I had planned to do one fun thing each day with the kids over Spring Break… and also get some yard work done.
Monday: Haley had a playdate with friends from school, so JT and I worked on his Personal Passion for Learning project for school. He chose circuits for his topic. He has to interview an expert, so he interviewed Grandpa Keene. We recorded the interview on speaker phone so JT could listen to it again and write his notes on the second listen.
As a reward for all of his hard work on this project, and to help with his presentation, we bought a Makey Makey board. It connects to a computer through USB and then it’s your job to complete the electric path to make things happen in a variety of apps available online. JT made banana bongos, a game where you jump with your feet to make the man jump a hurdle, and a keyboard for Haley. We had so much fun!
On Tuesday, we went to the Port Orchard library and got our library cards! I’m not sure why that took eight months… probably because I was waiting for JT to be off school to do it. There is a lovely walking path that leads to a playground and this beach right across from the library, so we did that too. The kids found some shells to bring home, of course.
On Wednesday, my new Instant Pot came! Okay, that’s not a fun thing for the kids. More on that later.
On Wednesday, I launched my online Thirty-one party, which closed at the highest sales ever for my friend’s entire team. So that was fun. Okay, that’s not a fun thing for the kids either.
On Wednesday, we loaded up our bikes and tried out Cushman Trail, a beautifully maintained 6.2 mile trail in Gig Harbor.
On Thursday, it got hot! We spent the morning a little bit lazy (yay) in our pajamas, learning more about circuits with a water piano, parallel and series circuits, and conductors/insulators.
The kids also got to play outside with friends and we made popsicles, thanks to our Zoku pop maker.
On Friday, the kids were very unimpressed about coming shopping with me. But they got to bring their wallets and pick out something at Target, so that cheered them up. JT bought this huge stuffed dog. Haley suggested naming it Spotless, which I think is brilliant.
Saturday, we completed yard work phase 1B. I shoveled 2.5 yards of gravel and 3 yards of bark. It was awesome to finish and enjoy how it looks. Then we went down the street to our neighbor’s house for a backyard bbq/bonfire/birthday party.
It was sure hard to go back to work on Monday for me after three weeks off. It was especially hard for Haley, who got used to having me home all day with her and has missed me very, very much ever since. I’m thankful for a fun break with great weather and good memories!
The Keene Family 