The Beal/Cannon Family: Quarantine Week 1

Wow! This is crazy stuff. It's very eerie to go to the store and see so many empty shelves. It's hard not to get panicky and continue to go to the store. I went last Friday, Sunday and then Wednesday. I am not letting myself go out again for at least another week. We have plenty of food and I need to stop going out! Last Sunday Scott and I decided we wouldn't have our kids go to school for the next week. Luckily around 9:30 pm school was canceled. So far we have had an easy time hanging out. My kids are pretty used to hanging at home. They have been loving their time on their computers vegging out. I have set very minimal goals that will hopefully be sustainable. They have a checklist of things they have to do each day. Corbin gets his done immediately so he can have the rest of the day. I have to force them outside for just a few minutes. I've also set an alarm on my phone so that we do 10 jumping jacks every hour. Ha. Some movement is better than no movement. As for me I'm doing fine. I'm used to being a stay at home mom. I always have tons of projects I could do (if I want). I was also raised in the middle of nowhere and we stayed home always so I'm used to finding ways to occupy my time. I'm not too worried about school work yet. I'm not doing that unless the schools shut down for the rest of the year and they send us work. I'm teaching my kids how to cook. They've had to make dinner with me. If I get bored and ambitious I could teach them how to sew but I don't know that I will get that bored or ambitious.

Tuesday was St. Patrick's day so I tried to make it a little fun since they weren't going to be at school. I found a really easy craft and then we made sugar cookies with green frosting. I taught Ryan how to ride his bike. He was really close last summer but he didn't quite have the peddling down. He was able to do it immediately this last week. He's been riding his balance bike for a few years so he's great with balance and now he's more coordinated to do the peddling. He can turn and stop and get off. The only thing he can't do alone yet is get started. He has surpassed Piper in her biking skills which are not good. She cannot turn yet or start on her own and can barely keep her balance. I've been making them go outside and practice everyday.

The weather this last week was beautiful. I'm really glad the quarantine is happening in March and not January. I need to do more yard work this week. We can probably start planting some of our garden as well.

Scott's work was busy all last week. They are closing the doors this week and just leaving the drive though window open. I got paid last week but it's unsure if I will be paid if we don't return back to work. I think they will have to petition for that money somewhere. I am glad I have a full time job with the school now as I will be more likely to get paid. I could technically still teach at VIPKID but I got rid of all of my online teaching stuff. I am just done with that. I would rather be poor for a few months. I am working hard at getting a teaching job and when I get a teaching job I will have to work like crazy so I'm just not worrying about a few extra bucks right now. I had a screening interview with the Boise School District. I hear it's very hard to get a job with them. I put my stuff in their system and they interview you before you are even an eligible candidate for any position. I have no idea if I passed their screening or not. I figure either way it was good interview practice. It was just over the phone because of the quarantine.

Alright well that's all from here.