Category Archives: parenthood

Pandemic Privileges

Posted on 2020/04/07 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, April 7th 2020   First The Bad News:  The more days that pass, the more I’m finding it harder to cope. That the school district sees fit to send me DOZENS of emails from every direction from my children’s … Continue reading →

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DIY Pandemic Masks

Posted on 2020/04/06 by circuskitchen

Monday, April 6th 2020 Instead of attending to Le Homeschool today, I sewed masks.   Hopefully an upgrade from the hankies we wore the day before:   It is absurd of course that our very lives are now dependent upon … Continue reading →

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Quarantine UkeOke #23 – Stand By Me

Posted on 2020/04/05 by circuskitchen

Sunday, April 5th 2020             Song:  Stand by Me By:  B.B. King   . 2020-04-05 Quarantine UkeOke #23 – Stand by Me [2:26]:   ♥

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Quarantine UkeOke #22 – Born at the Right Time

Posted on 2020/04/04 by circuskitchen

Saturday, April 4th 2020   Song:  Born at the Right Time By:  Paul Simon . 2020-04-04 Quarantine UkeOke #22 – Born at the Right Time [5:22]:   . 2020-04-04 Quarantine UkeOke Outtake lol [0:36]: . ♥  

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Sorry Kids, Allowance is Suspended

Posted on 2020/04/02 by circuskitchen

Thursday, April 2nd 2020 This is the last allowance the kids are getting in the foreseeable future.  I had to tell them that because I have no income I cannot keep paying them.  They don’t seem to mind nearly as … Continue reading →

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Blue April Fool

Posted on 2020/04/01 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, April 1st 2020   I know the news is not good for our health these days,  but I don’t know how to NOT gaze upon it.  By 8:30am this morning I am about cooked.  That orange fucking narcissist in … Continue reading →

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Quarantined CircusKitchen Beasts

Posted on 2020/03/28 by circuskitchen

Saturday, March 28th 2020 . 1)  Kitten is. Ready. For. Breakfast. 2)  Flash is busy doing this.   3)  Parker is NOM NOM NOM.   4)  Boomsy Bun is SO ADOWABO. 5)  Lady Buns have almost no gigs but more … Continue reading →

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GLOYO Tracks

Posted on 2020/03/28 by circuskitchen

March 2020 A couple (royalty free) tracks for Gavin: 1) 2020-03 GLO Yo-yo – Your Gain [2:50]: . 2) 2020-03 GLO Yo-yo – I’m Back [2:22]: .  

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Homeschool Times – Pajama Day Edition

Posted on 2020/03/27 by circuskitchen

Friday, March 27th 2020 Today in Coronavirus Quarantine Homeschooling it is Friday, the end of our second week at home, and -hooray- Pajama Day. . First Up, Mom checks in with work. 2020-03-27 Joke of the Day feat. Hubsand [1:06]: … Continue reading →

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At Rise: Do You MIND

Posted on 2020/03/27 by circuskitchen

Friday, March 27th 2020   AT RISE:  It is late morning on homeschool quarantine day #10.  CJ is on the couch doing “Symphony Math” on her Chromebook.  Mom and Dad are babbling incoherently about something or another, just like real … Continue reading →

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