Mommy Octopus

I’ve seen such cute driveway art lately and I’ve noticed the hashtag #ChalkYourWalk is trending with families. The idea is to create a design for your driveway that will encourage and uplift others.  The kids and I dug out the chalk and went to work!  We were hoping to do a better mosaic design but we quickly were running out of chalk.  I will show you how we did our design though!

For starters, we pulled out painter’s tape.  My oldest got to work making a rectangle and then randomly adding more tape to create design areas.

From there, the younger kids each got a piece of chalk and randomly colored in the shapes.  After it’s filled in, simply pull up the painter’s tape for a fun design!  Note that it will use a LOT of chalk, but it was fun!  I hope it brings some brightness to someone in this challenging season.

I love a good cardigan!  Head on over to Cents of Style and use code CARDISALE to score 50% Off their popular cardigans!  This means that prices start at just $10 shipped! This is for a limited time and while supplies last.  There are several different styles and available and lots of fun colors and patterns.

As we all know, pretty much everything is closed.  Alliance Theatre was working so hard on their upcoming presentation of Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience.  This show is based on the popular Mo Willems book.  Since we are unable to visit them, they want to come visit all of us through streaming their show!  What a fun idea!

The steps to stream the show are simple:

1.) Go to the Alliance Theatre streaming web page HERE

2.) Choose your date. Select a date between now and April 12th to view the video. Choose the payment option that works best for you! Please know that whatever amount you choose goes to supporting the artists of the Alliance Theatre.  Options as low as $5!

3.) For the date you selected, a viewing passcode will be sent to you in an email that morning at 9AM. Double check your spam folder if you don’t see it. You will then have 48 hours to watch the video as many times as you like.

What a great opportunity to support a local theatre that has spent countless hours preparing a show!  I hope you all are able to check this out.  We most certainly will!

 

WOW!  So generous!  Fender Play is offering 3 Months of FREE Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele Lessons!  Check out what is on their website:

” We want to do our part to see you through – the way we know how. We’re offering 3 months of free online guitar, bass and ukulele lessons to the first 100,000 who sign up for Fender Play.”

You’ll want to head right on over to the Fender Play website and get a code for registering for your free 3 months!  My son enjoys playing the Ukulele, so we are jumping on this now!  Make sure your pop-ups are turned off.  When you get to the page that says “Enter Code”, be patient.  It may take a few minutes for the pop up to come up with your code!

For a limited time, Kroger is offering FREE Grocery Pickup to make it easier to get what you need.  There is no minimum.  I’ve been so pleased with Kroger pickup lately and use it or Walmart pickup to get the items my family needs without having to step foot in the store.

Hope this helps some of you save!

Today is day 10 of staying at home and so far, we are doing well.  I truly enjoy cooking for my family and spending time with them, so honestly it hasn’t been too difficult.  Saturday we celebrated a week at home by making a cookie cake and grilling outside.  The kids enjoyed it and it was a delicious treat.  This week brings another week at home and homeschooling.  Today my husband has to return to his work in law enforcement.  We spoke to his oncologist and to our PCP and even though his immunity is a little low, they say to just use good hygiene and stay away from others to prevent contracting the virus.  Please pray that he continues to stay healthy.  I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous, but we need to trust his doctors and above all else, trust that God has this.

It is a little bizarre not having anywhere to go and not being able to play with our neighbors.  We pray that this season passes quickly and that all of you stay healthy.

Here’s our menu for the week –

Monday: Lasagna

Tuesday: Burritos

Wednesday: Egg Casserole

Thursday: Roast, veggies

Friday: Grilled Cheese, soup

Saturday: Lentil Soup

Sunday: Spaghetti

Wow!  Amazon is offering up a FREE 90 Day Subscription to  Amazon Music HD!  Simply head on over here and then follow the instructions to score your free subscription.  I’m definitely going to give this one a try as we need some more upbeat music blasting around here!

 

*After the promotional period ends, Prime members will pay just $12.99/month and non-Prime members will pay just $14.99/month.  You can cancel at anytime in your account settings.

Carters.com is currently offering free shipping on any size order and up to 75% off apparel!

They have many 2 piece pajamas sets and zipper pajamas for $6 shipped right now!  My son is outgrowing his pajamas so this came at the right time for us!

Be sure to shop around as they also have swimsuits in stock now! Use promo code LUCKYYOU20 (20% off $40+) to save!  This code doesn’t work on doorbuster or clearance.

Let the movies keep coming out!  WOO HOO!  It’s now time for another Star Wars movie! Walt Disney Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm present the upcoming release of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER coming home on Digital HD on Tuesday, March 17 and Blu-ray™ on Tuesday, March 31.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams’ riveting, inspiring conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, electrified audiences around the globe, earning more than a billion dollars worldwide. Soon fans can complete their collections when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrives digitally in HD and 4K Ultra HD™ and via Movies Anywhere on March 17, two weeks before it lands physically in 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on March 31.

We have 2 digital HD copies to give away to lucky readers!  Simply fill out the rafflecopter below for your chance to win.

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