It is what it is

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 y...

Lucy is sleeping, it is a dark and rainy day and I have nowhere I can go.  It has been like a continual snow day for 2 weeks now, except this is not fun. My credit cards are withering in my wallet.  I have on-lined ordered groceries twice and everything else I have needed and think of for now. Long walks with a leash-pulling dog help but not today.  It is just pouring.  It thundered and stormed last night maybe hail, not sure,  but it was noisy. I am sick of listening to webinars of people who think that on-line teaching is a breeze.  They teach in areas (or are in businesses like Google) where resources are greater than ours.  We are expected to figure this out pretty much on our own and have it ready to go in a week or so....what?   Our kids don't have computers or devices (other than phones, could you imagine going to class all day on a phone?) and many don't have needed internet.  We don't have needed lessons!  We left in such ...

I don't know about anyone else but I am tired from being home and working on stuff that includes preparing scans to PDF's, webinars, google hangouts for meetings and things a week ago I had never even heard about.   People are still suppose to stay home but I see many planes still flying over (regular about), I am still order on amazon, and not seeing much that has changed. I will however, say that I have had a Shipt order in for two days, still can't get a delivery date or a pick up date and had to "borrow" dog food from my neighbor because we both thought we had another bag in the garage.   Was surprised that I did an Instacart on Saturday and it was delivered 4 hours later.  Shipt....not so much. I am glad to be able to connect daily with my family and friends thru the many apps that are available and proud that I started the FaceTime with my piano teacher a week ago and now she has half her students on board.   I have to stay active and busy because th...

Wearing down easily.  I have learned more internet stuff in the last week or so than my whole internet life.  I am googled to death!   Working 6 or more hours every day to google hangouts, google classroom set ups, google mail, wish I had never heard the term google before. Days are harder than when we are teaching.   I have learned how to send an email letter through a parent portal, listened to webinars and gone chats, hangouts and just when I think I have it covered more stuff pops up to learn. I can't tell you how much I am ready to retire and leave this to someone else.   I am glad that the weather has been decent and in the afternoon I have been able to walk Lucy and evenings, check on friends, FaceTime with family and order groceries on Shipt, Instacart and other "stuff" on Amazon Prime. As many hours as we are trying to keep up and get ahead with lessons and students we can only hope we will be compensated for our time. We have all cancelled appo...

Every time I figure something new out they add something more.  I am ready to retire.  Google this and google that.  I spent all day reading the governor's post, the superintendent's post, trying to do all the on-line emails to parents, find lessons, scan, I can't do this on my own.  I have nothing more to say today...it is what it is.....I am a boomer not a millennial.

Saturday was not normal!   Did all kinds of cleaning and laundry and staying home.  Did my first order on Insta Cart.  Took me quite awhile to navigate but I recommend it.   My groceries arrived (most of the order and some I didn't order, some I didn't get and some was a substitute) within 4 hours.  Interesting!!!  Think I may continue doing this FOREVER!!!!    I need to try SHIPT also. I have way too much lettuce and not enough eggs.   Learning along the way!!! I took Lucy on a very long walk, started a 1000 piece puzzle (Otto made me a board to make it portable), learned to order food through Door Dash and Grub hub, connected with several friends, family, ordered some stuff on-line, I am pleased to say that I have not been in contact with anyone for a week, other than Otto and a wave or a distant chat with neighbors,  not one store.  Trying to get him to distance also. Otto is on day 2 with staying.   Glad I stocked up...

I am flabbergasted by how much there is to do to new learning for us teachers.  All of the on-line sites, researching for worksheets and if we can teach on-line, the lessons and games.   It was a full day of work with many new challenges. The day started out at 60 degrees and is now in the 30's.   I was able to get a dog walk in, lots of emails and colleague connections, sharing of knowledge, questions, posts, logs and trying to figure how to connect with our students that are not on-line. Overwhelming to say the least.  After "school" today, I was able to get some laundry, cleaning, treadmill, connect with friends and family and a much needed "fish fry Friday" with take-outs.  I am so ready to hit the market and stores tomorrow but know I have to revert to insta-cart and cancelling upcoming flights.  The news is grim in this country for the corona virus but we are America strong!  It is what it is and I cancelled my much needed nail appointment to...