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Art therapy

By the end of this pandemic, I'm convinced we will be decent artists!

Today the kids and I participated in our second drawing class through www.yaymaker.com

We joined kids and other families from all over the US and Canada to draw elephants, frog princes and monkeys. Again, I was super impressed by the artist and her ability to engage everyone in the class from afar. Between drawing, they stream upbeat music and the kids have fun dancing on camera and seeing other kids do the same. Thank goodness for the marvels of modern technology!

I'm happy to report that we have a new batch of masterpieces ready to be taped to my parents' windows. This may become a weekly occurrence. We will hopefully drop them off tomorrow, when we do our next supply run.

Speaking of supply run, I'm starting to feel myself getting a bit crazy over toilet paper conservation. We still have lots in the basement, but I can't help but worry about our alternatives when we run out. Rags and washing machine? I cringe to think. I thought I left poop cleanup behind with the baby years. This truly is  crappy situation - pun intended.

Drawing and poop jokes aside, it was  fairly low-key day. It's hard to keep the fun levels at 100%; every so often, this Mom needs a break. We finished the day by watching a movie (Spies in Desguise) enjoyed with some popcorn - our new Saturday night tradition. After the kids went down to bed, I caught up with my best friend through Facetime, which did my heart some good.

Hope everyone is doing well out there. Those #s are climbing at an alarming rate. Please, stay home!

Mom. There's a frog coming your way!




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