covid-19

When we started hearing news reports about coronavirus, it was all so far away. We were busy helping our 9 year old do research on various public figures for his biography unit, eventually choosing Jim Henson as the figure he would portray in the Third Grade Wax Museum. We were celebrating the final basketball games of the season, enjoying our Sundays up skiing at Alpental, and had just tried out for the first season of kid-pitch baseball. We were taking turns getting the boys to swimming and chess club and soccer practices. And then before we knew it, school was closed and social distancing became our new normal. Last week we ran our final errands, stocking up on groceries, books and school supplies, we filled prescriptions, saw our friends in person one last time, and got in one last yoga class in the studio before hunkering down at home for the foreseeable future. The boys went out to Grandpa’s property and each earned $5 to clear wood, Viggo started helping out with some cooking, we all enjoyed some rare moments of quiet as the boys built a lego city after being inspired by the TV show Lego Masters, and luckily we’ve had a nice stretch of weather in Seattle so we could all get outside. I took my first yoga and dance classes virtually from my bedroom and it wasn’t terrible! Tomorrow online learning starts with a 9am check-in so that means Grandma Bon Bon’s School for Boys is officially open - wish us luck.