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We have an alcove in our upstairs hall that is meant to be a small home office space. Right now it only the last three boxes we didn't unpack when we moved a year and a half ago, but since DH is indefinitely working from home we ordered a ready to assemble desk and will have to unpack those three boxes... so we will be officially 100% moved in!

We're definitely stopping to chat with neighbors more (keeping 6 ft distance) and I'm texting/calling/facetiming with people way more frequently than before to stay connected.

My boys have a lot more time for free play outdoors and their biking skills have just exploded in the last week! I've also had to let them be outside without me more than I ever would have done in the past. I've always dreamed of just sending them out to play without keeping a constant eye, but never actually done it until now. It'd be nice to continue in the future.

@Littlebit7: lol!

Our local towns are all creating facebook pages solely for helping each other. Tons of people are sewing face masks for medical personnel, or elderly / immune compromised who want them.
I also downloaded skype and now the kids can talk to their great-grandpa. We didn't get to see him very often with how busy life was, but this will let them get to talk more often.

As part of my girls' bedtime routine, we each go around and say three things we're grateful for that day. Last night, my five year old said she was grateful for so many "stay home" days to play with her little sister. She said she likes preschool, but she really misses her sister when she's there. With kindergarten coming up next year, I'd been feeling sad about that kind of time changing, and I'm so grateful they have this time together now.

We also all kicked off this extended time at home last week with a nasty stomach bug that worked its way through the family, and we are finally all feeling better. So from that standpoint alone, this week is looking up!!

Our neighbourhood Facebook group has done scavenger hunts where people post things in their windows for kids to find on walks. Now it’s letter of the alphabet, silly faces, animals, shamrocks for st pattys day, etc.

I’m so glad my boys have each other. They are 5 and 18 mo and they have been getting along really well considering. I’m proud of my older for coming up with games little bro can play with him like chase and cars and stuff. Older likes to strip off his clothes to his undies like little bro in his diaper and they run around scream laughing. It’s so cute!

@Littlebit7: I laughed so hard at this. Thank you.

Great thread! Funny, but quarantine has done my kids some good. The baby started walking, the four-year-old learned to read, and the seven-year-old is learning to work with MS Office like a pro and beating his dad at chess.

@mrs.kiwi: we’re going to start tomorrow with my 2 year old. We weren’t going to do it until later this summer but we figured why not. I’m scared though, he’s a lot more stubborn than my older son.

@crazydoglady: it's in the Pre-K curriculum, but it didn't click for her until she stopped going to Pre-K. Just two weeks ago she couldn't get the hang of how letters make sounds, and suddenly she's reading labels and picking words out of books. I've been showing her letters and words for a long time, and writing words on whatever we're doodling, but she wasn't ready till she was ready!