Well, a month ago we were wrapping up spring break and the news arrived that the virus has hit the US. This sent everything into a spirial or crazy. Spring break was extended a few days. Those few days became a few weeks of distance learning, those few weeks became the rest of the term and then the rest of summer term too. Mom and Dad have been busy crafting masks, which we have to wear in public now. There are long lines everywhere as you have to keep your distance, 6 feet, from others. The stores have arrows to allow one way flow. Toilet paper is the hot item. Apparently people use more when they are at home all the time. We are under quarantine, it’s been about 6 weeks and things are looking good for a slow open soon. We have taken lots of family walks at home and the parks. We stay home the rest of the time. Mom and Dad do all the shopping and wear masks and wash up when they get home. Restaurants are closed, except for takeout. A lot closed altogether. We still were able to get popcorn from Popical and crappy Chinese food. Pretty much everything is closed that isn’t “essential.”
Learning is all online now, mostly through Zoom lectures. I hate Zoom lectures, I get too distracted and my grades have slipped a little. I should still get all As but it’s a lot of work now. Dad works from home. So during the day we all have our own zones to get our stuff down without disturbing everyone else. I miss my friends. I miss my insect outside. Our summer trips are canceled and summer camps are almost canceled.
This is almost like a really bad dystopian book. Thank goodness school is keeping me pretty busy so I haven’t really had much time to think about all of this.
Some of these photos are just for reminders of what this was like so I can look back at it later.
Chalk art 
Mom sewing masks 
Long lines (with social distancing) 
School at home motivation via Nerf gun! haha 
Empty Costco with shields 
Masks 
masks 
masks 
truth 
Zoom Calls 
bag pipes? 
Nature walks 
Family Nature walks 
Car wash excitement 
Signs all over 
Distance visits 
TOILEt PAPER! 
MORE LONG LINES 
being silly 
more school 
Killing time and doing ART 
Dad’s “office” 
Choices 
The rules? 
CFA Drive thru only 
Popical Popcorn 
TP cake? 
Phillippe Park CROWDS on weekends. People still following social distancing 
too crowded 
we drove through and left, will hake elsewhere. 
change of scenery for school 
shelves slowly restocking 
finally a nature walk 
baby gators 
dining area removed and deli only sells hotdogs and whole pizzas 
out of TP 
Finally got some in but was gone in an hour 