Finally! I feel like Spring has finally come to stay. My allergies are killing me, and my skin is reacting to sunlight in true Jess fashion. I'm pretty sure I have solar urticaria. WebMD told me so, so it must be legit. Seriously though, I do have all the symptoms and it seems to be getting worse with age. It's kind of awful but the fresh air is so nice, I can't stand to stay inside. I likely am going to have to get some sun protective clothing. If I was worried about being cool before, wearing a long-sleeve swimsuit really will seal my fate as a very, uncool mom. hahaha!
Last week was so nice out that we took the whole week off from school and focused on enjoying the weather and preparing for Easter. The homeschooling community likes to say that instead of taking off for snow-days, we take off for sun-days. I do love that flexibility.
Today, we started back up with school again but the boys still spent most of the day outside in the fresh city air, and our day was pretty organic but felt rich. We talked about what we plan to plant in our garden this year and decided on:
-Bell Peppers
-Snap Peas
-Tomatoes
-Zucchini
-Kale
We also talked about how we could keep the stray cats out of our garden. Yes, you heard me. Stray cats. In the country you have to worry about bunnies and deer eating your veggies but here in the city, you have to worry about the stray cats using your garden as a litter box and snacking on your tomatoes. My friends said a bottle of fox urine should do the trick but that really freaks me out.
Anthony also had a great idea to go the park for a nature walk to collect ladybugs. Why? Because they eat aphids! Makes so much sense, right? This is why I need this kid in my life. The logic.
We also dug through our garden box to pull weeds and hunt for bugs. I was pulling weeds, the boys were hunting the bugs. We saw some pretty cool ones, mostly small because they are just waking up. I was doing great with this whole bug thing. Until a huge orange centipede ran across the box. I screamed and ran all the way inside the house while the kids laughed hysterically. I'm so glad they weren't scared, and they happily continued their bug hunt without me.
When we came inside, we drew pictures of the coolest bugs we saw. Ethan really enjoyed thinking about how earth worms tunnel their way through the dirt, and drawing those tunnels. I was surprised the boys sat and drew pictures though. They don't usually enjoy drawing too much.
Anyway, just wanted to record this day because it felt really good to teach and learn and be outside.
Last week was so nice out that we took the whole week off from school and focused on enjoying the weather and preparing for Easter. The homeschooling community likes to say that instead of taking off for snow-days, we take off for sun-days. I do love that flexibility.
Today, we started back up with school again but the boys still spent most of the day outside in the fresh city air, and our day was pretty organic but felt rich. We talked about what we plan to plant in our garden this year and decided on:
-Bell Peppers
-Snap Peas
-Tomatoes
-Zucchini
-Kale
We also talked about how we could keep the stray cats out of our garden. Yes, you heard me. Stray cats. In the country you have to worry about bunnies and deer eating your veggies but here in the city, you have to worry about the stray cats using your garden as a litter box and snacking on your tomatoes. My friends said a bottle of fox urine should do the trick but that really freaks me out.
Anthony also had a great idea to go the park for a nature walk to collect ladybugs. Why? Because they eat aphids! Makes so much sense, right? This is why I need this kid in my life. The logic.
We also dug through our garden box to pull weeds and hunt for bugs. I was pulling weeds, the boys were hunting the bugs. We saw some pretty cool ones, mostly small because they are just waking up. I was doing great with this whole bug thing. Until a huge orange centipede ran across the box. I screamed and ran all the way inside the house while the kids laughed hysterically. I'm so glad they weren't scared, and they happily continued their bug hunt without me.
When we came inside, we drew pictures of the coolest bugs we saw. Ethan really enjoyed thinking about how earth worms tunnel their way through the dirt, and drawing those tunnels. I was surprised the boys sat and drew pictures though. They don't usually enjoy drawing too much.
Anyway, just wanted to record this day because it felt really good to teach and learn and be outside.
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