I basically had a complete meltdown at Kevin and Jed a few nights ago because I wanted to have two vaccinated girlfriends over to our basement for crafting, and I didn’t want us to have to wear masks for it, and the boys were both resistant, even though our entire household is now fully vaccinated […]
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I admit, I had a moment when I woke up and it was grey and very blustery and last night I’d had terrible trouble falling asleep after having some more of the annoying cold symptoms (not COVID, tested) that I had last week, when I thought, “I *could* just call in sick and record a
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Kavi and I went to Dani’s quince, much fun. Dani is one of Kavi’s oldest friends — I met her mom, Alli Bax, when the girls were both 2 or so. For the party, they had kids indoors with masks (we had them take them off briefly for this outdoor photo), adults on the porch
Everyone here is struggling a little bit, I think. Everyone everywhere is struggling, I suspect. The big household challenge right now is the kids’ homework. Kevin and I have always taken a pretty laissez-faire approach to homework. In elementary school, we did our best to avoid it entirely, asking that our kids be excused from
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Several of my students as we were leaving class yesterday, “Your matching masks and clothing are cool!” Me: Thanks! Them: “How do you do that? Did you buy those or make them?” Me: “I sewed them myself.” Them, incredulous: “Even the shirts?” Me: “I cut off the bottoms and hemmed them, then used the extra
So, we’re having a bit of a tough time thinking through Anand and school. Here are the factors: a) Anand’s starting 6th grade — 6-8 here is middle school, a separate school from elementary. So it’s a new school building, much bigger group of kids to interact with, etc. b) Anand’s in dire need of
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I’m really looking forward to getting back into the classroom (vaccinated, masked, spaced as far apart as the room will allow). The university is encouraging us to accommodate students’ requests for remote instruction as possible, which in theory, I agree with. If someone is sick, I don’t want them coming in, especially if they have
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Amanda Chablani came by yesterday — first time I’ve seen her in a year and a half, and we ended up talking for three hours. She brought delicious scones from Courageous Bakery & Cafe — with peaches from the garden, apples from the grocery store, coffee and tea, it was a perfect brunch on the
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I’ve been struggling a little, the last two days. My 50th birthday was lovely, but then there was a bit of a post-birthday slump. Alleviated by birthday lunches with friends, but still. I’m a little depressed about Delta, I think, and the likelihood of needing to go back to masking indoors, rethinking planned fall travel,
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When COVID hit, a lot of us started referring to healthcare workers as heroes. I think some of that has gotten lost a little, in the year-and-a-half we’ve all collectively endured. We’re all tired, I know, but we can’t forget this. We owe them. I have a lot of healthcare folks in my immediate family
