On Lockdown!

Wow, what a month it has been since my last post! As I mentioned, we were skiing in Colorado and Emily and I got lots of time together on the bunny hill. She seemed to pick up right where she left off last year and had fun with it, I think.

Emily also picked up where she left off in terms of her obsession with building a snowman. She worked really hard at it this year, and actually ended up with a cute little product. It was incredibly difficult because the snow is so dry in Colorado, so it doesn't want to pack together at all.

Of course, we were super-careful during our entire trip, keeping away from other people, sanitizing all surfaces in our condo, and cooking in for our meals. Once we got back home, we started our official quarantine. Pretty quickly, Emily's school extended its Spring Break by a week and announced that they would move to online classes thereafter.

So far, Emily has been doing great with getting her work done online. She has been managing her own schedule every day and has been getting plenty of play time in between her work time. Her biggest annoyances are when her class does full-group Zoom meetings together. As you can imagine, kids tend to get a little goofy when they are all on a call together, which bugs her because it makes the lesson take more time than it should. She is also bummed about not being able to have friends to play with on the weekends. FaceTime calls have helped, but its just not the same as being able to ride bikes with friends, etc.

Of course, one of the big uncertainties in her life has been wondering whether the Easter Bunny would still be able to come during a pandemic. This morning, we learned the answer to that critical question - not even a pandemic can stop the Easter Bunny's magic!

She was pleased to find that he had put candy and little gifts in her basket and there were eggs hidden all over the house. Many of them were filled with money, which she always appreciates. Another special event today, we all got in the car together for the first time in a month and took a drive out to the country to see what we could see. We definitely saw some wildflowers, cows, and horses. It was a nice day to get some fresh air and treat ourselves to something a little different.