Well, 19 weeks are now behind us Georgians in our "fight" against coronavirus. At least some of us are fighting against it anyway.
I may be a minority when it comes to all things politics and coronavirus in my county, heck - my whole state, but I'm still doing my thing and fighting the good fight.
First, I want to thank you all for reading my "Loss, Struggle and Grief" post. I had some nice feedback on it - which is quite flattering. So thanks for that.
Last week was pretty quiet in our household.
Bri and I enjoyed our little pool one day again last week...
Unfortunately, it has rained a lot more in the afternoons (which is when we like to go in it), so we missed a few days...
We really did need some rain - it hadn't rained significantly in quite a while, so I wasn't mad about it.
Friday, Bri and I stopped by my parents' house to drop off some birthday gifts for my dad (his birthday is Tuesday!) and my mom made Bri some cookies. In order for B to make crystal clear that the cookies were only for her, she came home immediately and labeled them as such. Yes, she's lovely...
Yesterday afternoon, Briana and I picked up her new glasses. She got new lenses in a pair of frames she already had (her backup pair) and she also got a brand new pair of frames and lenses which will be her main pair now. They are so cute and she really likes them (she gets a glare in the lenses sometimes when we are sitting in the car)...
Briana has been keeping busy by drawing a lot. She decided to draw the "Funneh Crew" again this year - she drew them back in 2018 and 2019 too. She wanted to see how her drawing has improved...
It's amazing how much she has improved and changed in her drawing...
After much discussion and after many years of putting it off, Doug, Bri and I are finally getting our unfinished basement finished...
We figure, since we are going to be around a lot the next few months and Doug won't be traveling for a while, it's a good time to get it done. The contractors will be able to enter and exit from our basement door, so they will just do their thing. I am very nervous about all the noise, but I'm ready for it to be done so we can enjoy it. Doug has been busting it the last few weekends getting the basement all cleaned out and ready to go (with some help from me and Bri, but he has done the bulk of cleaning). He also managed to sell several large pieces of furniture we've been wanting to get rid of. (And now I have all of my holiday decorations stacked up in my dining room - ack.)
It's supposed to start some time this week, so wish us luck!
We are still in a bit of limbo when it comes to school starting back. All we know is that the virtual academy is aware that Bri is signed up and that school is still set for August 3. That's about it. Oh - and we do know the first week of virtual school is basically an orientation week. No true learning will happen until the week after. It's all so up in the air...
It has been hard reading and trying to keep up with info on some of the FB school pages because of all the snarky posting, commenting and bickering that's been going on. I think the hardest thing to read are other parents saying "just keep your kid home if you're scared."
Someone who commented on one of the pages made a good point though...
Of course, I'm quite nervous about the whole virtual school thing, but I'm just hoping for the best. Trying to accept this new normal...
And I really try not to go uber political in my posts. I may reference something political or mention how I disapprove of something the president has done, but today, I am going to address three things directly. I really feel the need. Then, I am going to really try to avoid talking politics from this point on. It's time for me to get in a new mindset - no matter what is going on around me. Just letting you all know in case you want to stop now...
One, I'm beyond angry about how he is actually taking any credit for this now. He has fought against it for MONTHS...
Way, WAY too late.
Secondly, as for school re-openings...
Briana's school district is directly next to a virus hot spot and the virus is starting to spread nicely here as well now. I feel there are not adequate enough social distancing/masking rules in place for face to face learning at her high school. B will be home the first semester - I'm grateful I have the opportunity to do it.
Oh - and just to keep you "in the know"...
And lastly, the thing that bothers me more than anything else...
My daughter has heard the phrases "China/Chinese Virus" and "Kung Flu" way too many times from this man. It does bother her. Yes - this virus originated in China, but it can make all humans sick. The "Spanish Flu" of 1918 didn't even originate in Spain, but the name unfortunately stuck. I'll be calling it the "1918 Flu Pandemic" from now on. If anyone ever references the "Chinese/China Virus" or "Kung Flu" to me or my kid, especially now that I have explained that these phrases are indeed racist, that person will be saying goodbye to the both of us.
I won't stand for it. My kid comes first. The end.
Sorry to end this post on such a rough note. I don't like doing that. I am really frustrated and I just need to get my frustrations out.
Hey - instead of me ending on such a sucky note, let's actually look at some cute rainbows and unicorns...
Better? LOL! See, I can sometimes put rainbows and unicorns out into the universe. Heh.
Have a good week everyone. This is our last week of "summer break." We are going to attempt to make the most out of it!
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Rainbows and Unicorns are wonderful ❤️
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