Week 4/5 Begins

Tomorrow begins week 4 working at home. Week 5 of the kids being home from school because Spring Break was the week before they canceled school.

We bought a bearded dragon. We are saying "blame it on the covid" a lot around here. While it's true that I always wanted one of the boys to want a reptile when they were growing up, I never thought we'd actually ever have one. Especially not at this point in life. She's fantastic and her name is Quari (sometimes we just call her Q). She for sure is an impulse buy even though we spent a couple days planning for her. I had a panic attack the first night we had her because I could NOT believe I spent that much on a reptile and I could not believe that this was now going to become something in my life but since then I've been mostly excited about her.

Friday was Good Friday and since we couldn't do our usual annual Easter Egg Dying at my mom's, we surprised her with a Zoom gathering. My kids did eggs and we grilled hamburgers and red hot dogs. My sister-in-law and her kids, my sister, and Rythm and Rileigh all joined us. Mom was super excited and surprised and the Easter Bunny even made an appearance.

Today was Easter and I decided that I was still going to wear my Easter dress. I had to wear leggings under it because...NEBRASKA...but it was nice to get dressed, do my hair, and put on make-up. We made ham (and had a chicken) with mashed potatoes, gravy and the sides. We did a basket hiding for the kids that were here and played games. Then Gee and I had a zoom family chat with the Seiker's. We made Grandma Seiker's chocolate chip cookies with various members of the family. It was a nice day even though Steven got sick with a migraine and spent most of the day in bed.

Gee is struggling with depression. I feel so bad for them. We spent so long praying that they would feel better about going to school and relationships and now that they are, they can't go to school and they are missing their relationships and wondering what the point is. It's important that we validate what they are feeling and are trying to do that. Offering hope without gaslighting what they are feeling.

On a side note, my kids are growing up! Tai made and brought homemade croissants for lunch and Trey picked up the chicken and desserts. When did they get old enough to bring something to holiday meals?