Post by covergirl82 on Mar 13, 2020 11:45:32 GMT -5
Well, what I will be doing is spring cleaning, doing laundry, and catching up on shows, since there isn't much else to do. The weather isn't going to be super warm, so outside time will be limited. I'm thinking we'll play some board games, do crafts, watch movies, have the kids help clean, and maybe make cookies or something that they can help with. I'm also going to create a daily to-do list for the kids while school is closed.
DH and I were supposed to go out to dinner on Saturday night for a date night, but now we're trying to decide if we go or not. Would you go or stay home? We've had 3 CV cases in our county (which has a large population) and 1 in the next county over.
Well my weekend was going to revolve around the basketball tournaments, so. What I have on board for now is cooking some food and freezing, spring cleaning. And wine.
covergirl82, I would probably go if it is not a buffet, nice restaurant, tables not crowded together, maybe not during a peak time.
I’m planning on eating a lot at home, playing Kids Against Maturity (it’s so fun!), getting my butt handed to me in UNO by both kids, and watching a lot of movies.
If it’s nice, we might go to the park. We might also get food delivered. DH just told me we have a $10 Uber Eats credit. I see PF Chang or On the Border in our near future.
186momx, A movie marathon would be cool. I have wanted to introduce my two to some of my old favorites. I am going to set my two to some spring cleaning specifically for their rooms. I am going to offer cash for some above and beyond regular cleaning. After that, who knows. Our gym shut down too, so DS's pick up basketball is out along with my volleyball.
Post by supertrooper1 on Mar 13, 2020 11:55:18 GMT -5
It's supposed to be rainy and very windy this weekend. My parents were planning on coming over on Sunday for a belated birthday party for DS, but I have a cold and DS has a runny nose now. So it may get postponed.
DS has really been into board games lately like Scrabble and cribbage. I bought him some science experiment type stuff for his birthday, so we'll probably do that. After finding a painted rock in our local park he's been looking for more, so I figured we'll paint some rocks that he can leave around the park. I really need to declutter my house too.
The superintendent of DS's school will be making another CV announcement tonight about school for next week. Three counties in my state have closed down schools for two weeks. We don't have an online backup which is too bad.
We had a birthday party on Saturday that's been cancelled and no other real plans at this point.
The kids will likely run in and out of houses on the street like normal, minus the two houses that are self isolating. If one of them has it, they'll all have it, since they are together every single day anyways. If the weather holds, I may try to convince DD to go on a hike with me, but it's supposed to rain.
It's going to be sunny all weekend and I don't get my kids back until Wednesday, so I'm going to spring clean like a crazy person. Our office just announced 2 weeks of WFH, so I want to make it as organized and pleasant here as possible. And if they cancel school, we need a nice working space for the kids too. I'm not going to be able to focus otherwise. In between, I might help beau get some marketing stuff set up for the restaurant. Depends on his schedule.
covergirl82, we have 108 cases in our metro area, 82 of them stemming from ONE meeting, where ONE infected person came from Europe to a huge corporate meeting (biotech, which makes me shake my head).
DH and I are going out tonight. We need to get away from our kids before the lockdown. We (as a family) also went out to eat last night (no kitchen).
Tax deadlines don't ever get delayed so for me life is just more chaotic for the next couple few weeks.
I'm going to take 30 minutes and move stuff around our back storage area at the office Saturday and set DD up with her own work out/play space. Going bring her smaller mat and fold up floor beam into work which will entertain her for quite a while. Also digging out some old toys and puzzles. Going to renew our PBS kids subscription with Amazon and get the Boomerang channel because I know TV will make my life easier. We will also be stocking up on books from the public library for her.
So DH and I are going out tonight. All sports have been canceled, so we are pretty open.
I've offered to test the LMS system for the kids' school at some point this weekend. I did a lot of user testing in my career, so I thought I could be helpful. That may be a few hours of work. My mom invited us over for dinner and cake for a delayed birthday celebration for DD2.
Otherwise, I'll try to clean. Floor guys are here today patching and sanding the hardwood, so that's making an ungodly mess everywhere. I need to clean out my closet to get rid of the clothes that I've been desperately hanging on to and no longer fit. I did that for DD2, need to do it for DD1. The kids will probably run around the neighborhood, hopefully maintaining a 6 ft radius between them and the other kids.
Post by covergirl82 on Mar 13, 2020 13:16:03 GMT -5
rere, mae0111, It is Ruth's Chris, so a very nice restaurant, and our reservation is for 4:45, so not a busy time. I'm leaning toward keeping it, since it will be nice to get out in case we cant get out again for a while. Definitely would not go near a buffet at this point!
Well, what I will be doing is spring cleaning, doing laundry, and catching up on shows, since there isn't much else to do. The weather isn't going to be super warm, so outside time will be limited. I'm thinking we'll play some board games, watch movies, have the kids help clean, and maybe make cookies or something that they can help with.
DH and I were supposed to go out to dinner on Saturday night for a date night, but now we're trying to decide if we go or not. Would you go or stay home? We've had 3 CV cases in our county (which has a large population) and 1 in the next county over.
I would go. I would not expect a nice restaurant to be crowded right now. You can call ahead and ask the restaurant how they are planning to do seating. Wash your own hands before eating and right before leaving.
Right now many restaurants are setting tables further apart than normal. They are also increasing their cleaning schedule and altering the solutions they use to cleaning to make sure the solution is both safe for food contact but also kills the virus. Some even have one person who is designated to clean the entire shift. I feel safe from a cleanliness perspective at a restaurant with sophisticated ownership or ownership that is a part of a larger network.
Post by AdaraMarie on Mar 13, 2020 13:51:21 GMT -5
Probably going to have to try to work every day since I doubt I'll be able to get a full day in with the kids home all day (school closed for at least 2 weeks and spring break plans canceled).
rere, mae0111, It is Ruth's Chris, so a very nice restaurant, and our reservation is for 4:45, so not a busy time. I'm leaning toward keeping it, since it will be nice to get out in case we cant get out again for a while. Definitely would not go near a buffet at this point!
Post by mustardseed2007 on Mar 13, 2020 15:12:07 GMT -5
Oh yes, I would feel comfortable with Ruth Chris if I were you. They have whole teams right now that are working on giving each location instructions about how to make everything as clean and safe as possible.
Tax deadlines don't ever get delayed so for me life is just more chaotic for the next couple few weeks.
I'm going to take 30 minutes and move stuff around our back storage area at the office Saturday and set DD up with her own work out/play space. Going bring her smaller mat and fold up floor beam into work which will entertain her for quite a while. Also digging out some old toys and puzzles. Going to renew our PBS kids subscription with Amazon and get the Boomerang channel because I know TV will make my life easier. We will also be stocking up on books from the public library for her.
Can you facetime from an android phone?
I have an android phone and use Google Duo to video call my mom and MIL who both have iPhones.
Post by librarychica on Mar 13, 2020 15:49:12 GMT -5
The kids are visiting my parents for the weekend and we had planned big adult socializing. Whomp. I think we will be alternating between working to get ahead of our workloads as much as possible with potential school closures in mind and maybe do some house stuff, cook nice meals at home, cuddle.
We do have a board game night planned. About 10 people at our home. One couple already canceled due to virus fears. It isn’t know you be widespread here (yet) but I wonder if we shouldn’t have the party? I want to do the reasonable thing but I also didn’t think 10 people, including us, qualified as a large gathering.
I'm beat. I've been berated via email and phone for days and days on end since we cancelled the trip. People just won't lay off and give us a minute to breath and figure stuff out. I can't get my head above water with all the angry people coming at me. I finally just signed off for the night. Worked even later last night. And prior to that, was working til midnight while still trapped in another country.
At first I was really sad to not have my kids this weekend, but tonight, I'm kind of relieved. I need to mentally and physically recover.
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 13, 2020 19:35:14 GMT -5
The kids and I are staying at my mom's tonight. Currently watching a movie and drinking wine while they snuggle with her. She hasn't seen them in over 2 weeks and we are about to get A LOT of togetherness, so I'm letting them enjoy it.
DS still has art tomorrow. Still TBD if I'm taking him or if DH is, or both plus DD. Also not sure what to do for 1.5 hours while he is there since places will be nuts if they are even open.
DH works on Sunday. I have no plans for the day other than laundry and maybe painting the stairs.
Our plan is to lay low this weekend. DS1 is still sick and we postponed DS2's birthday party. We have some projects to do around the house that will keep us busy. I might take DD to get some craft stuff to keep them busy. At some point, I'll do a 16 mile run to keep up with my marathon training, although it might be cancelled if there virus doesn't slow down by May.
Post by sandandsea on Mar 13, 2020 21:20:18 GMT -5
Futsal hasn’t been cancelled *yet* so we may do that or dh and ds will head to the track. Other than that I stocked up on food so we are holding the fort down for the next 3 weeks.
Not sure probably hang out at my moms house, online shopping for patio furniture, play tennis with son or really teach him if court is empty,play board games, bake, review online school with son
Post by traveltheworld on Mar 14, 2020 1:10:53 GMT -5
All of our extracurricular activities have been cancelled, so we'll have a pretty open weekend.
DS has his year end hockey party at a bowling alley and so far, all the families are still going. We have 9 confirmed cases in our city, but I feel like a bowling alley with a bunch of 7 and 8 year old kids is very much against the "social distancing" directive. But, I also don't want to be the only ones to not show up. What to do.....
Last night we had a babysitter scheduled so we could go out to dinner with my parents (early 70s and healthy). We went back and forth on whether to just eat takeout at their condo instead, but ultimately decided to go out. It was really great to be out of the house and feeling normal. I was surprised how many people were out, especially older people. We went to a newer restaurant where it’s normally difficult to get a reservation but there were definitely empty tables (which was good for social distancing purposes).
DS2’s little soccer class was still supposed to happen this morning, but was cancelled for rain. My parents are going to take the kids for an hour and a half this morning so I can get a workout in and DH can sleep in - poor guy is exhausted after all the stress from market volatility this week. His stock strategy did not hold up well and he’s worried about his job security.
The rest of the weekend is open. I’m still planning to do my normal Sunday morning Orangetheory. We’ll probably spend some time at parks when it’s not raining. And I’ll be planning childcare for the next couple weeks.
rere, Yes, really angry that we cancelled. It's like a "bonus" they earn for the year. So they're mad that we stole that away from them. We are paying out some cash in lieu of, but not the full trip value. We just can't with what we're out for costs now. They're just not happy with any answers. I'm trying to remind myself it comes from a place of stress and fear, but man. A little kindness would go a long way.
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 14, 2020 10:57:46 GMT -5
We have decided to skip art. There is a confirmed case in that city and DH isnt allowed to visit areas where it has spread too. I told DH that would, or should anyways, apply to the kids and me too.
Mother Nature is helping Indiana with the whole "staying home" thing. It has snowed over 3 inches in like an hour and a half and still coming down pretty heavy.
rere, Yes, really angry that we cancelled. It's like a "bonus" they earn for the year. So they're mad that we stole that away from them. We are paying out some cash in lieu of, but not the full trip value. We just can't with what we're out for costs now. They're just not happy with any answers. I'm trying to remind myself it comes from a place of stress and fear, but man. A little kindness would go a long way.
It’s so hard for both sides. They worked hard to earn it and are understandably upset. The company has already lost tons of money. Hopefully both parties can reach a compromise they can live with. Ripples like this are happening everywhere. I’m worried some of the downtown lunch places will shutter for good because everyone is wfh now. Everyone is going to lose something here and I hope we all can recover. I know some of my clients are scrambling now.
I went to the grocery store (because apparently everyone has learned about Amazon delivery through this so the times are a week out) and it was crazy busy but everyone was nice and understanding. I was happy to see people being kind.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Mar 14, 2020 11:25:25 GMT -5
We did reschedule our stay cation. The hotel charged us a single day of the trip but then applied it to our rescheduled date. We rescheduled it to father's day weekend in June....hopefully June is better than now.
I was able to schedule DD's pre school teacher for the week after spring break and I'm so glad.
Her other pre school teacher was saying she could coordinate to help as well, but then begged out saying she has been "told she should isolate." I'm not sure if that means she's been in touch with people who traveled or someone who is ill, or if it means that the school is telling them not to mingle. FFFC I didn't ask her, I just said no problem.
I figure...my daughter has been around her teacher every day for the past few weeks and all her classmates as well. Since we won't be going many places over spring break now we won't be exposing the teacher and the teacher isn't going anywhere either. I don't know I feel fine about hiring this kind of care. I think the teacher will be glad for the extra money too.