Weird

Well, this is weird. As a mom of three girls ages nine, 14, and 16, most of my life as of late has been driving kids to school, work, and activities. Scheduling appointments in between. Keeping track of everyone's schedule. I guess that's done for a while? I mean, since we're going to actually participate in the social distancing.

In some ways I'm relieved to have some time together at home. Some days the constant movement was overwhelming. Of course, my kids don't start school from home until Monday. No doubt my story will change then. Pre-calc! Yay! Speech therapy! I'm not trained!

One of the hardest things so far is answering questions of the nine year old. She likes a plan. A lot. Zoey is not a wing-it kind of kid. This is a TON of uncertainty. Not sure how long it will be. Not sure what school from home is going to look like. Not sure how long it is going to be until you can meet up with your friend in the park. Not sure when the library will be open again.

Or maybe the hardest thing is all the cancelled stuff for the kids. Concerts, competitions, games, etc. Things they had worked so hard for the last few months. A whole season of robotics prep - possibly done? A whole winterguard season - nevermind? The celebration concert of the show choir season with tributes to seniors - not in the near future. Prom - not cancelled yet, but... The third grade concert with Zoey's solo - nope.

Friends, I really hope we can use this time to get creative and adapt. I want to stay connected and do as much as possible online. Let's post videos of the kids doing their songs. Let's change the fundraisers to Facebook Live events or online auctions. Let's send each other things via Olde Fashioned Mail. Ask how you can support your small business owner friends. This is weird for everybody, but let's be leaders in Making it Work.