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It feels like forever since we went out on an adve

It feels like forever since we went out on an adventure, and today was the perfect day to fix that. We went back to Great Basin National Park, a family favorite. The fresh air, and lovely scenery was just what we needed. The kids learned how to skip rocks at the lakes thanks to @vanesswarner and @jordannwarner (since we can all agree I am no help in that area and clearly failed my children 😂) also just for fun the last two pictures are taken at the same place 3 years apart.

We are heading out of quarantine as most of the re

We are heading out of quarantine as most of the restrictions have been lifted around us. This however has required the occasional need of masks, which also seems like it may be required even more in the coming days so mixed feelings aside I finally broke down and made masks for my kids. Since I am embroidering everything these days I let the kids pick what they wanted on their masks. (Abbey’s has a cactus on one side and can’t touch this on the other) in other news we have been spending as much time outside as possible even more now that school is over. We are all really glad it’s been such a nice spring this year. Also all of my kids have officially learned how to embroider now, although Penny finds punch needle so much easier. Jude’s first piece turned out great.

Quarantine stitching. Picked back up my old hobby

Quarantine stitching. Picked back up my old hobby per the request of my husband. It’s been great to sit and work on while working with my kids on school since 90% of that time is spent telling them just to stay on task. Also aside from mask sewing this is the only other sewing type project I have been working on lately. I miss real sewing but for the time being this will work.

When your cousin challenges you to make a marble r

When your cousin challenges you to make a marble run track with a toy at the beginning or the end. You take that challenge quite seriously. Thanks @ajwhanson and @hansola67 for the challenge and thanks @trishazemp for teaching my kids stop motion which really upped the game here. Penny still loves the marble run #marblerunalldayeveryday

Well, instead of making that third chair, Penny an

Well, instead of making that third chair, Penny and I decided we needed something easy. (Actually easy) so we made a table. We went rouge with the plans and after looking at a few to see how they go I designed my own. Penny and I made it from start to done with the staining in 3.5 hours which included some design time. Now we are running out of places to put furniture so it may be time to find a new thing to do.

Another quarantine project done. I wanted to pick

Another quarantine project done. I wanted to pick something the kids could be more involved in, something they would need little help to make. These stick chairs seemed to fit the bill nicely, it’s just wood with holes drilled into them and then strung on some rods and done. In fact some of the videos I watched on these even called them 30 minute chairs. I told Abbey maybe it would take us more like an hour or two. Boy was I wrong. So wrong. These were such a pain in the butt. The kids ditched me pretty early on, I walked away twice. BUT i did keep going back, and some 10 hours of work later we have 2 of the 3 chairs we planned. I don’t know if I have what it takes to make the third. Without a drill press these were almost impossible, I would probably do a million things different if I ever decide to brave them again. However, they are done, they are cute, the girls came back for the paining and I love the pop of color on the legs. Penny still asks what we are going to build next so these chairs only dampened my spirits apparently 😂

High off the success of the deck, and with nothing

High off the success of the deck, and with nothing but time (and children) on my hands I decided it was a great time to try building furniture. The kids learned how to use power tools and I learned what kids will see a project through to the end. (The answer is Penny, she never left my side and was the perfect building buddy) Abbey helped with most of the cutting after Penny did all the measuring and marking. Jude helped with the pre-drilling and some of the assembly. Penny helped with the assembly and was especially good at handing me what I needed. Then she helped fill, sand, and stain and she applied the varnish all by herself.

Happy 11th birthday to one of the best girls aroun

Happy 11th birthday to one of the best girls around. Abbey is the sweet little peacemaker of our family. She was basically born for that quarantine life and thrives in these types of situations. She is the best at keeping in touch with her friends with FaceTime and video chats. She LOVES to craft and create all day, and we often have to drag her from her room so she doesn’t isolate from the family as well. She is a light in the darkness and I am glad we get to make her day special.

Happy spring break! It isn’t the spring break we

Happy spring break! It isn’t the spring break we planned for, sure, but no school is reason enough to celebrate these days. Being stuck at home we have been taking on a few projects we suddenly have all the time for. This deck project was one of them. For 10 years we have been talking about how this little balcony that was old and falling apart anyway was pointless. It leads no where. So especially now that we have been redoing the whole backyard and putting in a pool we decided now more than ever this balcony needed to have stairs, and it needed to be redone. So we built a deck, with stairs. It was not easy, it was only half fun, my overconfidence from watching countless YouTube videos was fading fast. Yet in the end we won. The deck is everything I wanted it to be, and our marriage survived 😂😂

Well we officially have a teen, a “quaranTEEN”

Well we officially have a teen, a “quaranTEEN” his 13th birthday might not be what we had been planning. However, we were able to have the traditional scavenger hunt for the birthday gift, we will have cake, and games, and fun, and he still turned 13.

I am not going to lie, there is a lot to hate abou

I am not going to lie, there is a lot to hate about the great quarantine of 2020. I hate that my kids have been missing out on time with friends and some of the best teachers ever. I hate the anxiety of the unknown, the constant stream of contradictory information swimming around out there. It could be enough to drown you. However, I really love what this has done for our family. Forcing us to slow down (or downright stop) our regular life and routines. Suddenly we have time. We have been doing all the activities we always wished we had time for. The kids have been making their videos (although it’s slowing down a bit while they discover other things to do as well) I love seeing them learn, and discover and play together. I love seeing how they still make time to connect with friends. I love our new routines. Today I pulled out the “big camera” so I could actually take updated photos of my kids that aren’t for work. So yes, there is plenty to hate, but I truly hope that when this is all over my kids will remember it as a great time for our family.

Still plugging along in a world of isolation. Abbe

Still plugging along in a world of isolation. Abbey designed her own fanny pack and I helped her make it. The girls have been taking advantage of the nice weather while we have it and made an outdoor living space. Sumo wrestling fights, and possibly my favorite was watching Penny “play chess” with her cousin via FaceTime. Neither of them know how to play so they made up their own rules, but the game lasted a good 20 minutes.

Guys it’s been the longest month ever and then I

Guys it’s been the longest month ever and then I realized it’s been 6 days... the perk of this weird time is that I am learning just how creative my kids can be. We have taken online painting classes, played at empty parks and the kids have taken off on their “puppet” news show (I saved one as a highlight from my stories) so side note I am also learning how to share stories. We have also played A LOT of games, watched nightly movies (the Paddington movies are really good) also we are on the second day of online school, I am sure it will get better, it’s currently a struggle.

How is social distancing going you ask??? Is it to

How is social distancing going you ask??? Is it too soon to go crazy? Asking for a friend.

What social distancing looks like around here. Pen

What social distancing looks like around here. Penny getting creative playing outside with her “friends” because finally her extensive stuffed animal collection is proving useful. Jude and Penny have started to get along, finding common interests like playing basketball together. We are playing lots of Dr. Mario killing viruses left and right 😂 We have been learning new skills like sculpting with clay during our “art class” youtube has videos for EVERYTHING. And we have stayed connected with friends and family with lots of FaceTime. Abbey was even doing her hair with friends this morning, so I would argue social distancing is bringing some people closer together. Granted we are 3 days in... so let’s see how we are doing at the end of the week but I am hopeful.

Over a year ago I gave up my primo sewing space an

Over a year ago I gave up my primo sewing space and moved to a darker corner of the basement. I mean sure there is a door now but I still often thought was this a good move? But THIS right here is why I moved. So the kids have a place to create whatever they want whenever they want. I even welcome the mess, well most of the time I mean would it kill them to close the paint or wash a brush 😂😂

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