I'm back once again

  

For many months I kept an online journal.  However after a computer crash last week I have been unable to retrieve it.  So all those thoughts and insights have been lost, except in the recesses of my mind.  I'm going to give it another try so someday I can look back and see how life was treating me in the past.  So here goes.....

I am just about SICK of COVID...not sick WITH COVID, but sick OF COVID.  For six months we have basically been limited on where we can go and what we can do.  That part really hasn't been too bad because we don't do much most of the time anyway.  But school has been a different situation.  Since March Emily has been doing virtual school.  It really hasn't been difficult since she is a good student.  When the governor announced that we would be moving into Phase 3 of reopening, I was sure the schools would transition back to in school learning.  However, that's not the way it is going to happen.  Those students who have been going to school on alternating days will move into a daily routine.  Those, like Emily, who have been doing virtual learning will stay that way until October 14.  Even thought she is a good student, she needs to be in school.  She lacks the motivation to do well at home.  And she needs to interact with other kids.  I am tired of "sitting on her" to get everything done that needs to be done.  October 14 won't come soon enough for me...or for her.

This has been the most active hurricane season I can remember.  A few weeks ago Hurricane Laura destroyed the Lake Charles area.  Thousands are still without electricity almost four weeks later.  Now another storm is headed their way.  It won't be a hurricane when it gets there, but it will have strong winds and lots of rain.  My heart goes out to those people who are trying to put their lives back together only to have another storm hit them.  We are expected to get lots of rain, but nothing else.  I can deal with rain not to have what Lake Charles has.

Today is the first day I'm trying to make Emily become more responsible.  I have always gone into her room when her alarm went off to bring her medicine and wake her up gently.  Today she will have to do that by herself.  I really hate it.  The grandmother part of me wants to make everything easy and smooth for her.  The mother part of me knows she needs to do things herself.  The alarm sounded about 45 minutes ago.  She did come out to take her medicine after I called to her several times.  Then she went back to bed.  She is finally moving around.  I hope this is the start of a good thing, but right now I'm thinking it will take a few days (I hope that's all) for her to get into the new habit.

So starts another week of virtual learning.  I'm going to say it will be a great week.  Positive thoughts never hurt!!!