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We only have one butterfly left. 🦋 His name is

We only have one butterfly left. 🦋 His name is crinkly and his wings didn’t form properly as he emerged. He’s living the high life and eating fruit salad every day, playing video games and currently having some sunshine. ⁣
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We had 🐛 34 caterpillars; 2 didn’t manage to emerge from their chrysalis, one was born with crooked wings, we have crinkly and 30 flew free. So worth every penny from @insectlore! ⁣
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If you’ve never seen a butterfly emerge, I’m putting it in our stories. 🐛🦋It’s amazing! ⁣
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This lockdown I’ve raised tadpoles to 🐸 frogs caterpillars to butterflies, stick insects from eggs, grown locusts 🦗, and grown my vegetables and flowers from seeds 🌾. I’m feeling like my character on Animal Crossing at the moment - all I need is a fishing pole and little lake. 🦞🐠🦑. Have you done anything you’d never normally have done during the pandemic?

AD - WIN 🎁 Chef Lyoto and I have been cooking!

AD - Did you take part in the Great British Campou

AD - Did you take part in the Great British Campout over May Bank holiday? Did you miss it? Pay your “site” fee and camp at home, BBQ and have fun in support of the NHS - there’s still time to donate! Our fun is on the blog, along with some flame grilled prawns, S’mores and a big beautiful BBQ from the lovely people at @gooutdoors (who felt sorry for our rusty old fire pit) @greatbritishcampout #stayhomesavelives #greatbritishcampout

#AD Last night, there was a "Good News of 2020" ro

#AD Last night, there was a "Good News of 2020" round in our weekly quiz - and I laughed. As parents though, we know that it's important to keep our children as positive and upbeat as we can about the world.

Enter First News - a UK newspaper for young people! It’s been amazing to engage the boys with something that's non-fiction AND which keeps them informed on what's going on around the world without any negative feelings involved. Plus, they all love that it's post that arrives just for them!
The boys have read together and as Hero is only five, he's been enjoying hearing the stories [including the one about the criminal who farted and gave himself away] and doing the spot the difference puzzles. Long after we'd taken this photo, they were still in the garden, pointing things out to each other.
@first_news is colourful, bright and positive - exactly what we need at the moment - plus it was also a very good feeling when Lyoto's teacher called him for an update and he was able to tell her all about what he'd learned and read. Haha.
The fact that they voluntarily engaged with it, as opposed to me cornering them with it, is a pretty huge stamp of approval! I found Gav reading it this afternoon on the sofa with his coffee too. Haha.

You can get a copy for 4 weeks sent to you for just £1 - just use code "jonesfam" at checkout, link is in bio! #childrensnews #happynews #FirstNews

It’s no exaggeration when I say that I’ve been

It’s no exaggeration when I say that I’ve been really stressed for quite some time during this lockdown - and I’ve been a nightmare to live with.⁣
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It’s been a combination of the immense pressure I’ve been feeling to homeschool these three perfectly, the suffocation of all being in a small house with stuff everywhere and nowhere to put it, and if I’m honest, my pent-up anger at neighbours and people I’ve met on my weekly trip to the supermarket who flaunt the distancing and lockdown rules like it’s some kind of childish dare. ⁣
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But this week I think I’ve turned a corner. We decided when the announcement about June 1st was made that we won’t be sending our boys back to school this academic year, which I felt awful about because they really want to see their friends again, but after speaking to many of my teacher friends, they’re so very worried about schools opening again in the way the government have suggested, and I hate the fact that I’d be contributing to their risk when I’m perfectly capable and very lucky to be able to stay at home with the boys. ⁣
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So, we’re at home and it’s sunny - how often does that happen in the UK? I feel much more relaxed; our butterflies are emerging, the tadpoles are changing and pretty soon we’ll have some fuzzy little family members to keep us all busy. ⁣
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I’m grateful that my mom and dad (dad is shielding with Cancers) are safe, Gav’s job is secure and he can work from home, and that we’ve all done the best that we can to keep us and others safe. How are you doing in your part of the world? ⁣
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P.S Don’t me how relaxed I am when it comes to us cancelling our Disney vacation in October....

🧁 The Great Jones Family Bake-Off 🧁 If there

🧁 The Great Jones Family Bake-Off 🧁 If there’s one thing I’ve taught my boys (which will prove practically useless to them probably) is how to bake and decorate a cupcake. We got all the sprinkles out and hosted the GJFBO in our garden with Gav as the judge. The other two were pretty chill about being judged with constructive criticism from Daddy, but Lyoto has what can only described as an attitude to rival Gordon Ramsay’s. Ha ha ha. Anyhow, it was fun even though I had to give up THREE precious eggs for them... hahaha

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