DAY 3

Miss Nine Year Old got up this morning ready to follow our plan. After showers and breakfast we took our dog for a walk to the park. On the way home we saw a man approaching us a block or so away. He crossed the street and continued to walk in our direction. We greeted each other with a good morning as we passed. I could not help but wonder if he crossed in the name of "social distancing". It will be interesting to see how often these types of things occur over the next few weeks and months.

We spent the day doing crafts, reading, math and social studies. We did yoga with a mom and her son via Facebook from the local yoga studio.
https://www.facebook.com/soulshineyogahowell/
We watched cute animals live on webcam at the Cinncinatti Zoo.
https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/
At one point I threatened to throw away the schedule because she was adamant that we follow it to the T. I explained that we could be flexible. She finally relaxed a little to allow for changes in the plan. I was so happy when afternoon quiet time came.

My son works in the restaurant industry in Boston. I heard yesterday that all bars and restaurants in Massachusetts were closing down. I contacted my son to ask how he is doing with this. He assured me that he will be fine. He has a cushion of savings and there would be a meeting at work today to discuss unemployment issues. Today I heard that all bars and restaurants in Michigan are closing as well. We are living in strange times for sure.

After dinner we took a drive to Baskin Robbins to see if we could get some ice cream. Downtown Howell was fairly deserted. Coffee shops and restaurants dark, no cars parked along Grand River. Signs in Baskin Robbins asked that there be no more than five customers in the store at one time, and that we keep a distance of six feet from one another. My husband insisted on getting right up next to me. He is like that. We did get our ice cream and came home to watch a movie. A family comedy was good medicine before bed.

Stay well, and stay calm.

More tomorrow