Today begins a “pause” for the school district as they try to figure out how best to deliver online schooling when we are going to be out for at least 7 weeks, possibly more in total.

However, the boys have some online programs that they can continue to access, so they will.  I’m going to have them up and checking in every morning at 9 am.  That’s the plan.  Thumper will get to skate by a little, since he needs adult supervision to make sure he stays on task.  Pajamas are the new school uniform.

You may notice a lack of Ane in this picture.  A last-minute decision on our part, coordinating with friends, has her flying to Maui today.  We do feel a little guilty about doing so (yes, this is unnecessary travel), but with everything that is happening here, I really wanted to get the extroverted teenage girl – who doesn’t have a job right now – out of the house.  She will get to spend a little over a week with her friend Lisa and spend time on the beach.  Even if things lock down there, she will at least get the benefit of hanging out with one of her best friends in a tropical paradise.

In the meantime, I will endeavor to keep the boys busy until the other shoe inevitably drops.

Well, after today, formal online school is “pausing.”

What happens next?  Not really sure.

However, I did tell the kids to brace themselves, because come Monday, we will do it MY WAY.

Lesson 101 in online etiquette: when eating breakfast, make sure your microphone is on mute.

In cyberspace, no one can smell you, but they CAN hear you chew.

And happy birthday to my dear niece Belle, who is 14 years old today!  

Day three of online school began with the acceptance of perpetual pajama day status.  So long as you are actually wearing things that cover your skin, it’s fine.  Plus, in cyberspace, no one can smell you.

However, the kids did get dressed in order to go on a very exciting field trip!  All the way to… the eye doctor’s office to pick up Ane’s new glasses.  And the boys didn’t even get out of the car.

But the glasses look great!

Ane’s prescription is a slight tweak to her vision – she’s 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other, so to my extraordinarily bad eyes, her prescription is almost like looking through glass.  But it’s sharpened everything up for her, and will help with seeing notes on projector at school, and driving (especially at night).

The boys were not impressed with their field trip, and now speech is closed down.  We are starting to lose so many of our regularly scheduled activities.  I have a bad feeling about this…