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Quarantine UkeOke #43 – The Bear Song

Posted on 2020/04/25 by circuskitchen

Saturday, April 25th 2020 – Quarantine Day #43 . .       . Song:  The Bear Song* *Feat. Randomly Rearranged Lyrics! By: A Campfire Classic . . 2020-04-25 Quarantine UkeOke #43 – The Bear Song [3.28]:   .   … Continue reading →

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Dad at Skyline

Posted on 2020/04/24 by circuskitchen

April 24th 2019 Photo by Anita.

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Kids’ Quarantine Studio

Posted on 2020/04/21 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, April 21st 2020 There may be a lot not going well. But it is “vacation” here in Corona Quarantine and today the kids have turned their bedroom into a maker’s space. He’s modifying the design to his cardboard pinball … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Came Back Home

Posted on 2020/04/20 by circuskitchen

Sunday, April 19th 2020   Without going into too much detail, the world as she knew it was just too much to take this afternoon and Darling Daughter packed essentials into a bag and headed out the door. THANKFULLY I … Continue reading →

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Quarantine UkeOke #37 – Sometimes feat. ClaraJane

Posted on 2020/04/19 by circuskitchen

Sunday, April 19th 2020 – Quarantine Day #37             . Song: Sometimes By: Jennifer Oberhauser . . 2020-04-19 Quarantine UkeOke #37 – Sometimes feat. ClaraJane [3:15]:  . ♥

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Quarantine UkeOke #36 – The Way I Am feat. Chef Paul

Posted on 2020/04/18 by circuskitchen

Friday, April 18th 2020 – Quarantine Day #36           . Song: The Way I Am By: Ingrid Michaelson .     . 2020-04-16 Quarantine UkeOke #36 – The Way I Am feat. Chef Paul [3:46]: . … Continue reading →

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AT RISE: Who’s a Good Mamma?

Posted on 2020/04/16 by circuskitchen

Thursday, April 16th 2020 AT RISE:  Mom and CJ are tickle-giggling on the bed.  Mom is on top of ClaraJane sniffling and whuffling her.   ClaraJane starts stroking Mom’s nose gently, like we do the bunny named Boomer who famously fell … Continue reading →

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AT RISE Homeschool Edition: Breakfast

Posted on 2020/04/15 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, April 15th 2020   AT RISE:  It is 9:30am in The Homeschool and everyone is on their computers.  CJ is working on Reflex Math and Mom is online after stress-eating a block of cheese. CJ:  Mom can I have some … Continue reading →

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Homeschool Headmistress: Rant of Desperation

Posted on 2020/04/14 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, April 14th 2020 (Please note this rant is from the day *before* things were coming to a head.  Now that we’re coming out the other side it feels safer to post, mostly just for posterity in this historical time.  … Continue reading →

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AT RISE Homeschool Edition: Mean Ol’ Marm

Posted on 2020/04/14 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, April 14th 2020 AT RISE:  It is mid-morning at home.  Mom and Dad are deep into Homeschool Custodial Duties as the children work on schoolwork at their desks. MOM: [To Boy]  Whatcha workin’ on Babe? GAVIN:  Oh, a “Tribute … Continue reading →

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