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Captain’s Log 11 May 2020 Ack, how did it get to be the second week of May? I feel like we are living in some weird time loop. We have been home for 60 days. 60 incredible, hellish, strange, boring, irritating, scary days. But somehow, I think it should still be March. Why? Because the…
Captain’s Log 4 May 2020 First, let me say, may the fourth be with you. As I say that I wish there were such a thing as The Force. Wouldn’t it be lovely if someone or, many someones, could push this stupid virus away—banishing it to the outermost region of the galaxy to die in…
Day 49 of Family Quarantine Captain’s Log 29 April 2020 Life on the Outside Yesterday I went out. Those four words are like a triumphant anthem to me. It had been more than 40 days since I left my house for more than a walk in the neighborhood. I took SIP to mean, stay home…
Captain’s Log 26 April 2020 To see the previous post, click here. After a wonderful start to the week, things calmed down and we fell back into the doldrums of life in quarantine. My days are pretty much the same; wake up, fritter away an hour on my phone (for which I have an immense…
Captain’s Log 21 April 2020 To see the previous post, click here. Today I feel human again. I feel alive, like all my synapses are firing at full capacity! I have so much to say. Yesterday was the best quarantine day, to date but, past week was the most hectic to date. However, when you…
Captain’s Log 13 April 2020 To see the previous post, click here. I’ve had it. I am sick of this steaming pile of horse crap. 32 days of being in my house with my three wonderful men has me at the end of my rope. I know in my last post I was explaining all…
Captain’s Log 8 April 2020 To see the previous post, click here. Today’s post is driven by a Facebook memory that popped up in my feed this morning. That memory was; I WALKED TO THE PARK! I cannot convey my happiness at being out on this beautiful spring evening escorted by my boys. <3 You…
Captain’s Log 6 April 2020 This weekend was good. It started with a wonderful surprise after I finished my blog on Friday and continued with great conversations and a little less work for two days. The weather was decent and that always makes things better. In my last Captain’s Log I talked about my old…
Captain’s Log 3 April 2020 To see the previous blog, click here. This week has been a busy one. Pre-quarantine busy would have meant school functions, games, practices, lessons, grocery shopping, booking various aspects of trips to far flung places, packing and planning for said trips, and a couple ‘framily’ dinners with friends. Now, busy…
Captain’s Log 31 March 2020 This blog covers Days 15-18 of Quarantine To see the last blog, click here. I took a short break this weekend from everything and I feel far more positive today. During this crazy time taking time off seems like an oxymoron. Here we are all stuck at home thinking, I…