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Strangest Birthday EVER

Today I celebrated (if you can call it that) 39 years of life.
It certainly was one for the record books.

While I'm normally not one to make a fuss over my birthday, it does seem a little more poignant this year. With so many people suffering or dying from this virus, it certainly makes me more thankful for the time I have.  There's nothing like a pandemic for making you contemplate your own mortality.

Even under the strange circumstances, we tried to make the best of it. Hubby put up some decorations, and I cobbled together a cake. The kids made me some nice cards and gave me a good cuddle in the morning - the best medicine there is! I was also thankful to receive some birthday money from my in-laws and new painting supplies from Mom and Dad shipped via Amazon.

I would have loved some time to myself today to just relax, but the bulk of it was spent trying to keep the kids content and not fighting each other. I finally managed to put together a solid home school schedule which I aligned with curriculum and will unveil tomorrow. I think the kids will do much better with a regular routine. It's difficult to get work done while having to pause every 15 minutes to explain the next activity, prep snacks and lunches. Hubby's scheduled has not afforded him much time to help, so hopefully this new schedule will work for all of us to trade off responsibilities.

Birthday aside, today's family "boredom buster" was clay art. We each made some free form animals and objects. It will take a few days for everything to dry, then we can paint our creations. My new "home office" is going to be filled with all sorts of artwork by the time we're through all of this.

Hope everyone is doing well out there. Stay safe, and stay isolated!

Not bad for a rush job. I even found some sprinkles and a left over narwhal cupcake topper that I made for Maeve's last birthday party.


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