How was your weekend?
Our weekend plans were canceled because of the cold, icy weather. I had wanted to go to Eastern Market on Saturday to do some of our grocery shopping there and hang out for lunch, but it was too cold and rainy for the baby and the toddlers.
We had an ice storm on Sunday morning, too. There’s some flooding in a field behind the building where we live. Where are you, Spring?!
We ended up going to Barnes & Noble, Sally’s Beauty Supply, and Target. Elijah took the opportunity to escape the cold and stayed home to play video games.
Zhen was so excited when we walked into Barnes & Noble. “Is this a library?” she asked. It was a teachable moment for her as I explained to her the difference between a bookstore and a library. Of course, Zhen and Zechariah wanted to buy as many books as they could find.
#StayWoke (as my son says) with New books
I love hanging out at bookstores and browsing all of the books on the shelves. It’s so hard to pick just one book! I bought three books in the African American section.
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois
I Have a Dream: Writings & Speeches That Changed the World by Martin Luther King, Jr.
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele
When Elijah saw the books I selected, he said, “Wow, Mom! You’re trying to stay woke.” I told him that actually I am because I am researching more about African American History, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. It’s a personal research project of mine, but yeah, I guess you could say I’m trying to #staywoke.
I also purchased a teacher’s planner book to use for homeschool planning. I usually use spiral notebooks, but I thought I’d give this a try. The planner is great because I can use it for the teens and the toddlers’ homeschool planning. Of course, the teacher’s book is made for public school teachers, but I am making it work for our homeschool.
TEACHER’S LESSON PLANNER & RECORD BOOK, $10.13
New PJ Masks Costumes are a Big Hit for the Toddlers!
Zhen and Zechariah were so excited when their PJ Masks costumes arrived in the mail. They’ve been running around the house “flying” in their capes and pretending to be Catboy and Owlet. It’s so cute.
I bought the PJ Masks costumes on Etsy from Caped Mommy. I paid $26 for both costumes. Each child gets one cape and a mask. For an additional $6.25, you can also get their cape personalized with their name on it, but I chose not to just in case the kids want to switch costumes.
I ordered the costumes on April 12th and received them on April 16th. I think that’s a pretty great wait time for the order!
FUN PJ MASKS CAPES & MASKS, $9.25
Earth Day for Homeschool Studies
This week we are studying Earth Day and talking about ending plastic pollution, which is also the official campaign for Earth Day 2018. I have a few fun lessons planned for the little ones and a scheduled field trip to the Michigan Science Center for the whole family.
The teens have their regular school studies for this week, but I will also have an Earth Day lesson for them to do. We’re also going to make Earth Day cupcakes. Yum!
Are you doing anything to celebrate Earth Day or raise awareness for ending pollution? Here is a post I shared last week about 15 fun ideas for celebrating Earth Day.
Hope you have a blessed week!
Jennifer xoxo
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