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Distance learning has begun due to the COVID19 pandemic.  We are out of school until May 5th but have heard indications that it will last until the end of the school year! How sad will that be? Here is Chester's painting.  I had them pick something in the yard and paint it.  I think he did just great here. He was doubting himself.  I asked him if he was super good at football when he first got on a team.   Well,  why do you think you need to be good the first time you try something?  Since being dismissed from school it has been raining, cloudy and just cold here. This was a welcome day in the sun. I still got it! We have been taking daily walks. I send the middle 2 out on a "tiktok walk" . haha They leave, they get outside, they make weird videos, they bond and then come home and report their creation to me :)  It's a win for both parties! I'm so glad I have the kids at home.  There is nothing more importa

Cancelled here is what has been canceled for our family: school for the next 4 weeks (although, they have online school starting Monday) Drum line Track and Field Choir Concert City basketball championships  basketball courts at the school(to train for college) Sunday church and weekly church activities early morning seminary PROM electric guitar lessons and probably more that I just can't think of! Postponed her promised senior trip to New York and a host of other things... Thursday was a tearful and disappointing day she is so good at smiling through her challenges this has already been a rocky senior year with the fires in the fall,  her neighboring school shooting that has effected so many of the kid's lives here,  and now canceling school :(  the latter part of senior year (she is super active in her school, has a lot to do with it) But we get it. At least I do now. we called this our apocalyptic 6 am sh