Oh where to begin with COVID-19 there is so much to cover and explain. I hope this news article is helpful.
March 13th was the last day the girls went to school...Homeschooling it is
March 18th The 5.7 Earthquake
March 16th Matt started working for home
When all of this started we knew we were going to be spending a bunch of time at home and quite honestly probably board and going crazy! So Amazon and Walmart delivery became our connection to the sane world. We ordered Hallie a bigger mountain bike. It was her first bike with gears and hand breaks. We also ordered all the girls scooters for walks and just to get out.
So many communities have come together to help everyone out. On a facebook group a mom put together zoom calls where the kids could do show and tell and talk about everything that's going. The girls really enjoyed that.
We also ordered some stem toys the girls have loved them. We are just rotating our activities to try to keep everyone's brains moving
It was nice for a minute to have a hot tub and pool across the street and then some idiot decided to close it to help social distancing. Little do they know there is no issue with social distancing here! Luckily we got to enjoy them a couple times until they shut them down. I hope they will reopen the pools, parks, playgrounds, and other outdoor play spaces sooner than later. They have also closed our basketball and tennis courts. I have seen 1 family on there since we moved in 6 months ago...this is getting a little ridiculous
This was Liam's first time to the pool. In the past several months he has had a central line and wasn't allowed in bodies of water like this. He seemed to really enjoy it.
We are doing our best to keep positive but we have already been "quarantined" for 4 months when all of this started so it has been rough. I haven't been the most patient home school teacher for sure. Some days are better than others for sure. Luckily we have great teachers from the school that are working hard to send home stuff to keep our kids on track. They are getting things more streamlined the more time passes. The girls log in the computer each day with a list of assignments usually 2-3 hours. They still do their reading and so far they have been really compliant without to much complaining. Emy of coarse wants to be involved and thanks to Ms Syrina she has some things to do a couple times a week. She dropped by a cute binder with a prize after they complete the assignments for the day. Emy has loved that. Before the school came out with a plan I bought the girls each a grade appropriate workbook for them to do. They do regularly drive me crazy about being on the computer so we have to be pretty strict with that. It's hard to describe what a challenge it has been for me to run a household, raise kids, and run home school. It has pushed me more than I have ever been pushed and on top of that we are on top of each other in this tiny condo. After Liam went to watch and wait I decided it was time to get off my antidepressants. I just felt yucky on them almost over medicated. I weaned down over several weeks and just as they canceled school I was off of them so that probably hasn't helped but Matt is helping me monitor how Im doing. One thing I know is it may not be pretty but we will get through this.
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