Families of Multiples

Now that it’s a couple months into the new year I’ve had a chance to think about how I want to make 2021 better than last year! Even though we may not be able to go out to sporting events, or amusement parks, see friends, have birthdays parties, go to concerts, and do all the fun things we are use to doing; we can still find the joy in spending time at home. Find a new activity to enjoy, read a book, paint a picture, make a craft, complete a home repair, bake or cook something new, learn a new hobby, camp out in your living room! Things like; saying no to plastic straws, using reusable bags and less plastic bags, picking up after yourself and your pets, don’t leave your water running, picking up trash in your community, or compost food waste.

Here’s what we learned about the reality of Covid-19 virtual birthday parties: If this is your first time using video conferencing software, here are some quick tips: -Make sure you have email addresses for your party attendees and that they know how to use Zoom (or whatever platform you choose). Now, as stated earlier, we ran out of time on the zoom video call while opening gifts, but we left the gifts that we bought for last, so all the callers got to see the kids open their cards and gifts. Sure, virtual parties aren’t what we want to do.

In the coming months, many of us will be adding to the chaos of parenting by becoming home school teachers and tackling distance learning with our children. Thankfully, our school district was wonderful in quickly finding ways to help parents with “crisis” learning. Breaking it up similar to a “normal,” school day was beneficial for them because they always knew exactly what to expect day-to-day or hour-by-hour. If you are “Distance Learning” (attending an actual brick and mortar school via a computer) either part-time, or full-time, your school already has a set curriculum.

In case you've completely lost track of not just what day of the week it is, but also the month, this is your reminder that Father's Day is less than 2 weeks away! Are you still trying to figure out what to get that special Dad in your life? We've polled some of our Fathers here on our staff, and came up with a few ideas. Some of our lucky Dads even got to try some of these products out - but don't worry...