Happy Mother's Day!
We spent an awesome day on Mother's day Sunday. Scott was awesome in asking me what I wanted to eat and the result was a bunch of food no one else liked so I got leftovers! Chicken salad sandwiches, salad, fancy pizza. I should have thought of that earlier. hehe!
The kids surprised me with a really sweet scavenger hunt which resulted in finding lots of yummy chocolates. It was so sweet and just that Michael and Scott spent time thinking of me was such a precious gift. Michael was excited about it!
This photo is so accurate to us these days. Yes, I looked terrible and tired but...that is just how it goes. :) Hopefully, you can tell I look happy!
After my Mother's Dad rest, we went to Brenton Arboretum for a walk. It was a cool day but we had fun anyway. Scott had never been so we enjoyed showing him around and we even found some apple trees still in bloom. We even snuck in some (illegal) play time on the natural playscape. Don't tell anyone!
The second part of my Mother's Day was spending a morning going plant shopping. This is so fun to me and I love looking at all the lovely possibilities at the greenhouses. I am lucky that we have several right in a loop close to our home so I don't even have to go far. I got some filler perennials and stuff for my pots. I am planning on redoing the front landscaping so I was just looking and will wait to purchase those plants later. I still have some shuffling to do, it is never done!
Obligatory "I wore jeans!" post!
Otherwise we have just been clicking away on our daily routine here. It seems like all I do is work and hang out with the kids. I am looking forward to summer where I can spend less time on my computer.
We really enjoyed our trees this spring. We got so much work done outside in the first week of May. Normally that would be a week of the year where I would be gone every night and all weekend. I usually don't even start to *think* about the yard stuff until after school is out. I guess there is a silver lining to this- our yard is going to be rockin (and expensive!)
We celebrated Star Wars Day on May 4th with an online escape room from the library, a star wars workout routine, blue milk for lunch, and then a Star Wars movie. It was actually a pretty fun way to celebrate and all easy, low key ideas. Sometimes I dread trying to make staying home "fun" but this was an easy way that hopefully created some memories for the kids.
We headed north to Boone for teacher appreciation day so I could get my free lunch (so delicious) and the kids got school lunch. Yes, these are exciting these days! I also had to drop some stuff off for a student so it was good to get out of the house. We stopped at the Iowa Arboretum on the way home and enjoyed the trails. I had never been: they were beautiful and we were the only ones there! A kind soul had even left really nice walking sticks right by the trail sign.
I have been a little discouraged this week as continuous learning wears on. I've gotten some nasty texts from parents who tell me what I'm doing isn't important and that hurts. I do think what I am doing as a teacher is important and I'm trying my best with what I've got.
Thinking about it has realized that what I am doing with my own family is important too, and I am trying my best with what I've got there, too. The girls have been playing so nicely lately that sometimes I let them skip their school work. Play is learning for five-year-olds. I am so thankful they have each other and an awesome big brother and we have a safe home to be in.
The kids have one more week of learning left and I got until June 2nd. We are looking forward to taking a little break from our workbooks and then we'll figure out our master summer plan. The kids keep bugging me to come up with our summer list so they are familiar with the drill around here. :)
Take care!
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