I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Seriously, I just want to hide under the covers and eat all the Easter candy and pretend this isn't happening.
I could hear the boys downstairs listening to a podcast on the new (impulse buy!) chromebook, pleasantly surprised they aren't already plugged into the TV. And I knew it was time to get down there and get them some breakfast. And I realized, I'm glad I'm not stuck at home by myself (repeat these words back to me next week). I mean, sure I'd be watching all the shows I've been meaning to watch and finishing the book I started last summer (seriously) and making nice meals and napping and catching up on cleaning and maybe even pursuing one of the things I used to have..what were they...oh yeah hobbies! Making soap, scrap booking, dancing, actually working out, and all of those things...but I'd also hide under the covers all day, let myself wallow in pity, fall into depressive states of do-nothing-all-day, and probably also go insane. Right? Single friends with no kids, right?! I mean, it is good I have the kids to keep me going, give my day purpose and structure, keep me relatively distracted from the shit show unfolding in the world right now. At least, I am going to keep telling myself this.
Side note on the chrome book: My colleague yesterday was like, "You know the elementary schools are probably sending home computers for the kids, right?". Me: "Uhhhh..." Colleague: "You can also request to take one of our laptops home to help you work from home, they sent an email!". Dang! Oh well.
From 8:30-9:30 we tried to do some academic time. Toddler cried THE WHOLE TIME about her bagel being on the wrong kind of plate, kindergartner did one drawing and was mostly fighting with his brother and pushing is buttons, 3rd grader, after pinching his younger brother for pushing his buttons and getting sent to his room, managed to write 2 sentences about what he had learned in his podcast. And I am happy with that for today.
I had a work meeting via google hangouts at 10am.
I could hear the boys downstairs listening to a podcast on the new (impulse buy!) chromebook, pleasantly surprised they aren't already plugged into the TV. And I knew it was time to get down there and get them some breakfast. And I realized, I'm glad I'm not stuck at home by myself (repeat these words back to me next week). I mean, sure I'd be watching all the shows I've been meaning to watch and finishing the book I started last summer (seriously) and making nice meals and napping and catching up on cleaning and maybe even pursuing one of the things I used to have..what were they...oh yeah hobbies! Making soap, scrap booking, dancing, actually working out, and all of those things...but I'd also hide under the covers all day, let myself wallow in pity, fall into depressive states of do-nothing-all-day, and probably also go insane. Right? Single friends with no kids, right?! I mean, it is good I have the kids to keep me going, give my day purpose and structure, keep me relatively distracted from the shit show unfolding in the world right now. At least, I am going to keep telling myself this.
Side note on the chrome book: My colleague yesterday was like, "You know the elementary schools are probably sending home computers for the kids, right?". Me: "Uhhhh..." Colleague: "You can also request to take one of our laptops home to help you work from home, they sent an email!". Dang! Oh well.
From 8:30-9:30 we tried to do some academic time. Toddler cried THE WHOLE TIME about her bagel being on the wrong kind of plate, kindergartner did one drawing and was mostly fighting with his brother and pushing is buttons, 3rd grader, after pinching his younger brother for pushing his buttons and getting sent to his room, managed to write 2 sentences about what he had learned in his podcast. And I am happy with that for today.
I had a work meeting via google hangouts at 10am.
It went OK, once toddler found me I put her on facetime with my mom, disaster averted. Then lunch (dear God, what do I feed them for lunch everyday? Can we live on mac and cheese?), some outside time, and then plugged them into the TV so I could have another phone (voice only, phew) meeting at 1pm.
Well, Frozen 2 just ended, I am going to try to kick them back outside for a bit.
Also, my coffee. Put down somewhere, then half gone and cold by the time I find it again. Some internet meme said iced coffee must have been invented by mothers, and I agree.
And toddler just peed all over the bathroom floor.....
This afternoon we did get out for a bike ride to the pump track. It was cloudy and not that nice out, but we were happy to see the pump track was dry! S took his new mountain bike and did great!
And this evening we learned we had our first two deaths in the state of Vermont. Both were elderly, but this is very sobering news. Our first case was less than two weeks ago. It is hard to believe, and it makes me feel like this is going to get much, much worse. And quickly.
Thursday March 19
US Cases: 12,000+
Vermont Cases: 19
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