Our day today under lockdown started with Dave and I having coffee and checking the news and numbers (which is how we start each morning). The reality is that the number of confirmed cases is rising significantly, the death toll is increasing, and some metro-Detroit hospitals are nearing capacity. Medical professionals don’t have the materials they need and ventilators are desperately needed.
We’re trying to balance what information we share with the kids so that they understand why we are all home now, why they can’t play with their friends, but at the same time we don’t want to panic them.
For their journal time today I had the kids write about their feelings being home. Both kids reflected generally positive thoughts, they like being home overall. I hope in ten years from now they only remember our family dinners and game nights and goofiness.
I’ve loosened up quite a bit with our schedule. The schedule is really more to help keep our days organized, keep the kids from turning into video game zombies and killing each other, and allow Dave and I to still work.
Some highlights include our continued work on learning cursive. Both kids are progressing well. They’ve been doing a lot of reading and math practice. They both don’t mind math. Noomi is learning to count money and tell time. Ajax is reviewing fractions. Both kids also enjoy practicing typing.
During dinner tonight we played Munchkin and then after the kids did my Crossfit workout with me. Noomi was a machine and outran us all. Husker couldn’t figure out what we were doing but he loved being outside and running with us. In their free time Ajax has been enjoying MineCraft and reading. Noomi has been constructing a robot and forts throughout the house (she is the messy one of the family).
Sorry this post is so disorganized. I have more pictures but they aren’t uploading properly so they’ll have to wait.
