Week 4 of lock-down… Monday

We had a pretty enjoyable weekend under lock-down. On Saturday, Dave and Ajax spent a lot of time playing with Lego and putting together his new sets. Ajax received calls from friends wishing him happy birthday and played video games with friends (remotely and I’m not sure how).

Noomi and I accepted The Getty Museum’s Artwork Challenge by selecting pieces of art and recreating them. We had a ton of fun and when we were done Noomi turned some of the boxes into flying robots.

We rounded our Saturday night off with pizza and a movie (Escape from New York).

On Sunday, I went grocery shopping and Dave took the kids and dog hiking. I tried to buy enough to last us two weeks. The news is reporting that next week will be the height of the pandemic. Of course, that’s from the White House. The Michigan Governor is saying we’re still five weeks from our peak. There is a complete lack of a cohesive Federal response or plan in addressing this crisis that it is bone chilling. So because I feel our federal government is worthless, I’m going to split the difference and say we’re about two and a half weeks from our peak.

Today when the kids took Husk for a walk in the woods he cut his foot and Dave had to take him to the Vet. He received a few staples and a cone and antibiotics. He is unhappy to say the least. He also bled all over my house.

Birthdays under quarantine

Today Ajax turned 11! We officially have a tween! This is one awesome kid and we are so fortunate to have him in our life. He is smart, witty, and sensitive. He is an avid reader, lightening fast with math, and has terrible handwriting. We’re working on it, but he just doesn’t care to write, lol.

We started with sprinkle pancakes. The kids rode bikes as we were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day. Although Dave and I had to work, because we’re on lockdown, it meant we all got to spend the day together!

Ajax requested homemade burgers for dinner and a chocolate Oreo cake and we complied. We video conferences everyone in to sing happy birthday and watch Ajax open his presents!

We made the best of the situation and I think Ajax had a great birthday. We will certainly never forget Ajax’s birth under Cornavirus lockdown.

On the pandemic update we also learned yesterday that the kids will not be returning to school. The Governor has requested a disaster declaration to extend until June and she’s cancelled school for the rest of the year.

It is completely unknown if Districts will engage in online learning, if they’ll start early, or what our 2020/2021 year will look like. The kids are bummed they won’t get to finish out the school year. Both were doing outstanding in their respective classes with awesome teachers and great friends. We’re holding on, but this virus sucks.