So, we have been on quarantine at home since March 13, making today, 70 days at home. It has been tough. It has been fun. We have done a ton of home improvement and housework. We’ve played games. We’ve done a little bit of homeschooling. We’ve done lots of tele-health doctor’s appointments. We’ve played virtual games with our friends and had Zoom, Skype, and Messenger video chats with friends and family.
I’ve been having a hard time with my anxiety and just nerves in general. My temper is short and the amount of “crap” I can deal with in a day is limited. So, if I have a long day of appointments like I did yesterday and Wednesday, I typically need a whole day “off” at home to recoup. I want to try to get back into blogging at least a little bit, just so I have some outlet for my own thoughts and feelings.
Wednesday we drove for Meals on Wheels. I had all the kids ride along this time & just made them stay in the car. I had to wear an N95 mask and it was quite miserable. Also I had 7 stops on my route, so I went through 14 gloves! Thank goodness we had a decent stash of gloves before all of this started. Afterwards, the kids and I got lunch at Chic Fil A, which we ate parked at Regent University. It was rainy and gloomy so the boys couldn’t get out and run around or anything. Then we headed to Tom & Peggy’s house, so Peggy could watch the 3 littles while I took Lucas shoe shopping. On our way back to her house we found Carolynn skateboard outside of where she should have been (too far from home) so we dropped her off & I had a visit with Chrissy & Cody. Then we went back to Tom & Peggy’s for a bit before Lucas & Sulley had their physical therapy appointment. Sulley went up first with Ms. Hayley & then she swapped him out in the van for Lucas, we all just hung out in the van during their two hours of therapy. Then it was time to head home for dinner.
Yesterday, we had Vinnie’s speech appointment at 8:45 am, then Lucas’ splint fitting appointment at 11, Lucas and I went to Wal-Mart for some groceries, and then I had to go to the oral surgeon at 1:15! It was a long day! Tim stayed home with the kids throughout the day. Lucas is getting a more supportive style of shoe insert to help with his feet not having any arch on the outside. We had a yummy spaghetti dinner at an earlier than normal dinner time & then I went to bed with Percy. I was pooped!
So, today, we haven’t left the house, we had Occupational therapy & speech for Sulley this morning, in person and tele-health (respectively) and then Amy stayed to do OT with Vinnie. Afterwards, we ran over to the school to get school lunches. We put all that food away & Lucas, Tim, and I ate. Then it was nap time for both babies. We checked on the garden, it seems less than half of the green bean plants survived the tropical storm that came through only one week after our last frost. Which is sad, but I can still plant more, so that’s what I’ll do.
Anyway, this post is just to get it out there that I’m doing this again! I’ll try to write specific updates for each kiddo and update pictures and such as I figure out how to blog from the tablet instead of a computer.
