Quarantine Life

Some notes regarding the first week plus of quarantine.

Things I'm Not Proud Of

"King" Doug playing Air Pictionary

Wanting to punch my office mate...repeatedly

"Working from home is great. I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to an office setting. Less distractions, more quiet. No pesky cube neighbors being loud and annoying."--Me for the past year. 

"Could he possibly type any louder? How is there still ice in that cup and how does he have any teeth left after chomping so vigorously? What the hell is he laughing at? I've read this paragraph 10 times and I still do not know what I read."--Me on Day 1 of sharing an office with my beautiful husband. 

The Outburst

How I miss our outings!

The kids' last day of school was Friday, March 13. We've not left the house since then. It's been cold and rainy the majority of days, so we've mostly been inside. I spent Saturday morning cleaning the house. Hand to God, no more than 2 minutes after I had finished cleaning the living room, it looked like a tornado had hit. "No. No. No. No. Are you kidding me?!" I screamed like a maniac and proceeded to throw Big Boy Clarence (a giant fluffy teddy bear) and a My Little Pony out of the living room toward the staircase. There was silence. Then we all burst out laughing, and Julian said, "Oh, Mom!" and looked over at Jonas and said, "One day we'll be parents and we'll know how hard it is to deal with messy kids." 

I told them I was going to come to their houses and make giant messes for no reason and then leave. 

Things I'm Happy About

Julian wrote me a book. 

It is called "Mom and Julian" and it talks about all of the fun things we do together. 

Stress Baking

Kate the Great eating her bakes!

Not happy about the stress, but it's always fun to bake! Since we've been holed up, I've made (with the help of Kate the Great) chocolate chip pumpkin bread, pineapple upside down cake, and Mommaw Alice's gingerbread. To get the hardcore end of the world vibes going whilst baking, we listened to Metallica.  \\,,// For whom the bell tolls, time marches on! Take a look to the sky just before you die, it is the last time you will! \\,,//  (Side note about Metallica: When I was a little kid, my cousin Chip had a Metallica poster on his wall. He told me that it was a picture of some of our uncles when they were younger. I believed him. In my defense, James Hetfield & Co. did look like they had just crawled out of the holler.)

Tomorrow, Kate has already told me that we are making sugar cookies with sprinkles. The unfortunate thing is we have no one to share our bakes with. 

Movie Night

It's not the same without my crew (I know they're here in spirit); however, the show must go on. This week, Dacian and I watched Zombieland and Zombieland Double Tap. We took lots of notes. 

And how are you, friend? Have you been washing your hands and practicing social distancing? How have you been passing the time?

Stay safe out there and DO NOT GO TO THE WINCHESTER (next movie up?)!