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| Tues. March 17: Edith modeling a couple of recently lost teeth! |
As the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing continues in Columbus, Ohio ...
Tuesday, March 17
Watched the entire "North & South" miniseries tonight -- 200 minutes. Why not? It seems that all we have is an abundance of time anymore.
But our days are still filled with homeschooling, and we're all becoming used to our new schedule. "School" starts at 9. Edith continues to work on her reading, writing, math and other special activities. Atticus is practicing kindergarten sight works and how to write lowercase letters.
Wednesday, March 18
Rallied my neighbors to make a bulk order from a brewery in a Columbus suburb that a couple of close friends are affiliated with. Worries abound, but it's nice to help even a little bit where we can. It's a weird feeling to buy so many local beers in such a short amount of time purely in hopes that they will make it through these difficult times.
On a lighter note, I made chocolate chip scones after the kids went to bed. I often do this, but I hadn't lately because I wasn't completely sure I could replenish my ingredients when I next go to the grocery store. But I feel pretty confident, and by all accounts the supply chain is keeping up.
Thursday, March 19
The governor's afternoon press conference has become a part of my daily schedule. As of today, Ohio has 119 confirmed cases. Still on the "upslope," said Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health.
Friday, March 20
Heavy rains overnight meant that a number of homeowners in our neighborhood awoke to inches of water in their basements. We had some spots of water, but nothing in the finished part of our basement that some special time with a dehumidifier couldn't fix, thank goodness. Clean-up and setting up the dehumidifier meant that "school" started a little later than usual.
The weather reached 70 degrees today, so we got out the scooters and took a trip around the neighborhood. Many others did the same, but everyone was extremely careful to stay the prescribed 6 feet away from each other. I saw another mom I know with her two kids -- we spoke to each other from practically across the road.
Ohio announced it's first COVID-19 death. 169 cases.
Sunday, March 22
And today's numbers were 351 cases and 3 deaths in Ohio. DeWine announced a "stay at home" -- or shelter in place, whatever you want to call it -- order that goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday. If things weren't real before, they are now. But all in all, the order doesn't affect our daily life -- or at least what our daily life has become in the last week or 10 days. As a bank employee, Paul is an essential worker and can still go to the office. (He expects to work from home more and more, but he simply doesn't have remote access to some of those essential tasks. Not ideal, but at least he's secluded.) Thinking more and more about all of the friends we have in the medical profession and how their lives are likely to change much more than ours every day.
Monday, March 23
On the edge of feeling overwhelmed -- by Edith's schooling, but how long this is going to last, by what comes next. But it's all nothing when I hear that Ohio now has 442 confirmed cases and 6 deaths, including 2 in the county in which I live. Perspective.
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