Day 10

So today is official day #10 of quarantine for the Wade family. I've been letting myself sleep in until I wake up which has been amazing (if I wake up before the kids). I am really hoping that the kids sleep for at least another hour because this momma needs some quiet time. I think I might start setting my alarm so I can have this "me" time during the day. I know I talked about this before but mental health during this time has not been talked about frequently. I am a recovering addict and alcoholic so I can't just go grab a beer or pour a glass of wine if my kids are stressing me out. It doesn't work that way. I have to sit in my shit and deal with my emotions. I have to try to work through it. That can be hard especially during this time. I am dealing though which is good. I just want to be able to socialize damnit! I want to see my family and my friends. I want to hug someone for goodness sake. I think we take for granted that physical touch and how important that is for humans. Interaction is ESSENTIAL to our survival (in my opinion!). Anyways enough of that for now!

The official Tomball ISD homeschool kicked off Monday and we have been able to get 1-2 subjects done a day (depending on how available their new teacher AKA Mommy due to work). This new normal is HARD! I am used to being in a classroom with my own students teaching one thing. Juggling 2 and work that needs to be done on my end is hard. They aren't old enough to do anything really on their own. I feel for those families who have more than 1 kid right now who is trying to navigate remote learning. All I can see is take it easy and try not to stress! Lean on others (and YouTube) for help! With Abby's dyslexia I am a very worried mom when it comes to her reading. At school she thrives and is a people pleaser and at home shes a little toot. She is excited to get on some of her math programs everyday and hopefully I can encourage her to read as well. She does get down on her self a lot and lacks major confidence when it comes to reading. I think once we find a really good groove it will be okay. Thankfully Weston is doing amazing in Kinder so he is speeding through his stuff which gives me more time to help my little Peanut! :)

The kids have been getting outside now that its not so wet and running around. It really is our only time of "getting out of the house" right now. We did go and drive thru Chicken Express yesterday because this momma was tired of home food and needed some fresh air. We got back and as soon as the kids started eating they were in heaven. Abby said, "This is so good, can I have this on my birthday for lunch and dinner?" And folks that is when you know you need to the f out of the house! :) We also ran into a huge freaking wolf spider yesterday in the barn and I could say his abdomen of whatever was at least the size of a quarter and I don't do spiders. If its whole body, legs and all are bigger than a quarter I can't step on it. So we devised a plan to get rid of it. I feel bad after the fact but I just don't do spiders.... On another note, Weston dropped a 10lb weight on his big toe the other day and I was hoping and praying it would slow his little ninja ass down but nope it didn't! So we press on and try to keep every one happy without killing each other! We will survive this and we will come out stronger! Until then, we make it work and try not to go crazy! <3