The kids were off of school for three more days last week after a tiny bit of a Covid scare.
"Scare" makes it sounds more serious than what it was. We ate dinner with a fully-vaccinated relative the weekend after Thanksgiving, who later tested positive on a rapid test. Because the kids were around this relative in an unmasked environment (because it was a meal) for more than 15 minutes, the kids had to quarantine. Paul and I did not have to quarantine because we are fully vaccinated.
The relative followed-up with a PCR test that turned out negative, so the precautions were for naught. Nevertheless, the kids had to take a Covid test on Friday -- their very first -- before being allowed to return to school yesterday. (Atticus thought it was ticklish, Edith thought it hurt.)
The kids got their second jab on Saturday, so they too will be fully vaccinated in less than two weeks, just as the holiday break begins. When they return to school in January, it will be a whole new ball game. But I guess we couldn't quite make it without a quarantine in the ninth inning.
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