What's Up Wednesday: March 2021

Welcome to the March 2021 version of What's Up Wednesday. As always, I'm linking up with Shay at Mix and Match Mama and Sheaffer at Sheaffer Told Me To to talk about what we've been up to lately.

March has been a bit of a slog for us. Our school's March Break was pushed back a month so we've just been going to school and work, and trying to find new ways to stay entertained. While things aren't as locked down as they were in January, they aren't all that open either. Thankfully we've enjoyed some amazing spring weather which has really helped.

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What we're eating this week... Dave makes a dish that uses beans but he never uses up a whole package. So I steamed the leftover beans, added in avocado and feta cheese, and tossed them in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Well, I can't make enough of this salad. The kids have been taking it for lunches every day and I have too!

We've also been eating birthday cupcakes since Sam turned 12 yesterday!

What I'm reminiscing about... As happens every March, I'm reminiscing about baby Sam. Like I said above, he turned 12 yesterday and so I'm thinking about those early baby days. Sometimes I miss them and other times, I really don't.

What I'm loving... I've been loving the small taste of spring we've been experiencing. It's been so glorious to sit outside and read with laundry hanging on the line. Spring is my favourite!!!

I'm also loving all the cards which Sam's friends made him for his birthday. After sitting empty for most of last year, it's so nice to see our "card window" full of cards again :)

What we've been up to... School, work, Rachel has dance three days a week -- it's just been business as usual around here. It's actually been kind of nice since last year at this time we were completely shut down. I can't think of anything exciting that has been going on except enjoying our amazing spring weather!

 

What I'm dreading... I'm really dreading that our kids might have to do online learning after our week of break in April. I really hope the schools open up again and that the kids can finish out the year in person. I think that, because we never went back after March Break last year, I just worry it might happen again. Thankfully, cases have remained stable (and relatively low) in our region so hopefully this won't happen. However, our province as a whole is not doing well... Ugh, Covid -- I hate you.

 

What I'm working on... My March goals. (You can read what they are here.) I'm really behind on them and hoping that I can finish some of them off this coming weekend, because early April is still practically March, right?!?!?!

 

What I'm excited about... MLB Opening Day is TOMORROW!!! So I'll be watching my Blue Jays play some baseball!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!! My Blue Jays kick off the entire MLB season by taking on the Yankees!

I'm also excited that, with the warmer weather, we've had more opportunities to see people outside. I MISS PEOPLE. Yesterday, for Sam's birthday, we invited his friends (and their siblings) to play at the park after school for a bit (in lieu of a more official birthday party) and they had the best time. Seeing all the kids playing together (even though they were wearing masks) gave me such a lift. And the other parents commented on how great it was too.

What I'm watching/reading... I've been watching the temperature so that I can get my flowers outside whenever possible. We're having some colder weather these next couple of days so I can't plant them out just yet. As of tomorrow, however, I'll be watching baseball!!!

I need to be able to plant my flowers outside so we can use our back table again! Hahaha!!!

 

As for reading, I've been getting a ton done. Come back tomorrow to see all the books I read in the last half of March. The last book I read was The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood. I've also been reading articles on mlb.com to catch up on all the baseball news :)

What I'm listening to... I've been working in a library almost all month and there is a teacher who has to teach in the library every morning. This teacher helps kids learn to read and I've been reminded of how reading doesn't come easy to everyone. So I've been listening to these kids work so hard to figure it out.

What I'm wearing... Shoes without socks whenever possible! Now that I've stopped wearing my socks, I am loathe to put them back on!

Me, this past Sunday, when it was barely above freezing but I refused to wear socks.

I am basically like a toddler :)  

What I'm doing this weekend... We're going to have a weekend of getting things done at home, I hope. And if the weather cooperates, we'll go to our in person Easter sunrise service. It starts at 6:30 so I'm only going if the weather is good! And we'll be streaming some baseball games!!! Yipppeeee!!!

What I'm looking forward to next month... A week off work and school for me and the kids. We don't have anything special planned but just a week without alarms and the morning rush will be glorious!

What else is new... Three of our four parents have now received the first dose of the vaccine and we are so relieved about it and so happy for them. One of our parents is a bit younger than the other three so was only able to pre-register for an appointment recently, but we're hoping they'll get it soon...