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175k people have passed away from covid since my Mom died from it in April. Let that number sit with you for a minute . Since April. This same year. It breaks my heart what has happened to this world. Kindergarten children are learning remotely on computers when they should be chasing each other around at recess and learning how to poke a hole in their juice box. Our high schoolers are sitting in front of a computer from their bedrooms for 6 hours a day during what should be their most crucial years of education. Our college students are getting in trouble for trying to reach out and make new friends on campus because they aren’t social distancing. It all just sucks. And we don’t know when it’s going to change. And how it’s going to change. And what the change will look like. So we take small baby steps and wait for mother may I to let us take one giant step. (Am I dating myself with reference to that game?) It’s midnight and I’m not sleeping. (Shocker) I’m racing around in my mind t...

First week of remote school seems to be going swimmingly for everyone. Our town had a zoom class hacked with images of Hitler. Kids can’t log onto their classes because of IT issues. Teachers are masked and shielded. College students can’t socialize normally and if they do-they’re “written up”. Meltdowns are happening hourly . And that’s just the grown-ups. It is confirmed folks. We are living in a twilight zone. There is no good for any of us. Teachers want to see your kids in person. Students want to see their friends in person. Cafeteria lunches were never so desirable . If any of us think this is temporary, I hate to burst the bubble but remember March? March 13th when the world shut down but we had all hoped the kids would be back a few weeks later? Yup. Need I say more? I’m petrified that 2021 isn’t going to look much different. So we can panic and worry obsessively (which honestly, I ROCK at doing) or we can take a deep breath and remember we can’t control this. (I suck at not...

 I had an eyebrow waxing apt and needed to make a return at TJ Maxs so decided to leave a bit early.  I was too early (which is nothing new for me. If I'm 5 minutes early, I feel late) but the return line was long so I had time.  The line continued to grow.  Because only register 2 was open and the woman at register 2 was too busy on the phone to do any checkouts. There were other employees but apparently conversing in the aisles took precedence to helping out register 2 woman with the growing line. As I looked around, little girl was touching everything on the shelves. I get it little girl. It's tempting but we are in land of covid but whatever, I didn't judge (although apparently I did).  Her mask was not covering her nose but I let it go because she was like, 8. But then I looked around and at least 4 grown adults were not wearing their mask over their nose.  We are on month 6 here people. MONTH 6 OF MASK WEARING.  The masks go OVER your mouth AND y...

  I was fortunate enough to spend my summer at our second home.  Which we decided to impulsively buy during covid. Because nothing says “shit- we need to really live life like tomorrow may end” like a national pandemic resulting in more deaths than I care to discuss and the world wearing masks to stand in line for an ice cream cone. So here we are. I feel very fortunate. I’m fatter than I was when I bought the house - but fortunate. I’ve had more cocktails then I’ve had in 15 years and barely saw my children. (Credit to the teens they worked their behinds off this summer. Making decent cash and learning what it means to actually work. Super proud of them) My late afternoons were spent socializing Skylar (for those not following along - this is our now 8 month old bernedoodle who I wanted to send back at the beginning because she needed attention and I was dealing with my Mom dying and covid and the last thing I wanted was a puppy peeing on my rug 100 times )  (But now I’m...

 Oh hello 3:11 am.  I haven’t  seen you in a whole 9 days and must say- haven’t really missed you.  But here we are so we might as well do what we do best... Overthink.  20th anniversary is 3 months away. I wonder what the modern 20th gift is? I wonder what the traditional 20th gift is? Do not turn on phone and google. REFRAIN! It’s so hot.  Hit DH 4 times and pray he stops snoring.  He doesn’t so move on to the couch because surely you will fall asleep there.  I don’t think I’ve heard from youngest’s drum teacher about when his lessons will be.  Gotta love virtual drum lessons.  Shoot meant to go to Target today to look for paper towels.  For the love of god who is hoarding the paper towels?  I’m so hot.  Turn on fan. Toss 123 times. My feet are killing me.  Like - killing!  Plantar fasciitis turned arthritis turned possible neuropathy. You know there’s gotta be a surgery in my future. After all it’s been at lea...