It has been one month already since the start of Shelter in Place.  Fortunately Stuart is able to work from home to watch the boys too, and the boys are quite content at home.  Connor has expressed a few times that he misses school, his friends and his teacher, but he is getting used to this new ‘norm” as well.  We have created a schedule for the boys as of Week 1.  The schedule is not very academic, but it helps the kids move between different activities better.  Since a couple of weeks ago, the schools and teachers are starting to provide some guidance for distance learning via Google Classroom.  Connor’s teacher also has set up Zoom meetings with the class twice a week now.  Logan had a couple of Zoom meetings with his math teacher so far.  These are all just some guidance, and it is still hard for the boys be accountable learning the materials.  Stuart tries to remind and work with the boys on their work, but it becomes difficult on the days when he has more meetings or work. 

     One activity we have started doing during this shelter in place and rainy weather is Just Dance.  The boys and I, sometimes Stuart too, have been doing a few dance each day for exercise and for fun.  Logan is good with rhythm and he is almost always the leader among our scores every day.  Other than that, we have also done a few short bike trips to get exercise as well as being more comfortable with this biking outing.  With more time at home, we also play more board games together.  We even agreed to play Monopoly once when Connor often requests it.

    We are keeping any other outings to minimal.  I am basically the only one going out; other than going to work, I also keep our grocery shopping to every 1-2 weeks only.