Ugh, Schools went on-line because of the virus that was going on. We closed the buildings March 13th. And we had been told they would be closed until April 26th. That date changed to May 13th. Then we got the official word the buildings were closed for the rest of the school year.
We had many, many, many virtual meetings. Teachers were meeting with their students using Google hangout. I was invited to some of those. I was able to read a book and see the students. I had really missed seeing all those little faces.
The stay at home order was tough. Oh, I had plenty of projects I could do. I have quilts I could make, I have puppets I want to make, I have a top I need to finish crocheting. I have videos I need to make for school. I could work on my professional website. There is always dishes and laundry. The toughest part was not seeing people face to face. Even when I was going through chemo at least on my good weeks I could get out and see people. I would only see people once a week when I would get groceries or get take out.
I was lucky. I had friends who I would virtually meet with and we could talk. We would speculate what is going to happen. We could cheer each other on and help if anyone had tech issues or other issues. Meeting virtually was the best we could do with what was going on.
Finally things started opening back up. I was able to go to PT. All the questions I had to answer before I went, when I got there and then when I got to the third floor they asked the same questions. She is awesome and gave me stretches to do. I will always have stretches to do. She also answered some questions I had and then told me how I needed to be standing some time when I was working on the computer.
I have my appointment to have my expanders out and my new girls put in. I haven't heard if it was cancelled due to Covid. I'm sure I would hear soon if it was.
I have another throat thing. Funny story. I was trying to explain the throat procedure and they call it an ENG, well I goofed and said EKG. I was one letter off, but that one letter makes a huge difference. oops.
I miss going to worship at church. The experts are saying that singing can force the air particles further, so there might not be singing in church when we are able to return. That makes me sad. I love to sing in church. Singing praises to my God is one of the many blessings I have and won't be able to do.
I was able to work in my courtyard. I took out the raised flower bed, put down stones and planted plants in containers. I also bought an outdoor rug for my parkside patio. Since everything is closed this summer, I will be sitting outside and using my outdoor spaces more. I'm so excited on how everything turned out.
So many things are unknown. I long for things to get back to normal. We are told there will be a new normal and it won't look like it did before. We don't know what fall will look like, we don't know what summer will look like. No one knows much about this new virus and there are some pretty far out theories about it. All I know is, even though there is a lot of unknown. I know my God is watching out for me and looking after me. He loves me and cares for me. I will cling to what I know. I will not be afraid of what is coming because my God is there.
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