PANDEMIC SCHOOL AGE MOM & ESSENTIAL WORKER

so, my niece margaux started a blog and i talked to her about how i used to blog years ago. i really could not stop thinking about how it really put everything into perspective for me during a very stressful time of my life of raising twin boys...so here i am...years later...a pandemic school age mom as well as an essential worker...i should add proud parent of an iep kid who needs structure in an extremely unstructured world...my mother-in-law moved in to help us with childcare which was lifesaving...so after crying uncontrollably last night for a few hours...here i am tonight blogging...

basically, the kids have been virtual up until this week...ewan will remain virtual, most likely the entire year, at his request...isobel's first day back was tuesday....cam's first day back was today...we are all exhausted...the plan is to go back every other week...the district has already changed which days will be A and B weeks...

the virtual academy ewan has been a part of changes every day and is using the schoology to turn in assignments...schoology was detrimental to his learning in the spring due to the many different ways teachers posted...i know once we get him in a simple routine, he will be okay...i have confidence in the administration of his school...talking with his second grade teacher yesterday, put things into perspective of what ewan needs today...i am thankful for her...

cam is biking to school, biking home, biking back to school for cross country, running four miles today, then biking home...he calls me to come get him and his bike...even at the end of the street...he was least happy about the one way hallways in middle school...and how he has to go down the steps and instead of turning left, he has to go completely around to his classroom...this kid, as always is rolling with it though...

isobel is a hidden wreck but she loves being back around other kids, armed with her hand sanitizer...now she has a bigger audience and we all have less pressure...

as for me...hanging in there...one day at a time...