Staying Home

I've been thinking that I should have been blogging or journaling our experiences during this period of staying at home for future reference.  But what do I say?  We stay at home.  I cook, I do laundry, I help the kids with their school work.  We rarely go anywhere, we just see each other.  While I see some people getting projects done, for myself, I bounce between being busy taking care of the normal household work and having little motivation because "there's always tomorrow".  The days stretch out with very little to look forward to other than more of the same.  We watch church on Sundays...and it's good...but it's not the same as actually being physically with others.  Zoom can help bridge gaps, but there's still something different when you're not in person.

Anyway, it's mostly been good.  The kids are doing better than I expected they would.  We have a loose rhythm to our days.  Monday-Friday we do school, laundry, cook, straighten up the house.  On Fridays I take Micah's school work to school and pick up his next week's worth of work.  Then we stop at the grocery store to get what we need.  Saturdays we do chores and clean.  Sunday mornings we watch church.   We are blessed with space to run on our own property so I haven't taken the kids out to go hiking or anything (yet).

Last weekend Randy finished the new bed he made for us out of cedar.  It's beautiful and our room now has this subtle cedar scent which is lovely!  He and the kids also worked on the flower beds and getting them weeded and mulched.  Sunday we celebrated Easter.  All the kids were here for lunch.  We hunted Easter Eggs as well.

As much as I had longed for time at home and less appointments, I'm finding it rather monotonous.  But I truly think it is more the idea that I "can't" go anywhere than that I actually want to go anywhere.  I'm used to doing what needs done (like groceries) during the day at my convenience instead of having to plan it around when Randy is home to stay with the kids.  It's working out though, even if it's not my preference.  Maybe I'm even saving money without the kids influencing my spending?!

I'm enjoying watching the world turn green around me.  The grass in the pasture is growing lush and thick.  The dandelions are sunny spots in the lawn.  The daffodils have been blooming and now the tulips are as well.  The flowering trees are losing their blossoms and turning green.  It's a beautiful world around me.  If I need to be stuck somewhere, I'm glad that I can be stuck at home.  💓

Blessings,
~Karen