Hi there
Last night we attended our oldest son's first Court of Honor for Scouts. It was encouraging to see how hard these boys worked over the last five months.
During the Covid Pandemic and Quarantine, the boys who were honored worked super hard. First, by overcoming the challenges of the quarantine and also, by using the extra free time they had to go above and beyond the usual requirements for merit badges and rank advancement. (I say these things I like know what I'm talking about, but I have no idea even though my dad and husband are Eagle Scouts.)
I guess what I learned last night was that life continues through the midst of hard things and tiring emotions. We absolutely can overcome the struggles, and we can thrive through them.
While we shouldn't ignore our feelings, we are stronger than our emotions. We don't need to let them boss us around.
Have you heard of a pizza farm? If your family likes pizza, this is definitely something you will want to experience.
Most Pizza Farms ask that you bring no animals and that you pack out your own garbage. Bring a trash receptacle of some sort. Often, guests also need to supply side dishes, non-alcoholic beverages, and all other picnicking utensils including plates, napkins and seating (blanket or lawn chairs).
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There is still time to eek out a little more summer. And SweetSpot Baseball has partnered with FFTC to help you do that.
Enter to win Backyard Baseball Fun with SweetSpot Baseball.
SweetSpot is providing a Fun Pack of a senior bat and ball, junior bat and ball and some extra SSB Spase balls for one lucky winner.
Contest is open until August 28 2020 at 7 pm. Winner will be selected through random.org and will be announced that evening on Facebook.
Without the State Fair happening, we have plenty of time to visit an Apple Orchard this year. Check out our delightful list!
With the changes for the school year for 2020/2021, you may have decided that Homeschooling is your best option. Or you and/or your school district have chosen Distance Learning. Minnesota families are facing big changes and challenges.
As Unexpected Homeschoolers, we have so many questions and so few answers.
Teachers and other educators have been tasked with building online platforms for students to continue learning from home. Working parents are scrambling to figure out child care and how best to support scholars who will be doing school at home. Kids may be mourning the loss of activities at school and be missing their social network. It’s a stressful, uncertain, overwhelming, isolating, historic time. One thing we can all agree on: the education of our kids is
not cancelled!
One last weekend in August to check off that last item on your Summer Bucket List.
I don't know about you, but we have lots of questions about what is opening, has opened, and will not open. We are collecting those on a pinterest board.
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Sincerely,
Family Fun Twin Cities
anne@familyfuntwincities.com
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