another week into this new norm. while there's plenty to be anxious about, and we certainly are, i'd say we've fallen into our new routine and it's working for us. it's harder for jon & his line of work, but the girls and i are making due just fine. lucy & eloise continue to thoroughly enjoy virtual school. they miss their classmates & teachers SO much, but their schoolwork is exciting and enjoyable for them. grateful! dance is more of a struggle- taking the social piece away, as well as direct interaction & feedback from their dance teachers, seems to diminish much of their joy in their dancing experience. they look forward to our daily walks/bike rides, letters from friends & family and facetiming friends, family & teachers. we have loads more time for creative thinking, board games, cooking lessons, random crafts & boredom. betsy is sure she's one of the big girls now! as of this week, it's recommended by the cdc that masks are worn whenever we leave the house, so in the off-chance we're headed to a place that is likely to have a small crowd, gmom made us all fancy masks. honestly, though, other than a drive down the street to drop a socially distant gift to a friend for her birthday, i haven't left the house in a month at this point. we've gotten take-out one time, and cooked a million other meals out of caution of transmission. we celebrated easter, and eloise told us it was the best easter ever. the girls are happy, although i do think this is affecting lucy the most. she's super social, and also old enough to need some interaction outside the 5 of us. it's all ok- it's working and it's not forever. we're healthy, well cared for, and privileged in so many ways. our parents and my gramma are healthy and staying home, while auntie amy, uncle brian & aunt alli are all in the thick of it at their respective hospitals. we trust there's a greater plan, especially following our lenten journey, and in the meantime with no specific end in sight, we're truly just taking life one day at a time. together.
xoxo,
-ivy
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