School was supposed to be in session Monday and Tuesday...today is Tuesday. It was called off before the day was over yesterday. So we went for a walk at Kohler Andrae State Park, ate ice cream (drive thru) from Culvers for St Patrick’s Day and then stopped by school to pick up more supplies.
The teachers have informed us that ‘school’ doesn’t start until the 30th. Until that time we are able to play, create and use our minds in many other ways! Mostly we are reassuring the kids and helping them relax. There’s a ‘new normal’ coming since the governor just announced that school is suspended indefinitely. There is a time for everything under the sun, and this is the time for bonding and setting the tone for our ‘home team’ to work together for awhile. Adoptive and foster families don’t operate the same way other families do...if we jump too fast and push them too hard, it will not end well. It is more important that our children have relationship skills and life skills than book skills. So here we are. Making a list of ‘yes’ activities! Yes, you can go get muddy and build a fort in the woods! Yes, you can haul out the art supplies! Yes you can try to cook that! All this uncertainty will pass - it’s a large task to keep anxieties at bay and our attitudes in check at the moment, but this is what will get us through.
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Thinking of you guys! My partner, who has 5 sons ages 8 to 18 home from school, says they have already started a daily routine. Every day, all the kids spends chunks of time reading, exercising, doing chores, and studying. It sounds like the structure is helping. I hope for his family and yours this will be a bonding time that you all look back on fondly in the future.
Stay healthy, love to all!
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