Our family will not be getting it.

I have not read the other replies, so I hope I'm not repeating advice. Get the book The Power of a Praying Wife and a note booking journal to record prayers and answers to prayers. Another good book is The Love Dare. Both are very good and can help guide and advise you while encouraging you. Just remember there are no quick fixes, but God is a miracle worker and He will be there for you when you need Him. Often we may get to a point where we feel there is nothing else we can do, but it is at those times when we are on our knees and at our weakest that we are actually stronger than on our strongest days. God wants us to call out to Him so He can show us who He is. I'll be praying for you. Please, update us occasionally and ask for prayers when you need them. We will be here for you. (((HUG))) Edited: I see The Power of Praying Wife has already been recommended. It really is a good, life changing book. 🙂

This.

We are planning to visit my mother and her husband over Christmas. They are both retired and rarely get out. Their current social contact circle is very limited because a lot of their friends are in a high risk category due to age and health factors. My kids are attending some in person classes, with social distancing and masks. Those classes will end more than two weeks before our travel dates. Dh works completely from home. We have rented an airbnb during Christmas so that we can have our own personal retreat space where the kids can feel comfortable spreading out and still make Grandma and Grandpa feel safe. When we return home and in person classes reconvene my son is required to quarantine through distance learning until 14 days have passed. I refuse to let Covid rob me of safely planned holiday family time!

I know you said no balls, but what about kickball? Egg races could be done with a plastic spoon and eggs. Ring toss with each child having their own rings and spikes, or ones that could be sanitized between groups. A chalk obstacle course. Mother may I? Or teacher May I? Bingo? I spy type games? With your required restrictions, it is hard to come up with ideas!!

Could you do corn hole if everyone had their own bean bags? Each child could throw and retrieve before the next person plays.

Ours has always been the same until today. The multi-hour delay confused me. Yes! I even get a photo. Who does the tip go to? I'm assuming the driver, but the shopper (if it's a separate person) seems to do more of the work!

I didn't realize this. Thank you for the explanation.

We've used Instacart for quite some time. This morning I ordered from two separate stores and my delivery options were afternoon time slots or first available. I chose first available, so there was no specific delivery time. The first store was shopped for and delivered quite quickly. The second store was shopped much later. No big deal, as there was no scheduled delivery time. Everything was shopped for 2-3 hours ago. It still has not been delivered. At one point I messaged the shopper to ask if there had been any problems with my order and if the order was expected to be delivered soon. She responded with, "Not that I know of. I have to travel to the store then bring it to you. I am also delivering to another customer." Now my questions. Why would she need to travel to the store? Wouldn't she have already shopped for them herself? I don't have a problem with her shopping for multiple customers at the same time, but why would there be hours delay in between the shopping and delivery times?

Agreed. Once everything goes back to "normal" I hope people are able to take more sick days and are educated on when to stay home. I can't tell you the number of times working in the church nursery or Sunday school class, Pre-Covid 19, that I've heard people mentioning how their child had a fever that morning but were given Tylenol and "their fever was down now." Um, no. Stay home at least 24 hours fever free!

I don't think you are. My eye doctor had Lasik and one day (much later) I noticed he was wearing glasses. When I asked him about it, he mentioned how it isn't permanent and often has to be redone later in life. He chose to just use a weak rx pair of glasses.

It would bother me. It is so easy to slip on a bathrobe. If one didn't feel the need to get dressed, one has other options than just skivvies.

Ours starts next week. They are requiring parents to check temps before sending children to class. No one with a cough or fever is allowed. Masks worn in common areas and where 6+ feet is not feasible. They altered classrooms to allow for separation. The location has filters and cleaning requirements. If the local schools hit orange level then classes may revert to zoom. The question was what precautions would I (we) want to see in place. I think what our co-op is doing is good for our area. We have a city wide indoor mask requirement and I do not believe our area is spiking.

Yes! This is my experience also.

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I agree! Though in their defense I'm about to throw my 15 years of homeschooling experience out the window and go full on unschooler. My kids have pretty much been feral this summer with virtually no friend interaction and limited screen time, they've had to run the backyard and figure out what to do. I'm tired of occupying everyone!

A friend and I have met in a parking lot, sat more than 6 feet apart and talked while our kiddos rode scooters and roller skated. All kids involved knew not to have close contact. It was nice to socialize for a bit.

Bless you for this.

Yes. My son is going to vo-tech in the fall and is required to wear a mask.

Thank you for sharing. I needed that today.

I do believe it is adultery. bolt. explained it very well, so I won't repeat what was said. I will also add asking for forgiveness without a change in behavior is manipulation. A man who is caught, especially one who didn't confess due to a guilty conscience, and blames or gives lip service then continues is just manipulating. If that is the case get out! It might wake him up and it might not, but he will not change until he is ready. You do not need to stick around for that.

I have 4 different children who may be learning outside of our home for the fall. One is attending a university, one a vo-tech school, and two in a co-op. I called the vo-tech school today to find out if they will be distance learning or attending in person. No one knows and school is scheduled to begin in 3 weeks. The university has still not released the upcoming year's calendar. Surely they know the dates of holidays and such! Another dd, who no longer lives at home but is attending a different university, has been contacted because the school overenrolled the students per the new guidelines. They would like her to video in along with a few of the other overenrolled students, while some of the class attends in person. She is a senior and this class is a must for her to graduate. Dh works from home and while we have the top tier internet, I'm worried it won't be able to keep up with the demand. Misery loves company so whine with me. What are your challenges for school and life in the fall?

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I did a very similar thing to you years ago. We had 4 children and took on my sister's 4 children one night without notice. At the time our biological children were 11, 8, 6 and 4. Our other, now adopted, children were 4, 2, 1, and a few months. It was hard. It is okay to scale back school, chores, and routines. We created a family closet, made a meal rotation schedule, and blocked out our day. Mornings were school and afternoons were naps. Unless there was an extreme emergency we didn't go anywhere in the afternoon, ever.

When the general public hears that healthcare workers don't need to social distance or quarantine if they are exposed to a positive case, then they themselves are less likely to self isolate when exposed. I know that it is comparing apples to oranges, but the population at large may not understand that.