Summer Sanity

The kids have finished school, the pandemic is hanging on, camps are canceled, sports are on hold, and the summer days are spread out before us like a blank canvas.

How to avoid the summer doldrums, you ask?

Intention. That's my answer. We're going to be intentional around here.

Each day of the week has a purpose inspired by mediocre alliteration.

There's Music or Maker Monday. We make things (usually with Legos) and watch Songland. That's what we did this last Monday, anyway.

Trip Tuesday. We go somewhere. This week we took the bikes out for a spin. Other weeks we will hike or play on grassy knolls or drive through an arboretum. The list is endless. Well, not actually endless because of the pandemic, but we have three weeks worth on our list.

Writing Wednesday is today, and I must say, it's my favorite so far. Eloise wrote out some sight words and is now writing with PlayDoh. Sam brainstormed some genres he'd like to write in and then wrote a draft of a found poem inspired by an annotated autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Tomorrow is Theme Thursday. We don't know yet what the theme will be this first week but Sam has suggested, "Death by Black Hole." I don't even know what that means.

Friday is Family Friday and we will play games or watch a movie as a family. Really we can do anything that day as long as it's a family thing. Kinda weak, but what else starts with F?

This is how we will get through the Pandemic Summer of 2020 -- or through the week. We'll see.