Christina E. Peña

The Chef Mom

10 Covid Friendly Things You Can Do With Your Kids For Free (or for very little $)

Spring is here!!! Is anyone else as excited as I am? After a year of being cooped up indoors and not able to do anything, it finally feels like it’s safe to start getting out a little (just a little). But since the pandemic still isn’t over, we have to do things that are fun but safe for the whole family. I’ve compiled a list of 10 Covid Friendly Things You Can Do With (or without) Your Kids For Free. Some I’ve already done and some will be on my bucket list for Spring and Summer.

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I Haven’t Hugged You In A Year

Dear Mommy,

Time is strange. It flies by but also stands still all at the same time. I had forgotten when the last time I hugged you was. So I looked it up. I read through countless text messages between you and I to figure out when I saw you and hugged you. I’d forgotten how much you and I used to text. It’s been a year. A year since I squeezed my sweet mother and soaked in the smell of your perfume. It makes me think about all the hugs that I didn’t get to have this year. When I think about those things, I break. I have a bottle of your perfume on my dresser but it’s not the same.

I remember always telling you how soft your skin was. Do you remember? It amazed me how soft your skin was. I touched your skin when I said Goodbye. I couldn’t hug you then, but I wish I could have. I wish that I could have breathed you in one last time. But they wouldn’t let me get too close. I hope you felt me there.

I miss you every day.

Love,

Christina

10 Things I Love About My Husband

I don’t often talk about my husband. Most people know me and know that we’ve been together for many years and we have a nice life together. But in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d share just some of the things I love about Noelby and what makes him so special to me.

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