Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Weight 123.2, WW Bluepoints 14.

I bought a golf cart yesterday (being delivered Friday). It is a bit more than I originally planned to spend but has been completely rebuilt and has a 2 year warranty, so I think it was a good purchase. A friend of mine (one of DH's best friends) came with me to provide advice which helped a lot. So I will have a little toy to drive around in our pretty park. I may participate in our Friday parade if I am comfortable enough driving it.

They are opening the beaches here on Monday. Though I love the beach I am just not sure I want to go if they are too crowded. But I may try it if the number of people subside after the first few days (I am sure they will be busy then). Or maybe go early in the day and leave early?

On the other end, Massachusetts is really a hot spot right now. I hope it calms down before I am due to go back.

Finally, news from my brother about his girlfriend is not good. She has been fighting breast cancer for a while and was told it had spread significantly last month (including her pancreas) and that it was terminal. She has been in the hospital the last few days (my brother can't be with her of course). They are hoping they will get her out today, but she is coming home on oxygen and in a wheelchair. My nephew and his girlfriend are going to be staying with them to help for as long as needed - they are driving from Boston to San Jose CA, arriving today. I asked my brother some tough questions about health care proxies, etc. since they aren't married. He says they took care of that.

Stay safe, stay home, stay healthy.

I am so sorry to hear the sad news about your brother's family. And impressed that your nephew stepped up so decisively. Home is the right place for brother's girlfriend. Is in home hospice an option?

I hope you can drive in the Friday parade! Something new for everyone.

I bet if you go to the beach early, it will be relatively quiet. Even though many are working from home, a good portion of them still need to keep office hours, and won't be able to get to the beach until after work.

High 60s here today. My assignment for my reading class: I videotaped me reading, Nothing Gold Can Stay. I made a worksheet with the poem, and asked them to go outside and look at a tree that is starting to get leaves. (I included pictures of some trees in my yard, in case this isn't an option for then.) Then I asked them to describe what they see. Final question, why did I ask you to go outside and look at a tree? I'm interested to see what they can do with that.

Yesterday was kind of a tough day, not sure why. Maybe because I started with some paperwork I didn't want to do. Once I started correcting journals from students I felt better. And I was tired, ended up taking a nap. I struggle a bit with balance, I feel like I should be using this time we have since we're staying at home to tackle bigger projects. But I am actually still putting in a full workday. When I left the house and went to work, I saved projects for the weekend. I spent my free time be entertained by dining out, going to theater or movies, or vegging out with Netflix and a movie. Maybe I made dinner, but certainly not every night.

Sun is shining, could be a nice afternoon. The bird feeder outside my office window gives me endless entertainment. The squirrels still have not breached the feeder, but their hilarious attempts continue.

Be kind to yourself: You ARE working. I love that assignment. Teachers like Devon and you just amaze me.

I assume that the doctors will have brought up hospice. I don't know if she is there yet, but again, it doesn't sound good. My DS is very close to his uncle, so he is going to talk to him today. DS needed a day to process the news because he felt too emotional to call yesterday.

This beautiful world can be so sad. We learned today that one of our students died from depression last night. I didn't know him well, but what I did know of him was that he was a nice boy with a gentle soul. Hold tight to your special ones, these times are even more challenging for tender hearts.

That is so sad. This is truly a scary time for those most vulnerable.

DD, I think the world as it currently is, i****ting a lot of people very hard. I got a call today that the son of my former boss (who was a good friend as well) committed suicide yesterday. He's in his late 20s and had been sheltering with them for 7 weeks. I can't imagine the horror and pain of finding your child like that. And then to have to continue to stay in the house where it just happened. Torture. It makes all my "problems" feel so insignificant. So reach out to your loved ones. Someone could be suffering much more than they let on.

It is really getting hot here. It feels like summer. It's hard to reconcile the gorgeous, warm weather and a deadly virus in the cold family coexisting and yet it is.

Thankfully my back is at about 90% today. Yay.

Not much else to report. I think a trip to the grocery store is required, but I don't really want to!

That is so sad, especially since they are spending all their time together, it would be very hard to not torture yourself with wondering how you didn't see it coming.

I'm glad to hear your back is getting better.

I both look forward to, and dread trips to the grocery store. My look forward to is grabbing flowers , our grocery store has the bouquets in buckets right by the door. I usually buy one for the dining room table, and one for my office, and one for my daughter's office. The rest, well, as I said, I feel like I'm scurrying around like a scared little mouse.

A nicer update... In our family we have the term lizarding - laying like a lizard soaking up the warmth from the sun. It was 80 today. Ferg and I spent some quality time lizarding in the backyard today. We kept getting buzzed by hummingbirds. Someone must have a nest close by and saw us as a threat.

It was almost 70 here. I cleared some brush and I was sweating. It felt good. Then I swung in the hammock and let the sun beat on me. Mild lizarding?

Our new neighbors foster rescue dogs. They have the sweetest girl next door who is up for adoption. Must. Stop. Looking. At. Her.

Definitely counts as lizarding!

(subliminally sending vibes for you to get a dooooooogggg!)