Day One: Success

We are officially hunkered down now. I went into the office yesterday morning, but that will be my last time for a couple of weeks.Our schedule works really well, and the kids are finding their work loads pretty manageable. Evan was finished by 1, and Issa was finished by 2:30. They had plenty of time to play outside and binge watch some favorite shows. 

Brad and I are planning a few surprises over the next couple of weeks to try to avoid the crazy: we've ordered a couple of new card games to pull out for a fun family game night, we will do take-out from some of our local spots, we see some long family walks in our future. Today, the leprechauns came and left leprechaun sandwiches for breakfast, and Buddy the Elf brought fun socks and earrings. A little magic in the midst of the unknown goes a long way.

We are also embracing the "okay, sure." For instance, Issa found a new reading spot:

 It wasn't on, but she said it was cool and quiet. You do you, boo.

We also are embracing the fact that school projects mean full desks:

Issa is doing a research scrapbook on the Black Death for English. It makes no sense to put those supplies away every day. That said, we absolutely are keeping up with the tidy circles, dishes, and laundry. I tend to get overwhelmed when things get messy and give up, so I'm working hard to stay ahead of it.

For better or worse, this is our new normal. It's 9 am right now. Brad and I have already done our workouts. All four of us are dressed and started on our work days. Tonight, I will make Irish stew and soda bread and we will celebrate how truly lucky we are.