Sunday, May 3, 2020

Quarantine Week 7

This week we had some sunshine and the kids really enjoyed running through the sprinkler and having a water balloon fight with the neighbors.  They have also spent lots of time playing chess; Ashton learned surprisingly quick and is doing great.

I want to document/remember what are days look like during this quarantine so here's how our days usually go:

Jon still wakes up around 5 and heads downstairs where he now works out, showers and works. 
Ashton and I get up around 7:30/8:00, Colbie gets up closer to 9.  We usually see Jon briefly around this time when he grabs breakfast and coffee.
Kids start school at 9:30, Colbie has a Zoom meeting or lesson everyday and 9:30 then usually does some sort of reading, writing (typing) and math.  She has become fairly independent now that we have learned all the programs and log-ins. She is usually done with school around 11:30/12.
Ashton has zoom meetings 3 times per week and a reading group on Fridays.  He needs me to help maneuver him through most online stuff, but is picking it up quickly for a 6 year old.  He enjoys the math games, watching information videos and getting to record his voice.  He is not a fan of writing anything.  His work takes him about 1.5-2 hours.  He reads for 15 min each day and it has been actually so fun to watch him grow in reading over the past 6 months. 
I have zooms with my class on Wednesday mornings, Zoom meetings with my boss/coworkers on Mondays and Thursdays (we have started running a virtual preschool) and Live preschool on Fridays.
Around noon I usually go for a 30 min jog while the kids play games on their ipads.  Then I shower, we get dressed (most days) and have lunch.  So usually around 2pm we are ready for some fun. 
We go on daily walks and bike rides and thankfully the kids have been playing with the neighbors on good weather days. 
Jon is usually done working between 5 and 6.  He eats dinner with us a few times per week, which has never happened before!  Then we enjoy our "social lives"  I zoom with my college friends on Mondays and my family on Wednesdays.  He has a call with Dave every Tuesday.  Kids watch TV from 7:30-8:30 then head to bed.

Overall we are doing well and settling into life with the four of us always being together.  We have realized that we are so thankful for a house we love, good neighbors and neighborhood, the weather being mostly sunny, and staying healthy.  Jon and I have actually grown closer and so have Colbie and Ashton.  We truly miss our family and friends but are trying to see the positives!










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