Days 16 & 17
It is getting harder to keep track of how many days since this quarantine started. It is easy to keep busy but it is not the same busy as going to work. Days are filled with reading emails, contacting staff members who share our fears and concerns, listening to the news, searching for worksheets that might help our classes, listening to webinars (that make me feel worse about how little I know about on-line anything) (and I didn't even know what a webinar was until 2 weeks ago).
After "work" I have been filling the time with Insta cart for both us and Grandma, walking loud-mouthed Lucy on very long walks (more to get out than exercise her!), treadmill TV (Watching a Netflix Soap Opera called Las Chicos de Cables) I think I spelled it correctly. It took me 3 days to realize it was in Spanish with English lip-syncing!) I love the costuming and all the drama!
Working on a very difficult 1000 piece puzzle I ordered, have not done that in probably 25 or so years, reading a book (only do that in the summer or when traveling and now I am hooked on e-books and I can't do THAT in the pool!)
I have cleaned every room, washed everything I can think of, read every back magazine I had, (not finished cleaning the basement, c'mon!), and yesterday listened to on-line worship, baked banana bread with icky bananas from Insta cart, made a big pot of Minestrone and baked chicken and potatoes and carrots for dinner.
I have caught up on EVERY Tivo show I recorded since last fall, raked and cleaned all the flowerbeds (usually do that about MAY when everything is already sprouted), ordered everything I could possible need for awhile and corresponded with just about everyone I know. Never thought I would say this but I am ready to go BACK TO WORK!!!!
I keep thinking about retirement and maybe it would look differently because I would have back all the extra things we have had to stop. I miss shopping IN THE STORES! I miss nail appointments, bells, in-person church and piano lessons not thru facebook. (recital was suppose to be yesterday, about my 10th or so, I have lost track). I miss my students and yelling at them to be quiet and teaching math and I promise if this all goes away I will not complain any more (until next year).
One more comment. 3 weeks ago I took my 2nd trip this year too Lansing with the other half of the 8th graders. (As field trip coordinator that is part of my job this year). It is still a thrill for me to take them to the Capitol and on this trip we were escorted "on the floor" of the House of Representatives by a wonderful Lansing area Representative. She actually phoned our Hamtramck Representative Issac Robinson. He took time out of his busy day to talk on speaker with our 8th graders. Sadly, he passed away yesterday from this awful virus. He was 44. i am sorry we did not get to meet him in person but what a cool memory for our kids. It is what it is and this does not seem to be getting any easier!
After "work" I have been filling the time with Insta cart for both us and Grandma, walking loud-mouthed Lucy on very long walks (more to get out than exercise her!), treadmill TV (Watching a Netflix Soap Opera called Las Chicos de Cables) I think I spelled it correctly. It took me 3 days to realize it was in Spanish with English lip-syncing!) I love the costuming and all the drama!
Working on a very difficult 1000 piece puzzle I ordered, have not done that in probably 25 or so years, reading a book (only do that in the summer or when traveling and now I am hooked on e-books and I can't do THAT in the pool!)
I have cleaned every room, washed everything I can think of, read every back magazine I had, (not finished cleaning the basement, c'mon!), and yesterday listened to on-line worship, baked banana bread with icky bananas from Insta cart, made a big pot of Minestrone and baked chicken and potatoes and carrots for dinner.
I have caught up on EVERY Tivo show I recorded since last fall, raked and cleaned all the flowerbeds (usually do that about MAY when everything is already sprouted), ordered everything I could possible need for awhile and corresponded with just about everyone I know. Never thought I would say this but I am ready to go BACK TO WORK!!!!
I keep thinking about retirement and maybe it would look differently because I would have back all the extra things we have had to stop. I miss shopping IN THE STORES! I miss nail appointments, bells, in-person church and piano lessons not thru facebook. (recital was suppose to be yesterday, about my 10th or so, I have lost track). I miss my students and yelling at them to be quiet and teaching math and I promise if this all goes away I will not complain any more (until next year).
One more comment. 3 weeks ago I took my 2nd trip this year too Lansing with the other half of the 8th graders. (As field trip coordinator that is part of my job this year). It is still a thrill for me to take them to the Capitol and on this trip we were escorted "on the floor" of the House of Representatives by a wonderful Lansing area Representative. She actually phoned our Hamtramck Representative Issac Robinson. He took time out of his busy day to talk on speaker with our 8th graders. Sadly, he passed away yesterday from this awful virus. He was 44. i am sorry we did not get to meet him in person but what a cool memory for our kids. It is what it is and this does not seem to be getting any easier!
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