Remission Statement: Life in the time of CV

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Life in the time of CV

Wow. Just wow. Anyone on Earth right now is connected in the strangest way. We are connected because we cannot be together.

I just keep thinking that this experience couldn't be any weirder, but my emotions change on an hourly basis.

Since I process by talking (which becomes writing), I figured it would be healthy to fire up the old blog to both digest and keep a record of this bizarre and terrifying time.

So.

Today is Day 7 for our family's lockdown. We live in a suburb of Philadelphia, and our public school district closed down last Tuesday for the duration of the week. I am so grateful for this, that my husband and older child were not exposed to dozens of other kids who may or may not have been exposed unknowingly. I did work last Tuesday, I visited a few classes in Philadelphia, though luckily, that was prior to any known cases were discovered in the city.

Since then, my big kid (J - age 12) has been home from school. Last week, he had one playdate at someone's home, and one playdate at an ice cream shop. After Wednesday of last week, he has had no in person contact with any other kids other than his brother (Z - age 5)

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Sorry for the interruption. Despite us having to be at home all the time, I don't seem to be any less busy than I was 2 weeks ago.

Today is actually Day 9 for our quarantine.

Z's day consisted of reading stories with me in the morning (1 of which I videoed and shared on Facebook), doing a bit of journal writing, playing in the house, playing in the backyard, going for a scooter/walk with me and the dog, watching a few shows and playing a few ipad games. All in all pretty good. We are trying to help him stick to his school routine as much as possible since it comforts him. But also I want him to have fun and not feel worried, so I have set up lots of lovely activities and crafts throughout the house. Of course he just wants to be near me.

J's day involved some schoolwork on the computer (he has enrichment activities assigned by his teachers), some doodling on the dry erase board, 15 minutes of playing soccer in the backyard before he came in to complain his cleats were too tight, and lots of talking to his friends on the newly downloaded app House Party. There may have been a meltdown on the deck because he reached that point in the day at about 3:00.

As for me, today I was on kid duty. Dan was painting a purple wall in the living room. Adios, lilac wisteria! Welcome home, clean, modern, white wall. It was a monster wall, that borders a flight of steps but also goes way up high, as we have a ranch home that has super high ceilings with exposed beams. So even though we moved in almost 2 years ago, we hadn't been able to paint that damn wall yet.

If nothing else, we at least have time to work on house projects?

Tomorrow I am planning on trying to get some work done, while also baking soft pretzels from scratch. I'm hoping to scoop down in my flour canister to the point where I have some whole wheat flour waiting for me to use to create a sourdough starter. I've never made sourdough bread before, but always wanted to, so wish me luck. I'll report back.

Too tired to share emotions this evening, but hopefully I'll get a chance tomorrow, in between the baking, the working, the reading, the snuggles, and dog walks. It's easier to keep busy, less panic seeps in the cracks.