Covid-19, Day 27: Just another manic Monday

Monday, April 6, 2020

Worked until 6:30 (7 for Ed) then pulled the Easter decorations down from the attic. We have a ton of plastic eggs, and I spent about 2 hours placing fine wires through the holes at the top so that we can decorate the trees outside.

Eggs in a basket, ready to be hung in the trees

I also bedazzled our front door with some paper hearts that I cut out from a red folder. The flowers and birds nest are holdovers from last year. We have two real bird nests on the drain pipes on the north and west side of our house. I can see the mother bird sitting in the north-facing nest. Years ago when I was pregnant with Jonas, they nested in the same place. We can see them from our bathroom window. It was affirming to see new life at that personally significant moment. 

Front door is all flowers and hearts - do boys live here?

The boys attended online classes in the morning. They generally stay at their computers when they're done, so all 3 (Ed, Gill, and Jonas) are on the side-porch office for most of the day. It's a bright, cheery room with plenty of desk space to spread out. They each have their own chair and their own mess. As much as I fight against it, they bring food in there. I'm trying to teach them to sit at the table or bar when eating, away from screens. I want them to eat mindfully, and not get in the habit of stuffing food in their mouths, barely noticing what and how much they are eating. Also, we have ants in that room.

Apparently, another problem with bringing food in that room pertains to how loud the food might be. Hence the Dorito problem referenced in Ed's tweet below.

In the news:

• 1,347,892 cases worldwide, 74,808 deaths, 284,802 recovered
• 368,196 in the US, 136,675 in Spain (2nd)
• 16,523 in Italy, 13,341 in Spain (2nd)
• 2,722 cases in Missouri, 39 deaths, 31,654 tested
• 845 cases in Kansas, 25 deaths, 198 hospitalized
• 14,867 cases in Louisiana, 512 deaths, 1809 hospitalized
• 70% of those who died are African American; they make up 32% of the population
• Dow Jones closed at 22,656