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  1. Ds has done a couple of classes--he really enjoyed them and learned a lot! They were related to the film industry--can't remember which ones he took, though.
  2. For personal reasons, I hope this proves beneficial. Our whole immediate family has received this vaccine due to overseas living/births, and a couple have had boosters. Some of us had strong reactions to the vaccine, involving a pustule at the site that took some time to heal. So I am hopeful that it means that benefits are even stronger for those, as one is pregnant, and one is on the medical frontlines.
  3. I hope Southwest will do this. I don't want to wait that long to use our credit, but it might be necessary due to available dates on our part, etc.
  4. Mine is somewhat higher but in different areas. This has made me realize even more how much I prefer being at home. I like being free to consider my family and their needs above that of anything/anybody else. I'm a homebody at the best of times. My job is a good job, and the employers are generally very considerate of employees. However, I am somewhat higher risk, and the things I do cannot be done at home. So this is certainly causing me stress. I theoretically have permission to work from home, but the things I have to do for work require my physical presence there. If my organization were willing to simplify things (and I am realizing this is a philosophical difference for me), my job isn't that important in the scheme of things. I am also somewhat stressed because the area where I am is not a hotspot, yet I see it all moving this way, and people are generally not taking it seriously, or at least do not understand how your overall number of contacts help spread this virus. The governor has made some moves, but not enough, and has determined that what I assist in is in his permitted list of "essential" work. I'm grateful for the job, and grateful for the paycheck. I just wish I didn't need the job. Adding to my stress is that several family members (not living here) are very high risk, and dd is on the frontlines in a hotspot. Positive things that are happening: I am making more efforts to learn better ways to economize--things I didn't really think I could lower. Like learning how to cut at least dh's hair, hopefully another ds as well. Learning better ways to lower grocery bills, though I didn't think I really could much more. Ds in public school is slowly relaxing as the days pass. I knew he was stressed, but didn't realize how much. Being in better communication with some family members. Etc. ETA: I am also enjoying having less running around to do due to outside activities, especially ds' sports, etc.
  5. Ds' public school added two weeks to spring break. Then the announcement came from the state level that school is called off for the year. All the students are issued Chromebooks their freshman year that they keep until they graduate, so at least they are already used to working off them, and having assignments, etc., already handled that way. "Class" doesn't start back until Monday, so we will see how they do. So far, I have been pleased at how they have handled the non-academic side of things. They had a day for everybody to clean out their lockers and pick up anything at school, with strong directives that it was a "get in, get out" situation with no socializing to be done, and social distancing to take place. Then they had a day for anybody to turn in Chromebooks that weren't working right and replace them, or to pick up new battery packs or anything else that wasn't working anymore--where they had outside stations that kept everybody from having close contact. A couple of his teachers have been in contact already over what they plan to do. I'm not sure how they are handling the situations with no internet, but I know they were actively looking into it. I don't know how they will handle the academics, grades, etc. I am not expecting it to be very high standard, but I'm a little glad about that, because of ds' learning disability, and that I don't think he will do real well with everything online. He does better with a lot of personal interaction with his teachers. Overall, I know that the academic standards are not near as high as my personal ones were, but they weren't working very well for him, either, or at least my style didn't. Personally, I would be thrilled to go back to homeschooling if he were receptive to me as a teacher. But he is not, and I am not going to go there without full buy-in from him. I will keep up with what he is doing online, but won't engage with him a lot about it other than to ask about an assignment occasionally. He doesn't want my help to the extreme, so I have learned that, in order to preserve the relationship, this is something I have to leave in his court. We'll see what happens.
  6. Exactly! And due to the fact that I still have to go in to work most days, I'm having a lot of difficulty protecting myself due to this mindset. It's causing me to feel a lot of frustration, because I can't figure out how to avoid it without quitting my job (tempting, but we need it). I'm actually feeling a good bit of stress over this, but don't quite know how to fix it.
  7. Yes, I do know a good many who tend to give "word-service" to believing it is real, but in actuality, their actions are not changing much. Or they just don't understand how easily contagious this is (and I don't get how they don't understand that!). They still think people are just afraid and panicking, rather than trying to be protective and stop this thing. Or they think it is okay to be in contact one or two or another family at a time, as long as the group itself isn't over ten people. They don't seem to get the limiting your contacts overall thing.
  8. Yes and maybe. Our first trip was to be for dd's graduation (master's degree), but the graduation isn't happening now, so we cancelled flights; still hoping to visit later in the year, but not a good area at present. The next trip was a road trip to visit family, but that involves high-risk people due to age, nursing home (so no visit allowed), a cancer patient, a pregnancy, etc., so it's not looking very promising either. If we can't see all of those people, we'd rather wait, and we most definitely do not want to increase their potential of getting it. Another trip in July for part of the family (with a group) is still on the books, but I'm expecting it to be cancelled. So yeah, things are looking a bit dreary, and I'm missing family a LOT.
  9. Piggy-backing, but thanks, everybody! This is helpful to me as well.
  10. I'm with you on this, only for dh. In fact, both scissors and clippers are on their way. I've been wanting to try it for awhile anyway, and this seems like a good time, since there is time for repair if I totally botch it. Older ds says he won't allow me to touch his, lol, but it is getting so bad that I think if I do a good job on dh, he may change his mind before it is all over. My biggest predicament is younger ds. His hair is very thick, very straight, and not forgiving in case of a bad cut. Professionals often do not get his right, so he may just have to look like a mess. I hope the clippers I ordered will work well. The ones (two choices, better quality) that I was wanting to get were both back-ordered until mid-late April, and we need to take care of this problem.
  11. I'm not much of a prankster, but if I were, in the current circumstances, it would only be to make a very fun and positive experience out of a ho-hum one that they were expecting as part of a routine day.
  12. Yes, my dd must have public transportation in order to get to her very essential health-care job in a hotspot. As do most, if not all, of her co-workers.
  13. I'm pretty vigilant about things as well, but it was that thread that put this situation on my radar. I really wasn't hearing it from other places much. Even now, that's where I go to keep up with the latest outside of my community/state. I started quietly adding things to my grocery list--not to hoard, but to have more than just that week's needs in the house. And I've added a couple of things here and there that I wouldn't normally have on hand until needed. So I am very grateful to you all for upping my awareness of what was going on. ❤️
  14. Anybody know more about the status of the chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine plus zithromax (sorry if I've misspelled any of these) and zinc treatments? I have read several promising articles, the most recent from a doctor in NY who didn't lose any patients while following this protocol. I don't have the links, I'm afraid. But my state isn't currently allowing those treatments, which I find really frustrating if they are so effective. I don't want people dying here, when something could stop it! Can't the FDA speed up some of these treatment testings/approvals, with so many lives at stake? (I realize that there is a lot involved that I'm not aware of.) I don't want the people who rely on those drugs for other treatments to be denied them, but I really really really do want those available for my family, friends, (myself), and people in my community if/when they are faced with this virus.
  15. I am a Christian. I work in a Christian organization, and have had close relationships with another (in a different one from the one I work in now) for years. But I feel holding on-campus live services like he did, in these times, is irresponsible leadership. A few weeks ago, many pastors were trying to decide what to do, and maybe at that time they decided to hold live services. Since then, most have moved to online in order to care for their congregations in a more loving way. A few weeks ago, I then wished/hoped pastors would see this coming. Now, they don't have any excuse for not being well-informed. With this virus, it is not only putting into jeopardy the lives of those who willingly and even insistently come to the services (like perhaps some less contagious sicknesses in years past), but the lives of many in the community outside of that congregation.
  16. An order for work of blank CDs came a day early. At home, an order for a new skillet also came a day early.
  17. Glad you got good sleep! Not exactly what you are experiencing, but it was always hard to me when my little ones were transitioning between sleep patterns, i.e., getting ready to drop a nap. They would get so tired and crabby without it, but would stay up too late with it until we finally got well-transitioned. Hope she keeps this up!
  18. This was pretty much my kids' pattern, and they were the same with good day sleep meant good night sleep. They were mostly good sleepers, though I did have one who was somewhat less predictable as to timing. I agree with others, though, that it sounds like she is only "napping" at night. Hoping for your sake that playing with her nap schedule helps get her into better sleep patterns. It really is so exhausting when you can't get good sleep yourself. Is she sleeping where she can't see you? I know our dgs started sleeping much better at night when they moved him to his own room (but like you, I wouldn't want to have to deal with stairs in the middle of the night). Hugs, momto6!
  19. There is something so satisfying about making, baking, and eating homemade breads! And oh, the wonderful way it makes your house smell!
  20. I can't get one from the shelters around here, because they are breeds that do not work for our situation and family. I wish they did, but they do not.
  21. I'm trying not to look at too many cute pictures!
  22. I keep fighting the thought that this would be a wonderful time to get a puppy, with most of us at home available to train. The reason I'm fighting it is due to the added expense and the stress we are already under, with all the current unknowns. And then I think, "But having a little friend to pet would help my stress!" And then I think, "But worrying about it ruining the carpet and having to clean up messes would add to my stress!" And on and on...😂 Anyway, we won't be getting one right now. Your pup is beautiful!
  23. Yep, that's us. Not where we want to be, not what we've taught our kids, but where we are. Except we do theoretically make enough--we keep trying to dig ourselves out, but things keep happening (necessary repairs to cars and house primarily) that make us fall back into the hole. ETA: And the possibility of a medical emergency/crisis really scares me. We have good insurance, but a high deductible.
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