Nothing Breaks Like a Heart

I was working during my office hours today and the following lyrics really hit me like a ton of bricks! - "This world can hurt you, it cuts you deep, and leaves a scar."

I am heartbroken that we didn't really get to say goodbye to the kids as they walked out of the classroom last Thursday. We all said - see you tomorrow, like we always do, but that isn't really accurate at all. I sent a little survey out to my kids and they are all sad and feel disconnected. It's amazing in this time of digital connections and social media that we still feel cut off from each other when we can't physically be together. That says a lot about the need for humans to interact!

I'm also heartbroken for all those kids who aren't getting to do that lasts and firsts. So many kids that don't get to have graduation ceremonies, proms, birthday parties, moving up celebrations, it's all too much. Again, human interaction and celebrations are being eliminated to protect us from a virus that we still don't understand.

I'm heartbroken that I can't get to my mom! She is stuck alone at home in the house that she and dad shared for many years. The good thing is that dad was always a planner and she has plenty of toilet paper.

I'm heartbroken that my honeymoon with school at home is OVER!

The quote for today was "I'm not doing any of that stupid work!" So, that took all of one day.

Is it normal to need a brain break after every 2 minutes of work? Pretty sure that's a no!

Our nature walk consisted of trying to figure out if this is a wig or a dead animal. What do you think?

The soccer ball has gone over the fence in all directions at least 4 times in the last 2 days.

And we debated the decrease in gas prices. That counts as math, right?

I'm heartbroken that I can't get any of my needed alone time. As I've said before, sitting at home and reading a book is one of my favorite activities, but not everyone is introverted like me and being in the house together for 6 days is really hard. The space is not big enough to find a place for all of us to get that necessary alone time. At least I can still go for a walk!

I may as well call this blog New Adventures in Pandemic Schooling!