Darr Family Blog

Weekly Happenings: Well, we’ve made it another week. Not much out of the ordinary was accomplished, so there isn’t much to write about. I’m looking forward to the passing of more time so that we can hopefully get on the other side of all of this and start to be able to return to normal life.

The Weekly Weather: It’s been warm and dry. I’m trying to think if it rained at all. I think it might have sprinkled a bit one day, but that was about it.

What Paul’s Been Up To: This past week was a work-from-home week, so he spent his time divided up between working and doing yard work. This seems to be the new normal for these weeks.

What Sarah’s Been Up To: It was another week of helping Joseph with school and helping both Joseph and Abigail enjoy this extra time at home. I’m looking forward to June when I can toss the schoolwork out the window, though.

What Joseph’s Been Up To: He’s divided his time between school and fun. It’s fun to have conversations with him as he’s getting older (even though the majority of them are about video game facts right now, haha).

What Abigail’s Been Up To: She’s been fighting bedtime hardcore right now. At first we thought it might be that she wanted a bigger bed, so we traded out her toddler bed for a bigger mattress (when Paul has a spare moment, he’ll build a simple frame for the mattress just like he did for Joseph). That worked for one and a half nights. Then I thought that maybe getting her cool new bedding might work. She LOVES her new bedding…but not enough to go to sleep on her own in it. This is the kid that has wanted to put herself to bed since she was six months old…and now she’s wanting me to hold her or be next to her on the couch until she falls asleep and then I carry her into her bed. This worked for a few nights and then last night she randomly woke up at 1:00 and was awake until almost 5:00…I’m not going to miss whatever stage this is.

This Week in Pictures:

Bonus Video: Here’s a video that Google Photos compiled of a bunch of videos we took of Joseph through the years!

Weekly Happenings: It’s getting to the point where it’s a bit hard for me to remember what day of the week it is. We just got word that Joseph will continue his distance learning plan until the end of the school year, so I guess this is our new normal (at least until summer break, which starts the first week of June). Meanwhile, we do school, try to get out of the house to play or take a walk, and pretty much just try to make it through. I’m grateful that Paul is still able to work so that we have income coming in and that we have a comfortable home to live in. It makes it so that we don’t feel very “stuck”.

The Weekly Weather: We’ve had a little bit of sun, a little bit of rain…typical spring weather for San Antonio, it seems.

What Paul’s Been Up To: This past week was one where he had to go into the office. His commute is a bit lighter because not as many people are on the road, so that’s nice. He’s also been doing yard work since everything has woken up (grass needs mowing, mulch in the flower beds, etc.).

What Sarah’s Been Up To: I’ve been helping with homework, doing a bit of yard work to keep my body active (and to give me a few quiet moments here and there), and doing what I can to keep the kids happy and healthy.

What Joseph’s Been Up To: He’s rocking school work and loving the extra time he has to play with toys, his LEGOs, and video games.

What Abigail’s Been Up To: She’s been her normal pleasant self for the most part (sometimes there are tantrums, but it’s part of life at the age of three, I suppose). It’s funny to hear her repeat certain phrases that she’s heard us use or has heard on TV. The other day, she was asking where a certain toy was and I told her to look in her toy box. She opened the lid, stuck her hand in, swished it around (while not even looking in the box) and then said in a very concerned voice, “I can’t find it ANYWHERE!” I looked in the toy box and found the toy sitting right on top, haha. Silly goose of a girl.

This Week in Pictures:

Holiday Happenings: Well, this Easter really wasn’t that different than other years, even with the pandemic and order to stay at home…we’re not very close geographically to family, so we usually spend holidays at home anyway. We set out the baskets for the Easter Bunny to put treats in (and then we added our own gifts for the kids) last night. This morning, we made sure to talk about our Savior’s sacrifice and the miracle of His resurrection. We then once again had the opportunity to have church at home. In the afternoon, we had a little egg hunt for the kids in the backyard. We then had an early dinner. After dinner, I took Abigail for a walk and then came back to relax before having dessert. All-in-all, it was a good day!

This Holiday in Pictures:

A few Bonus Videos: