Me and My Shadow- We are Sick Together

JDaniel and I have both been sick since Friday. (My husband joined in the fun over the weekend.) We skipped the mom’s group at church on Tuesday and playgroup on Monday. I guess you could say we have had a lot of alone time. We do separate when he walks off to “read a book” because he is not interested in what I am doing. For past five days JDaniel has been my shadow.

What do you do with all that time?

*Read a Dr. Seuss anthology many times a day. (Along with countless other books.)

*Cleaned and did laundry together. (We cleaned towels, sheets, and clothes trying to get rid of the germs.)

*We have done crafts and colored.

*Building with train tracks and Megablocks has been popular.

*Getting ready for two consignment sales has been adventure, but we are ready.

*Playing with trucks and dancing to Ross King’s CD has filled a lot of time.

*Playing with cookie cutters has been fun.

*On Monday we did go to the grocery store to stock up on cough drops and a few other things.

*On Tuesday we did go the consigner’s open house at Angel’s Attic to shop. (Yes, we could have infected people. No, I wasn’t willing skip getting to shop before the general public gets in to sale today. We didn’t stay long. I was worried he would miss behave. He stuck close by with the promise of checking out the toy area after the clothes. It only cost me a $3 vacuum cleaner to keep him nearby.)

Groundhog Day Celebration Ideas

Here are some fun ways to celebrate Groundhog Day:

1.Sing a song about a groundhog:

Here's A Little Groundhog

sung to "I'm A Little Teapot"

I see a little groundhog, furry and brown,

He's popping up to look around.

If he sees his shadow, down he'll go.

Six more weeks of winter - oh, no!

See My Shadow
(to the tune of "Frere Jacques")

See my shadow,See my shadow,Move this way,Move this way,

Doing things that I do,Doing things that I do,Follow me,Follow me.

I'm a Little Groundhog
(to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a little groundhog short and stout,

February second I will come out.

If I see my shadow they will shout,

"Six weeks more winter without doubt!"


2.Print out a groundhog bookmark.

3. Create a pop-up puppet of a groundhog. ( Today we went outside on the deck briefly between raindrops. Our groundhog did not see his shadow.)