Homeschool Time!

Among the people I miss most lately are my niece and nephews!  Ironic, since it's barely been over two weeks since I saw them, but not knowing when I'll be able to see them again makes me miss them more.

I texted Rach yesterday to suggest that she take some "first day of homeschool" pics to document this absurd and memorable year in their elementary school lives.  So they did, and I love it! =)

Here's Mamaw, their teacher extraordinaire, with her grandkids/students:

And the kids with Rach, the mom/teacher's assistant (her and my dad will both help out with reading and lunches and such)!

Love this posterboard Rach made - the books with masks was a really cute idea! ❤

LOVE and want to hug them all!!!

Pic below = a backyard mosaic they made a couple days back. =)

They've also done some Parrish family karaoke and lots of bike rides and playing outside.  I know they'll miss their school friends and several fun end-of-year group activities, but I hope that when they look back on this time, they'll mostly think about the good, fun memories!  Mom and Dad's pool should be open next month, so that'll add to the fun times (and probably make keeping their attention on school more challenging)!

Here's J&K learning the Macarena a few weeks ago -- Kyndal had it down pretty well, and he was trying to follow along. =)

I thought about them while trying out Peloton's new Dance Cardio class with Cody and Emma last night... fun times!! =)

Happy Thursday, friends!  I caught up on sleep, and I'm feeling happier/calmer all around today, so here's my short "Thankful Thursday" list: I'm super thankful for the joy and energy kids bring to the world, for awesome and mood-lifting Spring weather, for a lovely home to stay home in, and for the power of rest and sleep!!  I've decided to take Friday through Sunday as a three-day weekend OFF from Facebook, and while I know that'll be a challenge for me, I think it'll be really good for my soul to just stay home, find fun things to do, and turn down the volume on the panicky newsfeed for a bit!  

Hope you are well and feeling loved, joyful, and peaceful. ❤  As I just typed that, it struck me in a profound way that the fruits of the Spirit are exactly what our world needs more of right now... (well, that and a cure for the coronavirus)... but let's tune in to His voice and practice/share some love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control!