COVID-19 Quarantine: Days 66-70

Day 66: 5-18-20 (Monday)

Our sibling issues have now extended out to our larger family. My sisters involved my uncle in our family situation. I'm not sure what they thought he was going to do. He called both me and my brother. We both had good productive conversations with him. I don't think that was their goal. LOL. I spent most of the day organizing all of the documentation pertaining to my mom's estate. Good times. Today was the first day that I exercised in nearly a week. It was needed...mentally and physically. I really need the gym to open up again! Walking isn't doing it for me. I need to lift things and punch things. Ha ha! We heard that Spokane County may qualify to go to Phase 2 before Memorial Day!

Day 67: 5-19-20 (Tuesday)

Another wasted day...lots of big feelings. Anxiety and probably some depression. My hormones are out of whack. Perimenopause central.... skipped periods and hot flashes have been happening the last 2 months. Hot flashes SUCK!! Everything you have heard about them are true. They are AWFUL. So...yeah...A LOT going on mentally and physically today. On the positive side... I had a good therapeutic walk! The Church sent out information on what phasing back into church attendance would look like. Interesting. It is going to be quite a process.

Tonight with my angst high I watched Pretty in Pink. John Hughes movies are always a good choice. I went to see this movie on my very first date when I was 14. It still holds up. Then I watched a show about the history of Soap Operas. I used to LOVE soaps!! I watched them as a kid and on until I had Bryn. I used to watch Days of Our Lives (my ultimate favorite), General Hospital, and As the World Turns. By the time I had kids I just watched Days. It was fun to see the impact that they have had on television history and current TV. Both of these things were fun and relaxing to watch and put me in a much better mood.

Day 68: 5-20-20 (Wednesday)

We have had several days and nights of crazy rainstorms. I love it! Tyler and I had the BEST walk in the rain! It was a complete downpour. We had umbrellas and just enjoyed being out in it. We came home soaked and looking like drowned rats but we had a blast!

Kirk and I had a consult with a trust attorney and got some good legal advice concerning my mom's estate and my siblings claims. It was SUPER helpful!! We will be hiring him to represent us. Tyler and I drove out to the lake to see what supplies were needed for the weekend and to disinfect everything. I have the lake house for Memorial weekend. I am looking forward to a change of scene. The dock was repaired this week and anchored more securely. It looks good. The water is still super high. Tyler and I grabbed Panera for dinner. I love soup on a rainy day!!

Day 69: 5-21-20 (Thursday)

Today some SERIOUS PROGRESS was made with my mother's estate. Hallelujah! We had a realtor do a walk through of my Mom's house in Sandpoint. It went well. My sister, Jordin, made the decision not to purchase the house and now we can move forward with listing the house and getting it on the market. Hooray for PROGRESS. Today we were packing up and preparing to spend Memorial Day weekend out at the lake. Kirk, Meki, and kids are driving up to meet us!! Spokane is moving into phase 2, Utah is in phase 3, they've been seriously quarantined and so have we, so we felt okay about being together. Things have been so rough with my family lately that Kirk and I could both use some face to face support. I can't wait for them to get here!! We also told Reilly that it is time that she can be around the family too. Fingers crossed everyone stays healthy.

Day 70: 5-22-20 (Friday)

Today Spokane County got the okay to move into phase 2. Businesses can open up with strict social distancing. Restaurants can open up with 50% capacity. Hair and nail salons can open. I am anxious to see how it all goes. I hope that things keep gradually opening up and that life can gradually get more normal. Ailey had to send in her video tryout for dance team. So weird. She  also had her last day of online Seminary for the year.

We are at the lake and Kirk, Meki, and kids are here! We got to the lake before they did and did a second round of disinfecting and deep cleaning. It was a little nerve-wracking. This is the first time that we have been around ANYONE... let alone hugged anyone. I cannot describe the joy that I felt when they arrived. To be with family...loving and supportive family...and to hug family...it was worth its weight in gold. (Meki and I are super like minded in our precautions which was helpful too.) It was SO GOOD to be with them. Have I mentioned that?! LOL. Reilly and Hunter came over AND came inside. Momentous. With our county moving into phase 2 it felt okay. Although I didn't let them (Reilly and Hunter) hug Tyler. I vacillate between feeling okay to feeling nervous. Not about Kirk and Meki but about Reilly. Her work puts her in contact with all kinds of people who neither take precautions nor social distance and it is super frustrating. But it felt incredible to be together as a family!!  It was a WONDERFUL day!

These two cousins were so happy to be together again!