Thursday, April 30, 2020

Covid continues

We are now required to wear cloth mask in stores and into and out of work. I got all cloth masks for all 6 of us.  It is getting warmer and we are spending more time outside and less time doing our school work. Maci got a visit from her teacher, she stopped by to drop off Maci some books to read. We miss the library and all the fun books we can get from there. We are cleaning and organizing. We have gotten some projects done too. We have been doing alot of baking!! Taking walks and spending time in devotionals.







Bike ride at Millenum Park, kids loved this. We saw a bald eagle's nest.

Planting sunflowers, We will see how big they will grow!!

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Covid continued

We are now closed down till April 30. No one can work unless they are essential. School closed till till next year. The kids have been a little sad missing their friends and missing the end of year highlights. We will all start home school again on Monday with lesson plans and virtual learning from the teachers. We were able to get outside today and go to Hoffmaster but had to limit the distance between each other to 6 feet. Dreaming of camping and summer!















COVID 19 continued







We went to the Highlands to explore! Lots to climb and water to play by!


Dying Easter eggs. Trying to keep focused on Him.

Today CDC recommends all people who go out wear masks. 

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

COVID 19


 3/25/20:
We have been ordered by the Governor to stay home and not go out unless essential- food, bank, gas or medical reasons. Business have been shut down and kids and Ryan have been home from school for over a week. We have not had church for 2 weeks and all gatherings over 10 people are restricted. We need to stay at least 6 feet away from people a term now called, social distancing.Lots of hand washing to decrease the spread of what the Pres. Trump has been calling the invisible enemy. They have schools closed for another 2 and half weeks at least. We have been given lots of instruction and on line learning to try to keep the kids up to doing school work. They miss their routine but we are thankful for technology that lets us see and communicate with our teachers and families. We have done this over you tube, Facebook, zoom and Facetime. The weather is getting warmer so it is nice to get outside and get some fresh air. I did make a school schedule for home and we have been following that pretty closely. Spring break plans are cancelled, spring sports? who knows. A lot of unknowns at this time. We have been praying and keeping faith that God is in control.


Ryan and Levi took Levi's new dirt bike on a trail up North for a day.


Our kitchen table has turned in a school zone.

Maci hard at work with her hot chocolate.

Learning some life skills..

Had crazy hair day at home and used the bread maker to make homemade cinnamon rolls.

Lots of time outside. Had a fire one night and smores.

Magatiles on the garage.

Rosco got out into the field and got muddy. Kids gave him a bath.

 Sunny day science experiment kit outside. Slime!

Got the trailer home and replaced the floor.


3/30/20- The President just issued the social distancing till April 30. We were planning on going to Spring Break this week to Ohio to see the zoo and then Hocking Hills. This is another disappointing cancellation.
Lots of board games. Playing nicely together!


Levi wanted to make a Pumpkin Pie. We even made the crust from scratch. It was delicious.


Work wear these days. Eye protection and masks. Some hospitals around the nation with a shortage of masks. Many people sewing masks.
There is talk that school will be closed the rest of the year.
We made prayer boxes as a family. Here is one of Luke's prayers.

Today we Zoomed with Grandma Roedema to make a chocolate cake. I went to Meijers and got our and Mom and Dad Roedema's groceries. The stores have limits on some food items, need to keep 6 feet from each other and different store hours for cleaning sanitizing.




We also tried out our new outdoor griddle.