Monday Message

"We encourage members worldwide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings. We ask that you be wise, and do not go to extremes. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve." (All is Safely Gathered In)

I think slow and steady as I have said, just get an extra item when you do a regular grocery store trip. This works best with our budgets as well.

We should plan that things will still be hard for a while yet. We can do hard things! I think we all have shown that. Also, I am ever amazed with all the ingenuity that people come up with...we can make life fun for those we live with.

I watch a podcast where she set a goal of learning and also carving time out of her day every day to learn and/or do what she would like. I call it recharging your batteries. I know life is a lot harder now and if we ever needed our batteries charged it would be now.

We still are living our life just doing different things, so you cannot go out and do fun things but what fun can you do inside..?

I remember when the grandkids would stay overnight. Trying to get them to settle down for bedtime, I would crack out the flashlights and we would shine them on the ceiling and do shadow figures. Anything can be made fun, even dish washing. I had a friend who would wash and one of her kids would dry, whoever was assigned, now she said if they caught up to her they could quit. The race was on.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1ZKTG_enUS908US908&sxsrf=ALeKk00-phXR9LFqC5jBrGKPV4Wcykchqw:1607197702489&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=how+to+do+shadow+puppets&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9xo-BzrftAhWvAp0JHe6LAy0Q7Al6BAgBECc&biw=1200&bih=690 - look at these different things for shadow puppets just using hands. Also paper and straws.

https://cheqdin.com/playful-storytelling-with-story-box-and-shadow-puppets/ - you could print off silhouettes and tape them to straws or sticks, shine light on a wall and tell the story.

You could bake cupcakes or cookies then have everyone decorate them.

You could have a backwards day… Have the kids teach you how to draw and paint. 

These can be done when everyone gets chores done. You can work chores into the fun.

Play Yahtzee over Skype with grandparents or any game for that matter.

Teach your kids some of the games you grew up with.

https://lauragraceweldon.com/2016/02/03/45-cures-for-cabin-fever/ - I like the snowball fight with scrunched up paper.

Have a baking day, make family favorites.

Gus says don't forget to read...you can read and learn or read to escape to far away places and more.

Stay safe and keep your spirits up! Let us know in the comments below what you're doing to have some holiday cheer!