Things have been so crazy recently that I don't even know how to make sense of all of it. At first, when I got home from my trip, things were still okay-ish. By Friday, things had escalated a lot. We found out after the kids got home that there'd be no school for the next 2 weeks, as ordered by the governor.
Sunday was really different than normal, but nice. We had Primary in the morning and then played board games. Cherissa, her mom, and Tayson came over for the sacrament, dinner, and family home evening. We're going to have them over every week until this thing is over.
Wednesday, I went to the school to pick up schoolwork for the kids. We have since settled into some kind of routine for school. My days are extra busy because I have to manage which kid uses which device, and their teachers have different expectations for what they need to do. Katie needs help with a lot of her work, so I've had to shuffle my schedule around so I can help her without completely ignoring the little kids. All things considered, we're making it work pretty well. Sometimes, we have 4 timers going at once.
James and I got Chinese takeout and went shooting for our date. It was especially nice to get a break from the house while still obeying the rules of social distancing.
Being at home is not so bad. The weather was nice until yesterday, when it started raining/snowing. Because of that, it made things a lot harder for everyone. The kids got bored after their schoolwork was done and complained a lot. I did manage to do grocery pickup. I didn't get about 15% of my items, which is a bummer, but they can all wait till at least next week.
I've been trying to use my free time (what's left of it) for sewing projects. So far, I've been able to do about 1-2 small projects a day. I've been busy enough that I haven't had much time to panic. The quarantine isn't bad in itself, but all the panic on social media is. Still, I don't feel that I can stay away from it all, so I'm trying to stay positive.
I feel especially grateful right now for a couple of things:
1. I got home from my trip to NC safely, and so did my sister Mara. There was an earthquake the day after she got home, so the airport shut down!
2. I bought groceries before my trip, and extras, too. Yesterday's trip didn't have to be as big as normal.
3. I have lots of food storage. Even if the store had nothing at all, I'd still be able to feed my family for a long time. I even have a huge supply of my favorite chocolate!
4. I'm a flexible cook. Making substitutions is nothing new to me because we used to struggle to make ends meet and ran out of things all the time.
5. I went to school for elementary education. Of course that's not a requirement for teaching my kids at home, but it gives me a little bit of peace.
6. There are a billion memes to read online. Being able to laugh is a great thing during these uncertain times.
I know that God is watching out for my family and the whole world. I have my moments of anxiety, but so far, things have really been okay.
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