March 2020 – The Keene Family

The Fort

Because the kids are home all day every day now, with no sports or activities, they have a little more time on their hands than usual. We have school at home daily 8:30-12, and then we have a lunch break and dog walk together, then they do some chores. But around 1:30 or 2 theyContinue reading “The Fort”

Remotely Being

We’ve been doing a lot of adjusting lately to doing things remotely that we used to do in person. Haley’s gymnastics meets M/W/F for an hour over Zoom. I workout and walk with friends… from six feet away. Some of our friends can’t even come over, so we Teams call them into art activities withContinue reading “Remotely Being”

School at Home

Schools in our area announced closures for six weeks starting on March 16, the day we brought Maverick home. So we decided to do some school-at-home similar to summer time, but a little more organized. Soon I had all three fifth grade boys and two third grade girls in the neighborhood enrolled in my remoteContinue reading “School at Home”

Our new addition: Maverick

We had considered getting a new family pet sometime in June, when we knew the kids and I would be home all summer to train a puppy. Jim has wanted a pale yellow lab named Maverick (and another one named Goose) for as long as I can remember. When he heard school was cancelled, andContinue reading “Our new addition: Maverick”

Field Trip to the Art Museum

I was able to chaperone Haley’s field trip to the Tacoma Art Museum today, and we had a great time. The museum docents did an amazing job. Our first station was reading the book Blue is My Happy, which I now love. Then we talked about how color evokes emotion, and we analyzed this paintingContinue reading “Field Trip to the Art Museum”

Finally, a weekend at Crystal!

Last year, we spent one weekend a month camping at Crystal Mountain, which we love to do. This year, we’ve been a little busy (ha) and haven’t made it up there until this weekend. The kids love playing in the snow after the ski day is done. We also went on a “snow walk” toContinue reading “Finally, a weekend at Crystal!”