The day started beautifully. Well, aside from the fact that nobody ever cares when Mama is sleeping. TV is turned up, piano music needs practicing, computers need deconstructing …
Small child has big plans for her future, though, so that’s pretty cool:
“Dada, so you know what I’m going to be when I grow up?
A superhero.
I’m going to be a tech girl…”
And that’s how Jodi Whittacker day started!
Small child found an old, small laptop of ours and wants to fix it. She’s pretty sure $7 at the hardware store will fix it.
I think we are going to have to get this kid her own computer!!
She was so proud of herself all day, so that made up for the reading struggle earlier this week. Reading isn’t her strength, but she sure as heck has a lot of others!
Oldest child had her fair share of ups and downs today. She read a lot, and is working on creating a book trailer for the book she’s reading.
She’s even writing a script.
I really want to tell her that book trailers are super short.
But she wants to hold auditions for the four of us to decide who gets what part in the book trailer.
Honestly, Dad and I are barely still alive, and our acting chops are seriously rusty.
She got a few things picked up off her floor… And put a sheet on the bed. So I guess I shouldn’t complain too much.
I painted the dining room window. Oldest was heartbroken that I didn’t let them help, but honestly, it was a project I needed to do for myself. Also, I really didn’t want to risk the potential disaster spilled paint would come with. Wood window sills aren’t very easy to get acrylic paint off, and I didn’t want to risk it.
Ignore the cop car. Just the neighbor.
I swear.
The girls are also actively preparing for next year’s Stars of Tomorrow talent show. They created spontaneous ribbon dance routines to Train songs. I enjoyed watching them, AND it doubled as our PE time today!
They’re exhausting, but such beautiful souls.
I might be able to sell them to a circus by the time this isolation is over… After all, they are dancers, choreographers, actors, script writers, and computer engineers.
They’re incredible!
I really don’t know what day of the week it is at this point. Pretty sure I showered this week. Maybe twice even.
I did make a massive roaster of chili, which could feed an army, but I’m selfish and do not plan to share.
Not sharing that, but more importantly, I’m not sharing the 6 pounds of crack chicken in the crock pot.
I’m not a hoarder, just well prepared.
It’s always been my habit to cook in large batches and then freeze a bunch of it. With the COVID-19 restrictions on grocery purchases, we are getting as much as we can without causing trouble for anyone else, and then staying focused on continued isolation.
We are most definitely NOT going to starve to death. That’s a pretty big win!
I now have a bottle of apple brandy, so that’s also nice. After another day of insanity, I think I might actually sleep tonight!
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