There are all sorts of ideas floating around the web right now of how to record what is happening on the historical timeline right now. We encouraged all of the kids to write in their journal on Sunday about what is happening and details about what their life looks like day to day as well as how they feel about it, nothing vague, be specific. Or they'll end up with the kind of journal entries I wrote as a kid "Played with my friend. Watched a movie. Good night." It constantly amazes me how few details I am able to remember about my own life. Anyway, I saw this the other day as a "copy and paste" on Facebook kind of thing but thought it was a perfect way to record all the things. A lot of states are getting ready to open back up some things this weekend and so change is on the horizon again. To be honest, a lot seems to change from week to week from the beginning so it will be very interesting to navigate the slow move back to "normal", whatever that may be.
Today is Wednesday, April 29, 2020
-Here in Virginia we are roughly at day 45 of quarantine/social isolation.
-The dollar is worth $5.32, the euro $5.77 and the pound $6.54
-Schools have been closed since March 16, 2020 and are teaching remotely online. This will continue for the duration of the school year and some predict it will impact the start in the fall.
-There are lines and tape inside of stores on their floors to show people where to stand and how much space to leave 6 feet between.
-Restaurants are only open for takeout, home deliver and pick up.
-Parks, beaches, hiking trails and walk in places are not accessible to the public (in some areas - here in Chesapeake we still have access to outdoor places with the exception of the public beaches and playgrounds.)
-All major and minor league sports competitions have been cancelled as well as kids' sports. This impacted Hazel who had just made the middle school field hockey team, Mia who was in the middle of an indoor winter field hockey league and Jonah who was supposed to start soccer in April. Abby is still having voice lessons over facetime most weeks.
-All festivals, concerts and entertainment events have been banned.
-Weddings, family celebrations and birthdays have been cancelled. Funerals limited to 10-20 people (church policy right now is very small funeral gathering of under 10 and no service except at the graveside.)
-People are doing drive-by receptions and parades for birthdays and other special ocassions.
-Young kids can't understand why they can only see grandparents and other extended family and friends on a screen or thru a window if someone visits in person - Jonah prays every night that the Corona Virus will go away.
-No hugs or kisses with anyone outside of your household.
-Churches are closed.
-We have to stay away from each other, more than six feet. Every now an again the kids will "hang out" with their friends nextdoor across the ditch from each other and Haley has gone to sit on the tailgates of cars with friends a couple of times. I have gone on a couple of walks with my neighbors, keeping our distance.
-Shortage of disposable masks and gloves in hospitals. In our area you cannot find toilet paper, gloves, hand sanitzer, bleach, paper towels or cleaning supplies in stores unless you can shop the earliest hours and if you get lucky. If you do find it, you can only buy 1. Same for a lot of the higher demand groceries, and depending on where I shop there is limits on things like meat, pasta, eggs, etc.
-Most people wear masks in public, some states REQUIRE them to enter any public area. People are wearing all sorts - bandanas, homemade masks with hair ties, hospital grades of all varieties and dust masks/filters. Many people are making them and donating them to first responders, hospitals and friends.
-Stores have limited hours to allow staff to clean and sanitize every night.
-Store check outs, some pharmacies and drive thrus have plexiglass between employees and customers, you reach under or around to pay.
-Australia, USA, Canada and Europe have closed their borders.
-Some groups are protesting to reopen the economy, "my mask my body".
-Very VERY few people are traveling for leisure. Airports are virtually empty, lots of cancelled flights. Tourism has the worst crisis in history. Everyone is cancelling and postponing trips and vacations until further notice. We have had girls camp, and FSY cancelled for the summer already.
-Gas prices are under $2.00 and oil companies are in the negative. I have only filled up my car twice in the last 6 weeks.
Today is Wednesday, April 29, 2020
-Here in Virginia we are roughly at day 45 of quarantine/social isolation.
-The dollar is worth $5.32, the euro $5.77 and the pound $6.54
-Schools have been closed since March 16, 2020 and are teaching remotely online. This will continue for the duration of the school year and some predict it will impact the start in the fall.
-There are lines and tape inside of stores on their floors to show people where to stand and how much space to leave 6 feet between.
-Restaurants are only open for takeout, home deliver and pick up.
-Parks, beaches, hiking trails and walk in places are not accessible to the public (in some areas - here in Chesapeake we still have access to outdoor places with the exception of the public beaches and playgrounds.)
-All major and minor league sports competitions have been cancelled as well as kids' sports. This impacted Hazel who had just made the middle school field hockey team, Mia who was in the middle of an indoor winter field hockey league and Jonah who was supposed to start soccer in April. Abby is still having voice lessons over facetime most weeks.
-All festivals, concerts and entertainment events have been banned.
-Weddings, family celebrations and birthdays have been cancelled. Funerals limited to 10-20 people (church policy right now is very small funeral gathering of under 10 and no service except at the graveside.)
-People are doing drive-by receptions and parades for birthdays and other special ocassions.
-Young kids can't understand why they can only see grandparents and other extended family and friends on a screen or thru a window if someone visits in person - Jonah prays every night that the Corona Virus will go away.
-No hugs or kisses with anyone outside of your household.
-Churches are closed.
-We have to stay away from each other, more than six feet. Every now an again the kids will "hang out" with their friends nextdoor across the ditch from each other and Haley has gone to sit on the tailgates of cars with friends a couple of times. I have gone on a couple of walks with my neighbors, keeping our distance.
-Shortage of disposable masks and gloves in hospitals. In our area you cannot find toilet paper, gloves, hand sanitzer, bleach, paper towels or cleaning supplies in stores unless you can shop the earliest hours and if you get lucky. If you do find it, you can only buy 1. Same for a lot of the higher demand groceries, and depending on where I shop there is limits on things like meat, pasta, eggs, etc.
-Most people wear masks in public, some states REQUIRE them to enter any public area. People are wearing all sorts - bandanas, homemade masks with hair ties, hospital grades of all varieties and dust masks/filters. Many people are making them and donating them to first responders, hospitals and friends.
-Stores have limited hours to allow staff to clean and sanitize every night.
-Store check outs, some pharmacies and drive thrus have plexiglass between employees and customers, you reach under or around to pay.
-Australia, USA, Canada and Europe have closed their borders.
-Some groups are protesting to reopen the economy, "my mask my body".
-Very VERY few people are traveling for leisure. Airports are virtually empty, lots of cancelled flights. Tourism has the worst crisis in history. Everyone is cancelling and postponing trips and vacations until further notice. We have had girls camp, and FSY cancelled for the summer already.
-Gas prices are under $2.00 and oil companies are in the negative. I have only filled up my car twice in the last 6 weeks.
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