The week of March 9th was still pretty normal for us. We were hearing the news stories and buying a little extra when we got groceries, but school and all the activities were still on. I went to the elementary school to pop popcorn for the weekly PTA sale on Thursday the 12th. That evening at Charlotte's dance class all the moms could talk about was how the states around us were shutting things down. The next day the kids went to school, but we got the word midday that they'd be out for the next week, maybe two, maybe more. Luckily Frank was already home at that point, and despite the long lines we were able to grab a few more groceries before the kids got off their buses. Then we went back out with them to pick up a fire pit we'd been thinking about buying.
It's been a transition to quarantine this past week. I took Charlotte to a friend's party at the bowling alley on Sunday. Frank and I both had gym classes on Monday, by Wednesday when I went back to Zumba it was limited to 9 students per class, but then they had to close the gym altogether. We had dental cleanings Thursday afternoon and were only slightly surprised to learn we'd be their last patients for at least two weeks. This morning I was able to still do my Zumba class via a Periscope broadcast from my phone to the basement TV. So we've been doing lots of art, video games, reading Harry Potter, made s'mores, watched seven episodes of Lego Masters on Hulu (and can't wait for the next one), have skyped a few people, and Zach baked gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. The kids did not have to do school work for last week, but the plan is in place for online learning and assignments starting Monday the 23rd. Frank is still going to work, but it seems like things are changing daily, if not hourly, so who knows what next week will be like. Aside from missing our friends, we are all healthy and doing well. We're hoping it will quit raining and warm back up so we can ride bikes or at least go for a walk.
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| Popcorn popping and selling, visiting with Charlotte, and lots of hand washing. |
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| Charlotte, immediately after getting off the bus the day schools decided to close: "Hi, Mommy, have you heard about the coronavirus?" |
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| Waiting for the Lowe's people to get our fire pit. |
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| We did not know what the next week would hold. She decided she better at least write out the three weeks of spelling words her teacher sent home. |
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| While everyone else was searching for toilet paper, we were concerned about gluten free graham crackers. |
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| Dentist |
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| Zumba! |
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