Day 41: 4-23-20 (Thursday)
Today our kids have been fighting like crazy. It was bad. We had to punish all three. They have no technology and have been banished to their rooms. Good times. I think we are all getting fed up with quarantine and being cooped up together.
My new lap top arrived which was exciting. I am donating my old one to Ailey. Online school requires each of the girls to be online nearly all day and in various Zoom meetings throughout the day. So Ailey and Bryn both need one. Sharing the "kids" laptop and the tablet hasn't been working very well. So Tyler ordered a new one for me.
I talked to my mother-in-law today. They are doing fine. They bought a new trailer and were going to go for a little weekend trip. I'm glad that my father-in-law is doing okay. His health isn't great.
I had to go to Albertsons again today. I nearly cried seeing actual toilet paper on the shelves. Not a lot but some! The grocery stores shelves are starting to look normal again. I found big bags of flour and yeast. Hooray! Canned soups are still low but I was able to find the cream of chicken soup that I need to make Mexican casserole for Sunday dinner this week. I haven't found any cream-of-anything soups since quarantine started. One thing really irritated me though...half of the people in the store weren't wearing masks or gloves or anything! Things have definitely loosened up since I was in there last week. People think we are out of the woods. It makes me so angry!! Because of lackadaisical attitudes like that other people's lives are put in danger, families are separated, businesses can't open, people are out of work, and the shelter-at-home order keeps getting extended!!
Tonight we had a great online meeting with the sister missionaries. It was a lot of fun talking to them. They were filling Kameron in on life in the mission field and what missions will probably be like when he goes on his. They did a great job of getting him pumped to go. They are LOVING their missions despite the coronavirus. They are teaching twice as many people as before and loving it. They weren't bummed or depressed. They were so excited for Kameron and their excitement was contagious. They had such great advice for him as he preps to head out in July.
The night ended on a much better note than the day began!
Day 42: 4-24-20 (Friday)
Miss Beverly was up and out the door super early this morning. She had to be at the vet at 7 am to get spayed. She was there all day but she did great! She would have had cute puppies but we are not equipped to deal with that and I am THRILLED that she did not get her period/go in heat again before this appointment!
She has been such a little sweetheart during her recuperation. The vet said that she didn't have to wear the cone when she was with us if we could keep her from messing around with her incision. We also got the great advice to put her in a onsie to also keep her from licking her wounds. They make "recuperation" dog onsies but why pay $35 when we have actual onsies in the doll clothes box. LOL.
It did the trick! She didn't mind wearing it at all! We have quite the extensive doll clothes collection so Miss Beverly can have her pick of outfits!
I had a phone meeting with a realtor in North Idaho. She was awesome and so helpful. My sister Jordin is deciding if she wants to purchase my mom's house in Sandpoint. She has been renting it for nearly two years. If she doesn't want to purchase it we need to get it on the market. I was happy to learn that despite COVID-19 houses are holding their value and still selling well since there are less houses on the market. Good news!!
It was also date night!
We stopped for some energy drinks at the beverage barn in CDA. I love a beverage barn...you just drive into the barn and can buy your treats/drinks without getting out of your car. I wish we had these in Spokane.We tried the new watermelon redbulls. They taste like liquid watermelon jolly ranchers. The night was warm and delightful. We played great music and enjoyed our night out!
Day 43: 4-25-20 (Saturday)
My favorite trees in Spokane are just starting to bloom! Gorgeous.
Kameron took Ailey driving this afternoon. Technically this was a punishment that he picked for himself for all of the fighting that has been going on around here. But it actually turned out great! They had fun together. They used to get along much better when they were both in high school and spent more time together. I know that the girls love having one-on-one time with him and have missed this. Reilly too.
My sisters were all out at the lake dividing up more of my mom's belongings. This never goes well. It didn't this time. I am so over all of the stress and drama. I really long for all of this to be over.
Bryn's drone arrived that she bought with her birthday money and we had fun messing around with that.
For our Saturday family fun night we made homemade donuts. This was a first for us. I've never made donuts before. We got the recipe off of Pinterest for Krispy Kreme style donuts. They were really good fresh out of the fryer but not as tasty the next day. We will try again with another recipe.
Late that night Tyler and I had to go for a walk so that I could deal with the family stress from today. I had to complete the stress cycle and work out and process all of my anger, annoyance, and sadness so that I could even go to bed and attempt to sleep. This whole process has caused Tyler and I to have so many discussions about how to make sure that this never happens with our children and what steps we need to take to ensure that it doesn't.
Day 44: 4-26-20 (Sunday)
Today was a quiet day and it was much needed. I had to recoup from the drama of yesterday. Luckily I didn't have any early video chat church meetings. We slept in and had an easy morning. We had home church. Bryn taught the lesson and Tyler and Kameron blessed the Sacrament. I really love the feeling that home church and partaking of the sacrament brings to our family.
Our Stake President called Kameron today to talk about his upcoming mission. Kids who are "under call" but who haven't started their training can either 1.) Postpone their missions for 12-18 months or 2.) Go forward with whatever that looks like. Kameron told him that he was going forward.
This afternoon the weather was nice. Kameron took Ailey driving again. She is doing well. Then Tyler took all of the kids to the middle school to fly Bryn's drone. I had the whole house to myself for about an hour and a half. It was BLISS. I love my family dearly but it is also nice to have a break! :)
For Sunday dinner I made my mom's Mexican casserole with all of the fixings and for dessert we had ice cream sundaes with my Grandma Ellersick's famous hot fudge sauce. It was all about comfort foods today and every day during quarantine! After that we just hung out as a family just talking, laughing, and playing with Beverly for most of the night. Bev is great entertainment. She is either in her cone or in her baby onsie! She is recouping well after her procedure. Later that night Tyler and I binge watched a show together. The whole day had a much better feel than the one before. It was a true break and a rest.
Day 45: 4-27-20 (Monday)
Quarantine routine coming in hot! Work, school, meetings... all day. I was even able to do my own work and got a bunch of stuff done for my business. It felt REALLY good to get back to it.
I talked to my dad today. He was checking in about Kam's mission. It is also his long-time girlfriend, Gayle's, birthday today so I talked to her too. They are both doing okay.
Today was busy and productive. Just how I like my days. We got a bunch of stuff done! Some house projects, yard work, business, school, meetings, and I finished my book club book in the nick of time. Book club is tomorrow night. Tyler played a bunch of games with the girls so that I could have some devoted reading time. We also did a double walk again today. The night sky was absolutely beautiful. It was so calming and grounding. I felt like I slept so much better.
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