Since being home so much we've become concerned about how bony Alli is and how long her claws are getting (and snagging EVERYthing!!). We usually simmer over concerned feelings for a while before scheduling her to see the vet since we've had traumatic experiences at the vet before (ok...maybe that's a bit extreme). I felt like maybe I was being hypersensitive to it all since we're home so much and my brain isn't in hyperdrive like it usually is during "normal times." It was easy to delay going in since she was eating, drinking, sleeping, using the litter box, etc like normal and otherwise seemed fine. But THEN.....I took her in this week and found that she's feeling bony because she's lost weight for sure! She'd been 7 lb in her healthy years, down to 6.2 lb after "that summer" when we almost lost her, and now is at 4.5 lb. The vet also felt a tumor on her liver, which is the organ she'd had issues with 2 summers ago. Unfortunately there's nothing we can do to treat it so we've been instructed to try and get some good protein in her (egg whites, boiled chicken) and see how long she'll stick with us. Thankfully her newest "regular spot" to be in is this towel by the door, which is around where all of us are all day. We're grateful to be home to spend time with her!
One of Owen's writing choices for school was to take an item out of the pantry and write a recipe using that item. Here's what he came up with:
He enjoyed trying it out!
They both liked it!
Owen has enjoyed making these homemade microfighters:
Tom and Patti have been giving the kids money at holidays to spend on other people. They've put together bags for the homeless before but this time Willow decided to use some of her money to buy lunch for her Girls on the Run coach and her fellow nurses who are respiratory therapists at the hospital. It was a great way to support her coach AND a local business! She's using the rest of her money to buy lunch for the principal and secretaries at her school! Owen bought food to donate to families that our church serves in low-income areas.
We recently found out about a place we'd never been and were grateful to be able to visit it during it's peak part of the season for blossoms! Thankfully there were only two other families there so we were able to enjoy the scenery. It's hard to truly capture it in a photo! Check out this walkthrough.
There were some trails there that we enjoyed and this stage for the amphitheater. The kids were pretty silly but just excited to be out of the house!!
Willow and I have kept up our quarantine duty of always having a home-baked dessert around. These are cupcakes with an Oreo hidden in the middle (with crumbled Oreos in the frosting too!!).
Chocolate peanut butter Cheerios!
I looked out the window to see the 3 neighbor boys hanging over the fence talking with Chris and the kids. (Their mom is holding up the youngest) I think they were just excited to have someone different to talk to!
A different neighbor gave us some games that she didn't use anymore and two of them are Lego games. We've played it MANY times already. They're great!!
Alli kept an eye on us while we played Clue:
She was mortified by who was found guilty!
Owen often chooses "Read to Alli" for his reading time:
We took a brief outing down to a nearby stream recently. The kids enjoyed exploring and just plain being out of the house!!
Another writing assignment to tell where you'd go on a trip and why:
Willow's assignment to use what you have in your house to create a diorama of a scene from the book you're reading:
Owen and I made this fun obstacle course in the front! Check out his demonstration. And here's one in the back yard!
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