Today I’m linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy for her annual mid-winter post on the things that are “saving us” (hyperbolically) this winter. Before I get into it, though, I wanted to give all of you an update on my family’s COVID situation. My husband and two kids have completely recovered. My second concert with […]
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Covid Week
Our family’s week with Covid (well, three of us so far)
Waiting for Covid
If someone were to ask me what I am doing this weekend, the most truthful answer would be: I am waiting for Covid. We have been extraordinarily lucky thus far. Despite the four of us attending five different schools (my daughter goes to both preschool and daycare) and having had at least four known exposures […]
Perfect Summer
I had the oddest feeling when I woke up on Sunday morning. It was the last Sunday of summer and the last day of our family vacation in Maine. I thought to myself, “I had a perfect summer. Everything went well.” But my realization left me feeling bewildered, because it hadn’t felt at all like […]
What’s Keeping You Warm This Winter?
The “long winter” feeling tends to hit me at the start of January, right after the holiday joy fades, the decorations get packed up and the last Christmas cookie is eaten. This winter, I expect it to be worse than most, because there will be no trips or events to look forward to for many […]
COVID-19 Quarantine, Day 1: Privilege
It’s not really day 1. This all started on Friday, when at the very end of our district’s conference day, we were notified that all schools in our county would be closed for two weeks. I spent the weekend processing and preparing. On Monday we had our first non-work day, and on Tuesday I had […]