Friday, May 15, 2020

COVID-19 - First Two Months

On March 12th (a Thursday) we were informed that our schools would be closed indefinitely, starting March 13th.

Initially the government said to avoid large crowds and international travel, but otherwise not to be alarmed. However, over the weekend the situation escalated very quickly and we found ourselves limiting all social activity and advised to stay six feet from others.

Week #1:

Kara & Mom watching church online


Puzzle #1


Movie nights!


Daily updates from news sources


Puzzle time


Daily school schedule




Ainsley baking cake


Kara decorated!


Home yoga


Lots and lots of daily walks!


...and bike rides!


School work + dog :-)



Week #2:

Puzzle #2


Morning walk - rain or shine!


Local Front Page


CNN Front Page


Daily walks no matter what!



Puzzle #3


City of Atlanta issues Stay at Home order starting 3/24/20


City of Decatur issues Stay at Home order starting 3/25/20


Toilet paper aisle at Publix


Making homemade lemonade


After two weeks at home, we had a safe-distance family dinner in back yard


Ice cream sandwiches


Blackie and Kara


Water Balloons!



Week #3:
New cases continue to climb in the US and in Georgia. The president announced yesterday (March 29th) that he has extended the social distancing guidance until April 30th. 




On April 2nd, Governor Kemp issued Shelter in Place order for the state of Georgia. He also announced that all schools in the state will not resume for the remainder of the school year, so we will continue home-schooling until the end of May.


Jack gets a hair cut from Matt


Family poker night


Personal pizza for lunch!


Each school day we choose a topic for "lunch and learn" while we eat




Kara made homemade play dough with conditioner and corn starch




Ainsley spends HOURS juggling and trying new tricks each week


Family tennis at Smoke Rise


Backyard swimming pool was open for swimming on April 4th :-)








Week #4:
Still under Shelter in Place orders in the state of Georgia. Mid week the governor extended the shelter-in-place order for Georgia through April 30th. Each day the number of cases and deaths continue to rise... 
Global counts

Georgia counts


Sheila and Terry surprised us with an Apple pie from Southern Sweets bakery! YUM!


Playing Google Eyes game :-)


Kara on a Zoom call with her friends


Puzzle #4!


Kara and Ainsley made Easter cupcakes


Egg decorating!






Ready for Easter!



Easter morning breakfast



Ready for our at-home Easter service





At 2:45am Easter Sunday night, we were woken with emergency alerts for a tornado. The Decatur siren sounded too and we all took cover in our storm shelter. Luckily the tornado did not touch down and everyone was okay and back in bed by 3:15am.



Inside Jack's storm shelter



Week #5: 


For a change of scenery we spent an evening at Legacy Park






Drive-by birthday for Ainsley's friend, Ruby




 
Backyard Thursday with Barb and Dave



Grocery store ready!


Escaped to the lake house for a while







Week #6: 
Still at the lake. Definitely a big week for news. Mid-week, Governor Kemp decided to start opening some businesses - he started with hair salons, massage parlors, tattoo parlors, gyms, bowling alleys, and nail salons. More businesses openings soon to follow (next week).









Mom and Kara! 
(Didn't realize we matched until after we were halfway through our walk)


The baby fox!


Tubing


Remote school from the lake 


Jack and his bb gun


Boat cruising!


Installed the new slack line




Flowers we picked on one of our walks


Ainsley and mom picking up Chick-Fil-A for lunch


Watching our Chick-Fil-A app


Daily walk after a big rain storm


Week #7:

Jack mowing the lawn


Afternoon walk


Kara's note to the postal workers


Sidewalk message :-)


Back to the lake for the weekend


Ainsley caught a lot of fish!





Week #8:




Gwynn Valley canceled summer camp :-(


Another puzzle!


Mother's Day sign for Grandma D


Mother's Day sign for brunch


Matt = winner of backyard family dinner game


Emma's Zoom graduation







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