2020 Coronavirus pandemic

This is a time in history that Hannah will remember for the rest of her life.

Starting on March 17, schools closed because of the Coronavirus going around the country. There was a week of spring break in which we didn't do anything but stay at home because everything was closed. We had originally planned on going to a water park with friends and then doing something special together. I had taken the week off to spend with her. The week off ended up being getting a lot of projects done around the house and that was it. :(

The week after spring break started distance learning. Some people referred to it as "home schooling" but I couldn't do that. The teachers basically gave us the packets of work to do and I just told Hannah which sheets to do--I was just the messenger girl. There was no schooling going on by me!

It has been very interesting. As I'm typing this, it has been a month of distance learning and a month of "stay at home" orders. Easter was just the two of us and I haven't been able to hug my parents in a month :( It definitely hasn't been easy.

There was a post going around on Facebook summarizing the events and I wanted to share it here so we can look back at this time and realize what was going on. I wanted to document this as part of Hannah's second grade year as this is a huge event in history.

Here is the post:

Just so I NEVER forget..... April 2, 2020

Restaurants & Bars in WI are closed down & have been since March 17th at 5pm.

Gas price from just down the road was $1.53

School cancelled - yes cancelled

Some distance learning was going on in schools

Self-distancing measures on the rise.

Tape on the floors at grocery stores & others to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other.

Many places putting up plexiglass barriers.

Non-essential stores businesses mandated closed.

Entire sports seasons cancelled.

Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.

Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings, funerals - cancelled.

No masses, churches are closed.

No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 10 or more.

Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.

Children's outdoor play parks are closed.

Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.

Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.

Panic buying set in and there is no toilet paper, disinfecting supplies, paper towels, hand sanitizer. Shelves are bare.

Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.

Government closes the border to all non-essential travel.

Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.

Press conferences daily from the President. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.

People wearing masks and gloves outside.

Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.

Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.

Why, you ask, do I write this status? One day it will show up in my memory feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted. We have so much!

Be thankful. Be grateful.

Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone.

We are all one!