I've got a "counter" on my phone that has been counting the days since we first entered any kind of lockdown for Covid. Today is day 310. We have had many varieties of lockdown...
-Stay in if you can, kids doing home learning, working from home
-Small gatherings permitted inside, with distancing
-Only outdoor gatherings allowed, with masks
-Kids back to school, with masks
-Kids grade 7 & up stay home & do Zoom classes
-No indoor or outdoor gatherings
Now we are in the weirdest one for me. The kids are back at school, but no indoor or outdoor gatherings have been permitted for the past week. So I have lots of time to myself, which is really quite nice after 5 weeks of the kids being home from school, but I'm not supposed to go anywhere. I've been shopping about once a week, which is my only outing. Wearing a mask is almost second nature now, but with the weather being cold I've been wearing a toque when I go to town, so all that shows is my eyes. I call it my "incognito" look.
Thankfully, we are still encouraged to go outside & exercise, and I've got a local friend who I've been going Cross-Country Skiing with. We have lots of trails just past our backyard that go through the campground, so it's been fun being able to ski so close to home. Chancery comes with us sometimes, & she really enjoys it too. I declined an invitation to go xc skiing this weekend, & Chancery was quite upset that she didn't get to go, thankfully we were asked again for Sunday afternoon, so it wasn't a total bust!
I've watched lots TV, read quite a few books, sent out Christmas cards, drank gallons of coffee, moved to a new house, unpacked (still haven't hung our pictures yet!)... It hasn't been all bad, but I'm eager to see people again! And DO things together!
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