April 14th, 2020

 Day 30: I have been journaling everyday that I have considered ourselves under "quarantine", currently on day 30, on my personal FB feed and am going to transfer it to a book. It is not heroic, we are beyond blessed to be able to have most of our comforts at home while those on the front line keep us safe. It is just a memory book, mostly pictures, chronicling the day to day ups and downs, silliness, bafflements, and pure joys of being at home with our babes during this very frightening and uncertain time. This is history folks, truly will be part of history books and even though, at the moment, our kids (well at least most of my aged kids) are still able to play their video games and ride their bikes, they will certainly remember that time when mom and dad were at home with them all day and night and how they were "homeschooled", couldn't go to the stores anymore, couldn't have or go to birthday parties. My heart aches for those who have been afflicted by this terrible virus, financially, health, in the grind of the virus to help others. I sometimes feel like I do not deserve to be so happy, enjoying my kids, enjoying the sunshine and our woods while others are suffering and sweating and ultimately dying of this viscous sickness. I am trying to only focus on my part in keeping us safe to keep them safe and to just hug my family tight, look forward to my zoom time with my preschool family and keep journaling our highs and lows during this Quarantine of 2020. You are all in our thoughts, prayers and hearts! Here is a silly little photo, courtesy of the hubby, to remember our definite highs and lows of homeschool. Hope for more laughter than tears!