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Merry Christmas to you! It has been a year, y’all. No one can deny that. 2021 is going to be bigger and better, I just know it! At least I am hopeful. We learned this year not to take things for granted, like a simple hug, a hand shake, a family gathering. We all became home school teachers involuntarily. We learned to adapt. We learned to buckle down and stay at home even when everything inside of us was just yearning to get out and be with our family and friends. Our kids conquered more than you and I did at their age. They persevered and overcame having to do school behind a screen rather than in person with their friends. Kids proved how resilient they are, and for that, parents are grateful forever.
I think everyone wants to start the new year off on a good foot. But we definitely made some memories this year. Hopefully more good than bad.
Some of my favorite memories this year has been seeing Joey learn and how good of a student he is. He adapted so well to learning on the computer even though he was so sad he couldn’t be with his friends face to face. He got amazing grades, learned to be more outgoing, and cooperative with technical difficulties (which, let’s be honest, happened on a daily basis).
We were also lucky enough to have John work from home since March. He got to be present for each day. See the boys all day long. Listen to them play. Listen to them argue. Listen to them learn. That is something he would have missed if he was commuting 1.5 hours to work still.
We pulled Max out of preschool this year. He was doing so well last year in the social interaction aspect, sharing with others, learning and listening to his teachers. But this year, I became his teacher. We worked on his preschool workbook, we did activities and crafts at home. (Not everyday, I’m not that good of a teacher.) But I got to help direct him in the right direction to kindergarten next fall. That is something I will forever hold in my heart. Time with our kids has been a gift this year. Before 2020, we would always complain that we didn’t have enough time with our kids, never enough time.
But if I take away anything positive from 2020, it is time. No rushing around to get here and there. The introvert inside of me actually enjoyed it. A lot.
I hope you feel the same, and find at least one or two positive things that 2020 brought you.
I have a freebie for you to celebrate the new year. This one is more for your kids, but you can still get to see things from their perspective with this worksheet. It is basically a memory time capsule that they can fill out, either drawing pictures or writing in each box. It’s a chance to touch base with where they are at and hold their memories of the year in black and white. Next year, they may have completely different opinions.
So enjoy this digital download printable. Print one out for each of your kids and really take the time to do this together. They will love sharing their views with you and putting them on paper.
I want to say thank you so much for being here and following me on this journey. There are so many other places you could spend your time swiping through, but I am so grateful for you. I started this blog this year. I am learning everyday and really, truly enjoy it so far! And every reader is a blessing to me. So thank you.
Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. See you in 2021!
Download printable below. Click on image or on Download Now button.
Cheers,
Jackie
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