A World without walls
everyday life while homeschooling overseas
It was so cute--the Relief Society here asked me to teach a cooking class via Zoom, so I taught them how to make my bread. :) One of the things that I really like about doing cooking activities via Zoom is the fact that first, I don't have to clean up a HUGE mess after everyone leaves, but everyone is in their own house with all of their ingredients, so they can follow along in real time and make their own creation at the same time! So we're all making bread for our own houses--which I think is super cool. It's especially nice for introverts like myself who, while I LOVE to be around people, I get really exhausted from it. I don't feel nearly as exhausted after an hour on Zoom with everyone. I can just turn it off and I got my 'people fix' in a very un-exhausting way. :) I think it's a great way to have activities, even when we aren't all in quarantine. :) Besides, I also don't have to super-mega-deep clean my house...and my oven is really dirty. I should probably see to that.
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Just a few of my favorite Memes from the quarantine time... We needed to spice things up. A month at home with every single day melding into the other is seriously unhealthy. Besides, we should be taking advantage of all the 'extra time' we have (side-note--I NEVER have extra time. Ever. Never. Ever. Period.) by doing fun things! So, we decided we were going to have a camp out! Well, actually, the boys were going to have a camp out, and Claire and I would stay inside and have a girls' night! So the boys set up the tent in the front yard and made it cozy; they decided what they were going to eat and popped it all into the cooler and took it out by the BBQ. Then, when they were ready, they 'hiked' to their campsite (walked around the tent a bunch of times), and the girls closed the door. They weren't allowed inside, and we weren't allowed outside! It was SO much fun! Claire and I had a jacuzzi bubble-bath party and stayed up until 3am watching Downton Abbey and eating candy. The next day, the boys enjoyed themselves so much, they decided to tack on another day! We were ok with that! So the next day the boys did lots of stuff (I have no idea what), and Claire and I watched more Downton Abbey and watched YouTube videos on how to put on makeup and made ourselves really pretty! It REALLY made a difference and gave us all something to look forward to and something to work toward. We've decided that we need to do this EVERY weekend--even after quarantine ends. Doing something different makes a difference! Hooray for family time! |
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As a Stay At Home Mom of 4 wonderful children, I have the amazing opportunity not only to home school them, but to do so in many different places! I am married to the most amazingly wonderful (and handsome) man in the whole world! Together, we seek out, every day, that Joy in the Journey that makes life exciting! Archives
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by Dan Brown
I like that the plot twists and turns a lot...and it makes you think. However, I don't appreciate Dan Brown's endings in his books. I find the endings incongruent with the rest of his stories--why make it a romance for the last chapter...
by Shannon Hale
I loved this book. I'm a sucker for fairy tales/fantasy. This was so well written! I can't wait to read all the rest of her books!
by Shannon Hale
I'm reading this one again. I liked it the first time I read it. I'm still liking it for the second time around. I like all of Shannon Hales' books.
**Still lots of fun the second time around! I do like this book for a comfortable...
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