Day 8, 9, 10...time turns elastic

It was a week. Definitely indicators we are settling into some routine but humans aren't Gmail/Outlook calendar blocks so we've tried to remain flexible as much as we can.

One interesting dyamic Leslie has brought up is that we're all experiencing a common event: STAY AT HOME but, of course, who you are, where you live, who you live with...all of that varies and it is really difficult to truly empathize with each other's experiences.
Folks who live alone, without kids, with kids, older folks, younger folks, not to mention the identity differences we bring to life daily and the challenges/privilidges that come with all of that, etc. These differences (that have always been here) are exacerbated at this time or at least feel more pressing and in our way as we attempt to connect and work with each other through the Interwebs.

Are ya'll seeing that? What's your experience?

Day 8

• Schoolbitz routine with tons of choice continues to work. Today we added in Nola Bea's Chinese language lesson from school. 
• Popsicles on the Porch used to be a daily festival at our house but the winter months changed that. Well, we brought it back today. 
• Art class - a paper butterfly - was a winner. 
• We observed Taco Tuesday on Wednesday this week. 
• Nola Bea wants to build an online store to sell things. We're working on it as a long term project. 

Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

4 M&M's. I hope this is the new normal, our daily goal. 

Day 9

• Saw this article on the range of feelings out there and how this can be viewed through a lens of the grieving process: https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
• Beazer has been coming down in the morning, getting her sister dressed, and making breakfast. Today, she made the daily smoothie using salad materials from dinner last night. 🤣
• At Morning Meeting, we did our Mood Meter check-in. Nola was still feeling "happy, calm, a little sad, and angry but I don't know why." 
• "Ruby, how are you feeling?" I asked. RUBY: "I'm a truck." 
• Painter's Tape Mosaics on neighbor's driveways

4 M&Ms!

Day 10

• Going to take this moment to plug Mike Emmert-Kanter's weekly email which can be viewed on the Information Superhighway here. Their family are good friends of ours and he is a really great writer. This week's piece was on "With Even Mind" and trying to hold equanimity in the midst of all of this. 
• Another family friend, Jeremy Parker, is DOMINATING the game with a hilarious, engaging musical "tv show" that he is producing. Ruby, the 2 year old, came in and out of attention but Nola Bea was engaged for the full 30 minutes. And some of the jokes are for the parents: 

• Leslie led the girls in a challah baking session. Everything Bagel Spice on one half of the challahs. DAMN, GINA. 
• Today's carbohydrates went cinnamon rolls -> challah -> pizza.  

 

4 M&Ms

Have a great weekend!