Little bunny at the school party

Dorothy is not interested in her ballet class's online videos, so for the third attempt I let her preview her recital costume

We made an egg tree

The Sunday Funny (Joke's on Dorothy)

So, we've been in the house for a while, and really, it's going fine.  But Dorothy is inclined to turn-down options; she doesn't want to go outside when I suggest it, and so forth.  I've come up with a solution that's working so well I practically feel guilty.  I call it "mystery card".  I have written activities on index cards and each day Dorothy gets to draw a card and do that activity.  Now, these are just basic fun that Dorothy would normally reject, like "paint with watercolors" or "blow bubbles", but dang if when I put it on a card she doesn't look forward to it, beg for it, and then enthusiastically do it.

I've also invented a part of our day called "oldie but goodie", where she needs to find a toy she hasn't used in a while and play with it.

Mystery card:  Mama's little watercolors

Brian made a pie

A through X came from school; we made Y and Z at home!

The end of the (alphabet) road

Doll dress-up (Dorothy is holding a prop and hiding)

Dorothy is totally into ants lately

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy picked up a flower that had fallen on the path.  "That kind of flower is called fluted," I said.  Then she dropped it and gasped, "I dropped the fluted!"

Dorothy was crying because she noticed that her toy had one eye that was printed more darkly than its other eye.  "Sit right here," I said, "because you need to eat breakfast.  I can see you melting before my eyes."  "Don't mention eyes!" she yelled.

"P.E. is an easy word to spell," said Dorothy.  "Yes, like OK and PJs," I responded.  "PJs," said Dorothy, "is that P-J-J?"

"Do you know what I wish for?" Dorothy asked as she appeared from bed.  "A mom who will go to bed with me and help me fall asleep every night.  What do you wish for?" she asked.  "A daughter who will go to bed and not get out again," I said.  A full 24 hours later, at bedtime, Dorothy reflected, "Remember when I told you what I wished for and asked you what you wished for?  Really, I wished for the same thing you did.  If I had a mom who would go to bed with me, I would never have to get out of bed."

Are the Dean/Lasseters getting punchy? You be the judge.

Instagram copycat

Washing our hands, doing our part

Where the sidewalk ends...and the bike path begins

The kids say the pledge each morning during their online classes; we needed a flag

You might notice that this flag only has eleven stripes.  Thankfully I noticed and fixed it before Brian or the blogosphere made fun of me.

Dorothy likes to "pair up" her shoes and clothes

The Sunday Funny

We have an electric pencil sharpener, and Dorothy received a small manual pencil sharpener among her valentines.  She used it for the first time and announced, "It didn't make any noise, but the pencil is sharp!"

At the end of each week we're supposed to send Dorothy's teacher proof that she completed her worksheets

Home work man

Homework girl