Covid-19

That's the acronym of the year that has turned the whole world upside down.  Here in our local community, schools have closed, and everyone who is able has been working from home.  We have been asked to stay home in an attempt to slow the spread of this highly infectious virus.

Bun Bun hasn't been to school since March 11th.  Class rooms have moved on line via virtual chat rooms.  Bun Bun's marvelous teacher has been recording herself reading to her students everyday.  We see her for formal instructions at least twice a week.  Children in our state will not be returning to school for the rest of this academic year.  So, at home, I've been spending a lot of time helping Bun Bun with her school work and facilitate her OT, PT, and speech therapy sessions.  I'm glad I teach college students because I certainly don't have the knack for educating small children effectively.  Dear God, I pray that Bun Bun doesn't regress much and forget everything she has learned.

The lab I've been working in has shut down since March 18th.  The work there has continued virtually with reading & discussing journal articles, deeper analyses of data, and thinking and rethinking projects.  Our lab meets at 3 times a week just to connect and keep our minds sharp.

Now that the weather is warmer, we spend a lot of time outdoors.  I'm grateful to have a nice back yard where now we have hooked up a swing between 2 large trees for Bun Bun.  She's starting to outgrow her toddler house and slide.  We've dusted off her scooter and let her zip up and down the empty street with glee.

When we go beyond our home, we are required to wear masks when we go out to the community only for essential activities like grocery shopping.  All other non-essential businesses have closed.  Doctor's visits have been canceled or postponed unless it's life-threatening Covid-19 related.

How long this lasts is anybody's guess.  I saw on the news today that Wuhan locked down for 76 days.  I am afraid it'll be much longer for us.

The swing between 2 trees

Tutu dress on Scooter... the child loves to look beautiful!

I've taken up baking.  It's a way to make snacks and save a couple of trips out to the stores.  Here's tasty homemade bread that kind of looked like store-bought.