We finally got meat at the grocery store. Last week we only had pre-packaged deli meats or canned. BLTs Chicken Souvlaki Salad with Tzatziki Philly Cheesesteak Casserole Chili Tacos (I forgot we had more fresh tomatoes than we need for BLTs, so we’ll use those up on tacos and have chili next week.) Broccoli Cheese Soup Homemade Pizza Tuna Noodle Casserole

What a great idea! My dad is the quilter in my family. He would yell at me if I hung his quilts on my dirty porch railings or fence or I would steal your idea.

IKEA is closed until further notice. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/this-is-ikea/newsroom/an-update-on-our-response-to-the-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-pub50ffa2cf “Even though the majority of our stores have been closed since March 16, we have been able to provide income stability for all co-workers with 100% pay through April 18. Given that our store locations must remain closed until further notice, we have made the decision to furlough hourly U.S. co-workers in store locations and our Service Office effective April 19, 2020.”

My g-g-grandmothers on opposite sides of my family tree were Armilda and Oralee.

Homemade caramel popcorn mostly. My keto diet went right out the window when my anxiety levels crept up.

My dad had a liver transplant 10 years ago and will be 70 in 2 weeks, so high risk due to age and immunodeficiency. He woke up with a fever and the inability to control his bladder. (Let’s hope he never finds out I posted on the internet about that! lol) He eats so healthy, drinks 2 cups of coffee a day and then only water for the rest of the day, walks more than 10,000 steps every single day....he almost never gets sick, like maybe 1 cold per year, even when my mom is coughing all over the house and still making his meals. I’m worried. The doctor told my mom to take him to the ER. If he doesn’t have CV he’s going to get it. We’re in the Buffalo, NY area where we have 221 confirmed cases. And I can’t help them like I normally would. Any other time and I could go to the ER with him and let her stay with the kids. This really sucks. ETA~ My dad has cellulitis on his leg. Not good, but at least his fever wasn’t related to Covid-19. His test results for that won’t be back for a few days, but it’s unlikely that he has coronavirus. Such relief!

Throw my grandfather a 90th birthday party!

This image from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/health/coronavirus-distancing-transmission.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR0A9m0TMdpUuUaWoB_F9xhTQju4-ZQKo8_3g7iwHVJhUPhW0gDQjYpy-6E is the simplest I’ve seen. Hopefully people who just aren’t getting the point of social distancing will see this and understand.

Oh, I hope so! It is such a bad idea to have entire industries that supply necessary goods so far away.

In my county we currently have 27 known sick. I believe there are still a hundred or more tests waiting for results, but there are no supplies to run any more. We’re at community spread, though, so we’re to assume we have it and do everything we can not to spread it. The 27 known are listed below by ago. Only 4 of them are older than 60. Women 1 woman in her late teens 3 women in their 20s 4 women in their 30s 3 women in their 40s 2 women in their 50s 1 woman in her 60s 1 woman in her 70s Men 2 men in their 20s 4 men in their 30s 3 men in their 40s 1 man in his 50s 2 men in their 60s

Can you shop for food online at IKEA? Because they closed all stores for in-person shopping today. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/this-is-ikea/newsroom/an-update-on-our-response-to-the-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-pub50ffa2cf

😂 Who is trying to cure this with cow urine?! I burst out laughing at that one. Of course, it’s not really funny at all because it’s such a serious situation....but where did they get that idea?!?!

I just watched The Dropkick Murphys. 😁 It was live, but I assume it can be watched afterwards on YouTube. It felt especially fitting to watch on St Patrick’s Day, though!

https://medium.com/@ariadnelabs/social-distancing-this-is-not-a-snow-day-ac21d7fa78b4 Social distancing measures only work if people actually follow them. Keep him home and don’t feel bad about it for a minute!

Rochester does have 1 case. https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/1-positive-covid-19-case-in-monroe-county-50-in-quarantine/5672884/

I feel like this could be a really fantastic opportunity for a middle to high school level unit study on COVID-19. We’re just getting over a cold (no fever, so not coronavirus! lol) and it is Spring break for our co-op so we’ve done very little school this week. Instead of diving back in and doing our usual routine, I’m thinking that spending the rest of the week learning about different things that this coronavirus has brought to attention might be interesting. Maybe I’ll start a new thread on the HS board.

I have no experience, but would recording a video of a homework session possibly be helpful? Do her math exams reflect the original grade, before corrections, so you could go back and make a spreadsheet that shows her true exam scores? No idea if those suggestions are helpful, so ignore me if they aren’t!

I was thinking that for the first time I can remember I’ve not had the Februaries, but your post reminded me that we did subscribe to Disney+ impulsively! 😁 Usually I rearrange the furniture and over-buy homeschool stuff for the next school year.

We have older versions of SanDisk’s MP3 players, similar to this. They have been fantastic, and have lasted years. I think we’ve had them since at least 2014, probably earlier.

I’m trying to decide what to do with my middle child next year. He would be a 9th grader since we started him in K just after he turned 6. I might skip him ahead to 10th, though. He did Algebra 1 and hs-level Physics, Literature and History last year. This year he is doing Geometry, a hs-level Engineering class with an electric engineer, hs-level Biology class, and more hs-level Literature and History. It seems like moving him up would be the right thing to do. Regardless of what we decide to do, next year’s plan follows... English - Mom created History - The History of the Renaissance World Algebra 2 - YayMath! Chemistry - we own Timberlake Basic Chemistry, not sure what we’re doing otherwise (Edited to add: I just remembered that I have worksheets for CrashCourse Chemistry, so I will likely have him read a chapter in Timberlake, then watch the CC video and do the guided notes/worksheet.) PE - American ninja warrior-style classes, working out at the gym Spanish - second year Engineering - This year has been electrical engineering, who knows what they’ll work on next year! Entrepreneurship - He and 2 friends won second place in a local renewable energy competition this year. They plan to go forward and make their product a reality. I’m thinking of turning this into a credit. I will probably add Economics, which is a required 1/2 credit in NY, since they fit together so well and his 11th grade brother will be taking Econ next year anyway.

Brain Beats and Brain Beats 2

Have you tried Zevia? Some of their sodas have caffeine, but many don’t. They are sweetened with stevia, so calorie-free, and have no artificial ingredients.

Thanks to your post I started reading and discovered that the “sinus” headaches I have dealt with for years are almost certainly migraines. Thank you! Maybe now I can find some relief! My mom had migraines and took injections for them, but my symptoms have always been different than hers so I assumed they weren’t migraines.