Another 4 weeks

I have to say I wasn't surprised but I was a bit disappointed. The governor of Utah announced that school has been cancelled until March 30th. Teachers have done their best trying to switch over to ALL online learning. It's going to take us and our teachers some time to figure this new way of life out. 

Kylie working in her writing book and Brayden on Mom's lap top doing math. 

We get to share Mom's lap top, the desk top computer and the Chromebook the school loaned us during this time. 

We try to get all our work done in the mornings so we can play in the afternoon. 

We clean, ride scooters, jump on the trampoline, take Emily's pet rabbit Nikko on a walk, water and weeding the garden, etc. We love being outside in the sunshine. 

President Trump was trying to lift our "highly suggested quarantine time".  He is concerned about our economy. But was pressured to have it remain in affect until the end of April. Apparently mid April we should "peak" and then we should see our numbers testing positive decline. I won't hold my breath. Flu season is from October to May, 8 whole months! Why would Covid (supposedly more contagious) only last 3-4? Doesn't make since to me. 

I too am worried about our economy. I am still working for H&R Block. Tax day has been moved to July 15th. It's crazy how many people have rescheduled for later this summer. The few clients that are coming in our scared. Restaurants, gyms, massage parlors, haircut places, clothing stores like Ross, sporting good stores, office depot and the like have all been closed. These people have either lost their jobs or have had their hours cut back drastically. Restaurants were closed for 2 weeks but now can offer drive through and delivery.  They've been out of work for almost 2 weeks already and now they have another 4 weeks. Times are hard! I'm thankful we own our own business in our own shop. Our employees have chosen to still work. Customers don't come to us on a daily basis. We aren't interacting with the public. This has definitely been in our favor. 

I understand that our nation is trying to lower the curve. We know most of us will be exposed to the virus. Many of us will become sick. We are trying to slow it down. So that the hospitals aren't being over run with the sick. Other countries have so many sick that they have had to create make shift hospitals in church's and other large buildings, in parking lots. They don't have enough doctors and nurses to go around. We are being told that other countries don't have enough supplies for everyone. They are having to choose who to save based on age and other medical problems these people might have. How awful! The CDC is telling us that this virus may run into summer. 

Again, I understand we are trying to save ourselves, the immune compromised and the elderly but at what cost?  This is similar to the flu, just more contagious. Scientists are trying to create a shot for everyone. But how long will it take? How long will people be without a job? And if it's similar to the flu does that mean you can get it again? So after our peak 'they" are expecting to be mid/end end of April,  will it come back a few months later to peak again? Maybe this fall/winter? How long do we stay quarantined inside? People still need to live to support themselves!

Banks are being asked to waive late fees and not foreclose on those that can't make their house payment. Those that have rentals are also being asked not to kick their tenants out in these hard times. Utility companies are also being asked not to shut off anyone's utilities for back payment. But we are all tied together! At some point these bills will still need to be paid and collected. 

Our government just this Friday passed a stimulus check to help the citizens during this trying time. Each adult is going to be given $1200 or $2400 for married couples. Each dependent will be given $500. This will help everyone a little bit especially for those not having any income right now. But that money won't last for long. What will happen next month? How long does it take to lower the curve? Oh how I hope this will be over the end of March. 

My little family is still doing pretty good. Both Kory and I are still working. I went to the grocery store this week, I hadn't been in 3 weeks. The shelves were looking a little better even though the toilet paper, paper towels, sanitizing wipes and such are pretty much always gone. But I was able to buy all the fresh produce I wanted. I was also able to buy more milk and eggs. Everything is limited to 2. You can only buy 2 loaves of bread, 2 cereals, 2 cans of vegetable, 2 packages of pasta, etc. Oh how I am thankful for my food storage!  

With all the scariness in the world right now. We have been blessed. We have more family time. Our kids are home instead of being out with friends. We have been asked to "social distance", no more hanging out with those that do not live in your own home. Our kids are home all day and I love it! Instead of being at school for 6 hours they get their work done in just a few short hours every day. We aren't "busy", we have no where to go but to be home. We play games, watch movies, do crafts. We are always learning something new about each other. I love my family time!