These are some crazy times, yes? The kids are doing their best to figure it all out. Their parents are doing their best to figure it all out. These days have the same feeling to them as the time after the 3/11/11 earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown--uneasy and unsettled. Still, we'll get through it.
Ryleigh (and her Mom) are pretty darn sad that the April meet and the State Championship has been cancelled for gymnastics. The gym is doing their best to send out ways for the girls to stay gym-ready and we're lucky enough to have a kip bar so Ry can work on some stuff on her own. Dance teachers are uploading videos of the choreography for the recital in June so we can stay on top of that, too.
The kids get to video conference or message their teachers every day. There are online lessons to complete in math, reading, social studies, science, and yes even music and PE. Mama is throwing in some virtual museums and National Parks and an online doodling class with kids' book author Mo Willems every day. We have recess and play games outside. We also have recess and play video games on the AppleTV. The kids found a game that all three of us can play together, and we're all hooked!
Jip is doing his part to help keep things under control at the shipyard. We will be eager to find out how this whole thing is going to affect his transfer to a DC-based job this summer, as the person relieving Jip is coming from Japan and moves are virtually on pause right now service-wide. Right now, it is just one day at a time filled with change after change to policy and procedure.
Here are a few photos of what life looks like at the present.
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| Recess with a game of Murbles (it's like bocci) |
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| Happy St. Patrick's Day from RJ |
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| Happy St. Patrick's Day from Ryleigh |
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| Learning how to draw the beloved Pigeon from the author Mo Willems |
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| Doodle Prompt: Draw something with lots of legs |
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| Doodle prompt: Start with a letter and make a drawing |
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| Ryleigh made a story that involved Elephant and Piggie meeting Pigeon. |
The kids asked that their drawings be sent to Mo. I'll let you know if they show up in his videos over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime we're going to do our best to stay safe and sane. Jip will be picking up take-out for us on his way home so we can keep supporting local businesses. We'll get outside when we can. And, we'll all work on adjusting to our new normal, though we're hoping that the old normal can return.
Stay safe out there, all.
Until next time, cheers!
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