COVID-19 has officially disrupted our everyday lives, and I feel the need to document how it is affecting our family. Perhaps years later, my grandkids will be interested in hearing about what we did and how we felt while going through this time of so much uncertainty.
3.14.20: March, Friday the 13th, marked the last day of school before our district was scheduled for our one-week spring break. LAUSD and several other school districts in our area announced that they were closing schools. D received notification that he was to work from home immediately, until at least March 31. The kids and I left school not knowing if our break would be extended.
- We made Primo Pasta Pie for our Pi Day dinner with Kidstir. (Enter our giveaway here).
- The kids and I went to the public library and loaded up on books and some DVDs since I had a feeling all libraries would be closed soon.
- We watched Spaceballs, one of D’s childhood favorites. (Should be more of a PG-13 movie than PG, in my opinion-ha!)
3.15.20 (Saturday):
In the morning, I went to Ralph’s to do some grocery shopping. The pasta aisle was completely empty except for some gluten-free varieties that I am pretty sure my family would not enjoy. They were also out of meat and cheese. The store was crowded, but not too crazy. However, when I went to the check-out line, there were only two checkers, and each line was about 15-20 people deep.
We took a walk to a local park and hiked up a small hill. I wanted to make sure we all got some fresh air and exercise.
Disneyland may be closed, but n wanted to play his Disneyland game on Xbox. I usually do not play with him, but decided to try it out. I ended up feeling dizzy and sick after playing Pirates of the Caribbean.
Luckily I found some heavy whipping cream at the store, so n helped me make a chocolate pudding pie (also with Kidstir).
I am trying to organize our house by organizing one area at a time. I tackled this shelf area and decluttered.
At night we watched Groundhog Day as a family. Again, it seemed more like a PG-13 movie to me than a PG. Am I just getting older, or were guidelines less stringent back then?
3.16.20 (Sunday): Since there was a California ban on gatherings of 250+, our church decided to hold an online service. (We also have a lot of seniors in our congregation, so we wanted to exercise an abundance of caution). We watched our service online and also some of Rick Warren’s message on Coronavirus. Both messages urged us not to be fearful during these times and reminded us that GOD is still in control.
I made a Dutch Baby (German pancake) for breakfast. I feel like I definitely have more time for cooking these days. It is just a matter of being able to find the ingredients!
We brought out our folding table and set up a puzzle station. D implemented his organized puzzle piece strategy.
Later in the afternoon we took a walk near my parents’ house and dropped the kids off for an overnighter. I think it was good for all of us to have a little “break”. D and I did not really want to venture out (most places were closed anyway) so we just did take-out from Piadina and watched Sully at home. (This movie is rated PG-13, but I thought it was more like a PG! I might let the kids watch this one later).
What are you doing to keep busy?