Written by on 05/22/2020

{SQT} Planning, Packing, and Promoting

Seven Quick Takes

No, we’re not on vacation yet, but as of today there’s only two more sleeps and then we’re off to quarantine in a different location! 1. Tomorrow we load up our trailer with most of our STUFF. Sunday morning all the remaining medical equipment, and cold food will get packed. I have one packing list Read More

Written by on 05/15/2020

{SQT} Grandma, School News, and a Road Trip

Seven Quick Takes

I don’t know if I really need seven whole quick takes to recount the last week or so, but here goes. 1.For Mother’s Day, we managed to join a Zoom chat with my grandmother who lives in an assisted living facility. She’s been in lock-down, in her room, for at least six, maybe seven? weeks Read More

Written by on 05/08/2020

{SQT} Nothing Is Happening Here

Seven Quick Takes

Time marches on. Our routine remains the same, with slight variations for nice weather, of which there is still not enough. 1.We introduced the kids to the A-Team recently. For all the explosions and shoot outs, Teddy was expecting more dead and wounded, but we explained that prime time TV didn’t show those things back Read More

Written by on 05/01/2020

How My Blue Flame Found Me

Books

My long time blogging friend, now turned famous Sirius XM Radio host and stand up comedienne Jennifer Fulwiler dropped her third book, ‘Your Blue Flame: Drop the Guilt and Do What Makes You Come Alive’ this week (affiliate link here and below). I was blessed to get a copy in advance, but because I never Read More

Written by on 04/29/2020

What You Need To Know About Special Needs Families in Quarantine, and How You Can Help Them

Accepting the Gift

As states across the U.S. figure out how and when to open up following weeks of COVID-19 induced quarantine, special needs families are struggling behind closed doors in unique ways, and will continue to do so, long after their friends with typically developing children return to a somewhat normal life. As the mother of two Read More

Written by on 04/24/2020

Quarantine Advice You Didn’t Know You Needed

Humor

Welcome to Fritunesursday! The new day of Quick Takes which goes live at infinite o’clock! In between the frequent exasperation and gnashing of teeth, which is either giving me wrinkles or toning my facial muscles, I took a look at what was working during our days stuck at home and compiled a list of quarantine Read More

Written by on 04/17/2020

{SQT} Easter Happenings and Discovering a Love of Chainsaws

Seven Quick Takes

1. Happy Easter Friday- go eat some meat! And if you have any Easter candy left, have some of that too. We’ve devoured most of our goodies, except for Addie who rations out her candy far longer than I believe humanly possible. (It’s why I always wind up stealing more candy from her basket than Read More

Written by on 04/10/2020

Easter is Coming.

Catholic

I am in a funk and suppose I do not have much to say. All is well here. School is proceeding well, and our home remains a happy and comfortable place. Yes, we all long to get out for various reasons, but we’re not suffering from crippling anxiety or depression or anything. We’ve started saying, Read More

Written by on 04/03/2020

{SQT} In Like a Lion, And Not Going Out of My Mind

Seven Quick Takes

1.Welcome to April 3rd, the 3,402,239 day of Lent 2020. Only 235,249 more days to go until Easter. Spring is finally here. To celebrate we’re getting lots of rain…among other things. 2.We got word that our town has it’s first confirmed cases of COVID-19. The mayor, police chief, and school district are posting regular updates Read More

Written by on 03/27/2020

Games and Toys Kids of Different Ages Can Enjoy Together

Parenting

Despite my insistence in an earlier Facebook Live, I decided against titling this post ‘Minimal Screaming Toys and Games for Large Families’ because I thought it might affect Google search result traffic and Pinterest traffic. Sorry. Ideally, if your whole family is stuck inside together, you can enjoy one another’s company. We’ve spent our evenings Read More

Written by on 03/25/2020

Praying Together as a Special Needs Family

Accepting the Gift

Most prayer books directed at Catholic families suggest praying together as a family. Many families struggle with how to work a family rosary, or other prayer, into their daily routine. Despite the importance of prayer, between school, work, outside activities, chores, errands and everything else, it’s not uncommon for family prayers to fall by the Read More

Written by on 03/20/2020

{SQT} Homeschooling Like Everybody Else

Seven Quick Takes

I keep seeing posts about people having all this free time now that they’re at home, and my inbox is filled with emails from bloggers telling me all the things I can do to fill my time now that we’re in quarantine (exercise! take a course! learn a new language! improve a habit! rewire your Read More

Written by on 03/15/2020

How To Get Stuff Done When Everyone is at Home

Parenting

Your kids’ schools have closed, you need to stay at home to watch them, and possibly you and your spouse are trying to work from home as well. Maybe you can’t work from home, or your employer is temporarily closed. You’re stressed about finances, you can’t go out, and your kids are bouncing off the Read More

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