My Wife and I are still working but I’ve seen some pretty interesting things folks are doing on social media to pass the time.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
If your stuck at home what are you and your families doing to pass the time?
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mallardsx2
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We have a well beaten trail around our property and put in 10,000 steps daily (Whatever that equates to) and my wife has been working out for 2 hours/day.
I mulched the flower beds yesterday evening with leftovers from her dads landscaping business.
Mowed the grass and weed-eated. You could put a ball across this bitch right now. lol
Pruned a few trees and bushes
Pounded all of the nails in the porch cause the moon pulled them out.
Filled up our dogs swimming pool (Made him pretty happy).
Heading to the lake camp tonight for the weekend.
Fishing for crappies tomorrow/sunday and hopefully filling the boat full of gar and carp. Things are heating up down there as far as the fishing goes.
I mulched the flower beds yesterday evening with leftovers from her dads landscaping business.
Mowed the grass and weed-eated. You could put a ball across this bitch right now. lol
Pruned a few trees and bushes
Pounded all of the nails in the porch cause the moon pulled them out.
Filled up our dogs swimming pool (Made him pretty happy).
Heading to the lake camp tonight for the weekend.
Fishing for crappies tomorrow/sunday and hopefully filling the boat full of gar and carp. Things are heating up down there as far as the fishing goes.
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Mule3006Elk
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Sounds like a good day to make some Huckleberry jam.
Maybe a batch a jerkey.
Maybe a batch a jerkey.
thinking about painting. hopefully it doesn't get beyond that stage. 
Colorado Cowboy
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Spring is a busy time for us. We usually do our chores (She has chickens and I working on our irrigation system) in the morning. We have been playing Cribbage in the afternoon (with a glass or 2 of wine). My wife has also dusted off her files and is trying to finish a book she is writing. I am also reorganizing my shop/reloading room.
Bonecollector
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Hoping to go Turkey hunting in a few weeks, but I'll settle for weekend hikes exploring and shed hunting if the rain holds off
Winchester
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We are both in our offices working from home.
On the weekend we'll work on projects around the house.
On the weekend we'll work on projects around the house.
I have twin girls six years of age. We have went up to the snow twice, We went turkey scouting yesterday for our hunt tomorrow and I have trimmed some trees in my yard. Going to clean some rifles today.
Oh, lots of reading with the girls and puzzles
Oh, lots of reading with the girls and puzzles
dirtclod Az.
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Prerylyon
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I am still working; our nation still needs electronics/avionics to fight the bad guys; very fortunate and grateful I can work.
That being said, we're encouraged to work from home as much as possible. I am allowed to go in, and since I have stuff to test in the lab, better internet access/equipment there, I have been going in, but we have A LOT of protocols to ensure social distancing and protection of the staff and facillities. It is largely dead in the building; which is both a blessing and curse: you can get a lot of productivity due to the lack of interruptions, but with so few ppl around, and some folks online at odd times, its not the most efficient set-up.
To pass time at home?
-I am now a (CERTIFIED) educational specialist for 6 school age children and 1 college kid.
-Cook, Clean, Work, Sleep (repeat)
My wife is a stay at home mom, so that has always been incredibly helpful.
We pay closer attention to screen time with the kids; sometimes we have to push them out the door to get some fresh air and exercise, but so far it seems to work ok. We don't have a strict routine-but do have a routine-using rough blocks of time has worked for us.
We do a 'trampoline dance party' with the younger ones using my wife's vintage 1980s boom box and Pandora most afternoons if the weather is good.
The older ones go on hikes around our acreage. So far, I've seen some interesting animal bones collected; results of winterkill or coyote/wolf/eagle leftovers from gut piles. They also are encouraged to take their phone camera and document their findings.
For the kids, I think its a big change not having phys school each weekday, but their teachers and schools have really done an amazing job keeping educational opportunities going on line, with virtual class mtgs.
I helped my 6 yr old son do a virtual play date with a buddy of his last weekend. They engaged in dramatic play with their lego star wars guys they built for an hour with the tablet 2-way camera going.
Also, some of my kids have significant mental health diagnoses. That makes some of this harder, but in some ways easier: easier in that we've (unfortunately) been through and seen a lot, so we're a little better prepared/have the benefit of now of years of family therapy for mentally challenged children.
Some other things we've done more of:
-reading
-jigsaw puzzles
-baking
-making jerky
-board games
-nintendo switch
Stay safe and healthy...
That being said, we're encouraged to work from home as much as possible. I am allowed to go in, and since I have stuff to test in the lab, better internet access/equipment there, I have been going in, but we have A LOT of protocols to ensure social distancing and protection of the staff and facillities. It is largely dead in the building; which is both a blessing and curse: you can get a lot of productivity due to the lack of interruptions, but with so few ppl around, and some folks online at odd times, its not the most efficient set-up.
To pass time at home?
-I am now a (CERTIFIED) educational specialist for 6 school age children and 1 college kid.
-Cook, Clean, Work, Sleep (repeat)
My wife is a stay at home mom, so that has always been incredibly helpful.
We pay closer attention to screen time with the kids; sometimes we have to push them out the door to get some fresh air and exercise, but so far it seems to work ok. We don't have a strict routine-but do have a routine-using rough blocks of time has worked for us.
We do a 'trampoline dance party' with the younger ones using my wife's vintage 1980s boom box and Pandora most afternoons if the weather is good.
The older ones go on hikes around our acreage. So far, I've seen some interesting animal bones collected; results of winterkill or coyote/wolf/eagle leftovers from gut piles. They also are encouraged to take their phone camera and document their findings.
For the kids, I think its a big change not having phys school each weekday, but their teachers and schools have really done an amazing job keeping educational opportunities going on line, with virtual class mtgs.
I helped my 6 yr old son do a virtual play date with a buddy of his last weekend. They engaged in dramatic play with their lego star wars guys they built for an hour with the tablet 2-way camera going.
Also, some of my kids have significant mental health diagnoses. That makes some of this harder, but in some ways easier: easier in that we've (unfortunately) been through and seen a lot, so we're a little better prepared/have the benefit of now of years of family therapy for mentally challenged children.
Some other things we've done more of:
-reading
-jigsaw puzzles
-baking
-making jerky
-board games
-nintendo switch
Stay safe and healthy...
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Hilltop
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Here is something fun to make with the kids. My 11 year old was pretty fascinated. The substance is truly pretty interesting. There are several other videos out there. Just search Ublect or oobleck.
buckbull
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I've been spending alot of time fishing although the weather hasn't been very cooperative. 43 degrees currently will wind gusts of 20mph today. Don't mind hunting in bad weather but don't care for fishing in it. Wicked cold front so pretty sure the fishing would be really slow anyway. We made the kids dress up and then had a photo shoot with all the flowering trees we have in the yard for Easter (apple, red bud, praire fire crabapple, magnolia, and pear). Kids weren't too excited about it. Trimmed alot of trees over the weekend. Planted some grass seed.
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Winchester
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Still working from home … sigh.
I'm in the middle of some big projects for my job … didn't even get to take the weekend off.
I'm in the middle of some big projects for my job … didn't even get to take the weekend off.
When the temps are warm enough I am making sure that I spend time with the Traeger. We have three children, all of whom who are under 5 years old and that has kept us beyond busy....
I am going to do a a few fun things though, including getting some of my raghorn bulls relocated to the basement on some kind of plaque mounts. I have two turkey fans that need to be mounted as well. Those will be done by the time that spring rolls around.
I am going to do a a few fun things though, including getting some of my raghorn bulls relocated to the basement on some kind of plaque mounts. I have two turkey fans that need to be mounted as well. Those will be done by the time that spring rolls around.
tim
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it is good to live in the country. Ride bikes, shoot, ride snowmobiles, go on hikes, pull off ticks.
If it wasn't for going broke, this could be fun.
If it wasn't for going broke, this could be fun.
D_Dubya
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The kids got into some catfish today