Well I am calling it the Coronacation. The Covid-19 virus shut down of Spring 2020. Becky's school closed on March 13 with no notice. they had been talking about it all week, but that evening the district closed all schools. Ally's school was open on Friday March 13, so that all students and teachers could get access to technology and books and things.
Here are pictures which document the first week of our Coronacation. I have not worked at my office since March 13. I go in to drop off supplies or check on things, but I am working only very part time from home.
Ally struggled very much the first few weeks of the shut down. She was overwhelmed with school and extremely depressed with the inability to go to the gym or to school. Being an only child is really tough at times like this. We've talked about that with other families with only children. We are taking it day by day and working on lots of self care and relaxation.
This will be the first of several posts and I will annotate photos on each post.
we were supposed to attend a Bat Mitzvah for our friend Carly on Saturday March 15. Instead we watched it at home, it was live streamed. It was sad not to be there in person, and we all had bought new clothes to wear to it. We decided that it was best for us to start our "stay at home" that day.
Carly's family asked everyone who watched from home to email a selfie to them so they could see who was present during the ceremony.
Daisy got her nails trimmed. It is a stressful job if you can't tell by the look on Becky's face.
We managed to go for a walk on a very pretty day.
And Ally enjoyed watching a movie in her room on her iPad. This is will be a very familiar scene in the weeks to come.
Becky and Ally completed our first family puzzle of our extended Coronacation.
Cloey likes having her family home all day.
We set up Ally's gymnastics mat on the 3rd floor, and bought some weights to use. But as you can tell from her face she was not loving this set up or us taking pictures.
We purchased an inexpensive exercise bike for Ally so she could work out during the time her gym was closed.
Ally worked on some art - and more love for Cloey.
More movies.
Another puzzle - this one we all 3 worked on.
Becky and I watched The Indigo Girls live stream concert. It was great.
Daisy is living her very best life having Ally around all day long.
Our first loaf of bread from our new bread machine. It wasn't great. We have since made much better loaves.
Every morning we bring Ally breakfast in bed. Usually its chocolate chip muffins or pancakes but sometimes its just dried cereal.
But that is the last time to see that view. Late this day we re-arranged Ally's bedroom.
Lots of cleaning.
Ally was loving it
Making beds is heard work
The finished room. We have some new bedding on order and a picture for over the vanity is ordered as well.
I framed the art work Ally did week 1 and hung it up in our bedroom. I love it!
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