Today was the first day we all started our pandemic staycation. I sat on the couch drinking coffee for way too long this morning because I stayed up late watching Firefly Lane like a twit. I hated every second of it but couldn't look away. I am so glad it is over but I cannot wait to find out if there will be a second season to see how far they go off the rails with the storyline, (which is already quite a bit different than the book s). I am not sure what this week has in store for us. We will ski, maybe snowmobile, do a whole lot of resting our brains if not our bodies, and try to reconnect as a family. It is hard to vacation connect when you are home and the kids can retreat to their rooms. Maybe we will have a bonfire or go to the beach. A friend of mine, (who recently moved closer but I can't visit because of frigging covid) and I try to chat on the phone once in a while in the wee hours of the morning while we are walking our dogs before work. I lie. She walks
Stuck at home with your family during the COVID-19 Crisis?
Rule 1. Don't have any rules.
Rule 2. Balance between communicating the severity of the situation and not freaking out or freaking your kids out.
Rule 3. Get everyone to eat the perishables first.