Locking it down...again
Onto the next phase of Covid. We've, again, gone backwards and are in another lockdown. The news came last Tuesday and I had a week of a total spiral. Urg. I don't handle change well and when I dont have any control over it, it's worse.
Our cases in Alberta are rising again so the government has, once again, shut us down.
Here is the current state of restrictions.
--All resturants closed for in house dining. All patios closed too. Only take out/delivery is aloud.Those poor resturants who just spent thousands of dollars making patio dining work after a couple of weeks ago they said patios were aloud. My heart aches for these resturants and this flip flop and loss of so much money for them.
--All K-12 school closed and students will be learning online for two weeks until May 25. This one hits home, hard! The kids and I are all on the same page with homeschool, we don't like it. We have one billion emotions combined about this specific new restriction. Pray for us! Let's hope they actually do get to go back in two weeks and this doesn't turn into a rerun of last spring. Our kids aren't happy to miss out on this amazing place and wonderful teachers and friends.
--15 people can attend church. Yet another punch in the gut. I miss worshiping with our ward family. We have dialed in home church but nothing is like being around those who stregthen your testimony on the weekly. We just miss it.
--10 people for funerals. I am so sorry if you've recentley lost someone and are dealing with this 10 person limit. We have experienced this and it is really hard. We are thinking about you.
--Salons are closed. Again, small businesses, I'll come get my hair cut, twice, just to help you when this is over. I am sorry.
--All stores 10% capasity. At least its nicer weather to be standing in line outside of the grocery story just trying to get groceries for the week.
--Outdoor gatherings are a max of 5 people. We have a family of five.. does that count?
--All gyms closed. Not that I ever went to the gym (Thank you social anxiety) BUT this place isn't just a place to build muscle. It is a place to rejuvinate, recenter and sweat out those bad feelings. It's more than "just work out at home" for some people and its a tough one too. If the gym is your place to recenter, Im sorry.
--No outdoor sports. Our kids are crushed! The boys JUST started baseball and it kinda felt sorta normal for a literal hot minute. This is just sad too. Bentley took this one the hardest. Hopefully we get to play again soon. Im sorry boys, I love you.
--No indoor sports. Penny's dance has been shifted to online. She isn't a fan of this. Im sorry penny girl, I love you.
After all the new restrictions I felt sad, angry, frustrated, defeated and bitter. We are all trying. This is hard. We are looking forward with hope to school and sports and hugging the ones we love the absolute most.
The kids were feeling ALLLLLL the feels for school and sports so because homeschool starts tomorrow (It technically started on friday last week but our school tossed in the towel and said take a day off so they could figure out the learning plan for the next two weeks and we are eternally grateful for that one day of grace!) on Friday I took the kids out to Canmore. It was just us. We went in the morning and got back early afternoon and it was glorious. The boys played their switch on the drive while Penny and I chatted about animals and sang to our music. The drive was lovely. The day was overcast and it was so peaceful. We went on a super simple little walk by a creek. It is always nice to get close to those mountains and this allowed us to recenter and focus on the task ahead.
Within minutes, it was all smiles. This was exactly what we needed. To get out of the house, to get out of the city and just be us, together.
We tossed rocks and Bentley and I skipped rocks (Hence no photos of Bentley doing it because we were too focused on finding the perfect flat rocks to remember the camera lol). Carter went straight into the water with his shoes and I just chose not to care. So what if his shoes are soaking wet forever more. He was happy and Im sure the freezing cold water helped to recenter him too.
As much as I dislike homeschool, its not the work or having the kids home that is hard for me. It's just the constant battle of flip flopping around restrictions. Its hard for me to "just go with it" when I feel like the rug is getting pulled from under my feet. It's extra hard when your kids struggle with it too. I just need time to focus on the kids and make sure that I can make the best of this crap situation for them because at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is them.
Our cases in Alberta are rising again so the government has, once again, shut us down.
Here is the current state of restrictions.
--All resturants closed for in house dining. All patios closed too. Only take out/delivery is aloud.Those poor resturants who just spent thousands of dollars making patio dining work after a couple of weeks ago they said patios were aloud. My heart aches for these resturants and this flip flop and loss of so much money for them.
--All K-12 school closed and students will be learning online for two weeks until May 25. This one hits home, hard! The kids and I are all on the same page with homeschool, we don't like it. We have one billion emotions combined about this specific new restriction. Pray for us! Let's hope they actually do get to go back in two weeks and this doesn't turn into a rerun of last spring. Our kids aren't happy to miss out on this amazing place and wonderful teachers and friends.
--10 people for funerals. I am so sorry if you've recentley lost someone and are dealing with this 10 person limit. We have experienced this and it is really hard. We are thinking about you.
--Salons are closed. Again, small businesses, I'll come get my hair cut, twice, just to help you when this is over. I am sorry.
--All stores 10% capasity. At least its nicer weather to be standing in line outside of the grocery story just trying to get groceries for the week.
--Outdoor gatherings are a max of 5 people. We have a family of five.. does that count?
--All gyms closed. Not that I ever went to the gym (Thank you social anxiety) BUT this place isn't just a place to build muscle. It is a place to rejuvinate, recenter and sweat out those bad feelings. It's more than "just work out at home" for some people and its a tough one too. If the gym is your place to recenter, Im sorry.
--No outdoor sports. Our kids are crushed! The boys JUST started baseball and it kinda felt sorta normal for a literal hot minute. This is just sad too. Bentley took this one the hardest. Hopefully we get to play again soon. Im sorry boys, I love you.
--No indoor sports. Penny's dance has been shifted to online. She isn't a fan of this. Im sorry penny girl, I love you.
After all the new restrictions I felt sad, angry, frustrated, defeated and bitter. We are all trying. This is hard. We are looking forward with hope to school and sports and hugging the ones we love the absolute most.
The kids were feeling ALLLLLL the feels for school and sports so because homeschool starts tomorrow (It technically started on friday last week but our school tossed in the towel and said take a day off so they could figure out the learning plan for the next two weeks and we are eternally grateful for that one day of grace!) on Friday I took the kids out to Canmore. It was just us. We went in the morning and got back early afternoon and it was glorious. The boys played their switch on the drive while Penny and I chatted about animals and sang to our music. The drive was lovely. The day was overcast and it was so peaceful. We went on a super simple little walk by a creek. It is always nice to get close to those mountains and this allowed us to recenter and focus on the task ahead.
As much as I dislike homeschool, its not the work or having the kids home that is hard for me. It's just the constant battle of flip flopping around restrictions. Its hard for me to "just go with it" when I feel like the rug is getting pulled from under my feet. It's extra hard when your kids struggle with it too. I just need time to focus on the kids and make sure that I can make the best of this crap situation for them because at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is them.