are getting along more than they're fighting. They're getting creative in things that they do, and we are able to spend a lot of time outdoors. In a way, I'm grateful that we have had this chance to be together as a family. I just don't want to press my luck for much longer, hahaha!

Week in Review---Coronavirus has struck

We have been asked to stay home for the foreseeable future because of the Coronavirus rampaging across the country. Everything is shut down including schools, churches, events, concerts, etc. We have been asked to stay 6 feet away from people, especially if they're sick. My kids are going crazy with boredom, and I'm going crazy as well. Rick is being asked to work from home for the next week and may be out of a job in a few weeks. We are trying to gather up all of the supplies that we will need to survive at home for awhile without going out. We are still trying to go for walks, play outside and stay busy. It's not easy, spirits have been down, tempers have been raging, the world is in chaos. It feels like the craziest scenario is happening, and it's real life. We have moments where life feels normal for a bit and then we hear the news and it's crazy anxiety again. We are praying for this to calm down, for a vaccine to be approved, for meds to help, for something to end this madness. We know this is in the Lord's hands, and what will be will be and try to have a good attitude about it.

We chalked the walk the other day, trying to write inspirational messages...

I found some old journal pages...

Haley wanted a blanket made out of her camp shirts, so I sewed one up. It's not perfect, but she likes it.

Last Sunday we made Abby her own microphone to help her sing the primary songs...

We also learned about amazing church leaders and had the kids write about a church leader and 3 things they had taught them...

A few weeks ago I braved Costco to get some TP, and it was successful after waiting in this line...

Having fun at the park..

We went to go see the big fountain in fountain hills on St. Patrick's day...

We decided to head to the snow on Friday, we found some! The kids had fun sledding down a hill that we found...

One good thing that has come from staying at home is that I'm getting lots of organization done! Hoping this week brings good news and less scary moments!