**This post originally appeared on my personal Facebook page, but I’m sharing all my daily roundups here to document our quarantine journey.**
It’s Friday, March 20, 2020
Hellllloooo! Homeschooling day 5 and Isolation day 7. Today’s lessons included having a lot of alone time. Feeling down, along with other complicated emotions. And having Baby Academy students writing down their favorite kind words—the bullies had a stern talking to.
Niels and I made pizza dough from scratch. Can someone get James Beard on the phone and get me one of those Michelin stars? It’s really good, y’all.
I’m not going to lie—it was a down day. We all had low energy. I read the news on my phone and watched press conferences.
I picked up a grocery order from a local store and saw families walking into the grocery store together. Groups of people were walking on the walking and bike trails.
A friend dropped off a coat of Margaret’s that we left behind on her last play date. My friend texted: “I’ll drop Margaret’s coat off on your porch along with the money for the diaper pail bags. Can you put the diaper pail bags out on the porch?” She left the coat at our door. And picked up the diaper pail bags. I left some groceries on another friend’s porch. No face to face.
Margaret and Niels talked about how they wished we could go to the neighborhood park. Niels asked if I could take him to the store.
Maybe we’re being extreme? But oh my god: stay home as much as you can, people.
In other news, I had to ask Margaret if she pooped since consuming a LEGO and realized that I don’t wipe her butt anymore. She has pooped. We’re assuming the LEGO has been flushed (she also apparently flushes too).
Niels has taken to melting down at 5:00 pm every evening, just like when he was a baby. Fun fact: Henning is a “poopy butt crack” and a “bad daddy.” There we’re no sources cited, so Snopes is calling these claims BS.
Oh, and we have a HUGE, MASSIVE, GIGANTIC ant colony in our backyard. That was our nature/science lesson today: “Holy Lord, look at allllll these ants!!” <and scene> They ARE NOT social distancing, even if you scale for size. Madness, I tell you.
Remember to hydrate and eat.
We’re having a mental health weekend and probably adding another steaming service.
Feeling eternally grateful for all those who are filling grocery orders, stocking shelves, and working checkouts. All healthcare workers, more eternal gratitude.
Virtual hugs. I’ll make you all pizza if we make it to the other side of this. Love. Good night.