Day 2 was quiet.
Kamryn ran with her friend at 5 am. My husband went to work at 7. I slept in. Which was glorious. I love sleeping. One of the best things about quarantine is no alarm to wake me up. My kids and I were up by 9 and it was a cereal kind of day.
I needed to check the grocery store for eggs so that was my first project of the day. HEB is doing amazing during this time. They have shortened their hours in order to try to restock shelves, hired extra employees, offered free curbside pick up (but that is scheduled out into next week). HEB employees have been friendly and kind. People are in a panic and some are not so kind, but I am going to focus on those who are. There weren't any eggs. Darn. I did get a couple loaves of bread, potatoes, and carrots. It made me reflect on World War II and rationing that happened at that time. Long lines, early in the morning, waiting for meager supplies. We aren't facing that and we will survive without eggs. I will eventually get them.
I had to run up to work and move everything on my computer to my drive, so I would have access to all my materials. The school is like a ghost town. Quiet and dark, with only administration and secretaries working. When I went into my room, it made me miss all my students and the happy noises that come with a school. I also wondered when we would be back in there again. Hopefully sooner, rather than later.
When I returned home Kelton and his friend were jumping on the trampoline. They played out in our backyard all afternoon. A group of boys came by and wanted to go to another neighborhood to play soccer. I had to say no. At first, he was disappointed, but then I think he actually felt relief. Even the kids are understanding while it's not fun to isolate, it is safer. Mostly children are carriers, but we have auto-immune disorders and asthma that worry me a little, so better safe than sorry.
My neighborhood put a fun idea out there and we all drew shamrocks and put them in our windows or on our house, so little kids going for a walk could search for them today.
I made honey mustard chicken, roasted carrots and a "fancy" salad as my kids like to say and we all discussed the books we were reading. Messiah had finished 2 today and was on her third. She read The Fault in Our Stars and Holding Up the Universe. Kelton is reading manga and Kamryn was reading a graphic novel. Kalia is working her way through IT. I finished The Reckoning and hated it!! I do not recommend. I also finished The Running Dream which Kelton and I listened to together. I loved it. He just thought it was ok. Today I will finish Ali Cross and probably Confessions: The Private School Murders, both by James Patterson. I better figure out what's next on my list. What are you reading?
The kids all went upstairs and played Quelf.
I don't watch much TV, but with things this quiet, Steve and I decided to start a Netflix series together, so we watched 2 episodes of Lost in Space. Then it was bedtime for us.
I am trying not to check the news more than twice a day, but it's kind of hard. There are over 4,000 who are sick and the death tolls rose to 100. That's not high in the broad spectrum, but it's still going to rise.
So here is my challenge for today: Watch John Sciescka read his story The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. He tells the story from the wolf's side. Then write your own fairytale from the perspective of a different character. Maybe the step-sisters in Cinderella, or Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Some of you great illustrators can write a children's story with pictures. Show me what you come up with. Go create. Shakespeare wrote King Lear when he was in quarantine. What are you going to create with your time?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q01X8JU3GU
See you on the flip side.
Mrs. A
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