COVID 19, Corona Virus, Pandemic

 I am a stay at home mom so besides summer time I have some time to myself during the day before the madness of after school activities start.  Justin works from home so I get to see him all day most days.  My morning and daily routine came to a screeching  halt.  I would get the littles out the door at 7:05 and jump in the shower and then the bigs would leave around 8:20.  I would then either go get my Starbucks and come home and enjoy it or go run errands and clean the house.  I have now been Starbucks free for 21 days.  TOOT TOOT. That is HUGE for me.  I know the bank account is happy!

As much as I enjoy the kids being home I had no time to prepare.  I now do not get a break and see them ALL DAY LONG.  The dishwasher and sink are constantly full, someone is ALWAYS eating and I hear my name 8 million times a day all day.  I know we are all safe at home so that is how I am coping with all this.  I miss my people and just getting out of the house.

Just so I NEVER forget..... April 2, 2020

Today we paid 1.58 for gas...

School cancelled until May 4th & we will see if we go back. We haven't been to school for 4 weeks now. We are teaching virtually on-line. 

Self-distancing measures on the rise. We have been been sheltering in place "home" since March 23rd. It's not set to end until April 30th. 

Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other. Only one family member in for shopping to reduce risk. Hours are limited and open early for those 60+. 

Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors.

Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.

Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.

Entire sports seasons cancelled including professional sports and Olympics postponed until 2021. 

Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.

Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - cancelled. Funerals immediate family only and grave site...should be less than 10 so not everyone can attend. 

No masses or services ...churches are closed. 

No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 10 or less. 

Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.

Children's outdoor play parks are closed.

We are to distance from each other.

Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.

Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.

Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towels, no laundry soap, no hand sanitizer.

Shelves are bare.

Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.

Government closes the border to all non-essential travel. Texas governor closes border to Louisiana. Mexico closes border to US. 

Fines are established for breaking the rules.

Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.

Press conferences daily from the President. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.

Government incentives to stay home and passed the Corona Stimulus package. Unemployment rate high.

Barely anyone on the roads, mostly semi trucks. 

People wearing masks and gloves everywhere. 

Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.

Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.