Day 24 Monday 4/6/20 COVID LOCKDOWN

Monday, April 6, 2020

 Glorious sunny day, blue sky, temps in the high 50s.

Another.... "never did I ever" moment - this morning 5 AM, Rich and I are sitting up in bed trying to grab a coveted delivery slot from Pea Pod (thanks to Sue's advice last night).  Managed to snag one for two weeks from now - on Sunday, April 19 2-6 PM ($3.00 savings for flexible delivery time, thank you!).  Sitting in bed asking, should we get one container of toilet bowl cleaner or two, puts the romance back in the bedroom at the Blatchly Chalet.

Had a tiny bit of trouble getting back to sleep but then slept in till 9 AM - another first in this COVID  crisis.   Since my meetings started at 9:30 AM, I hopped in the shower, grabbed a quick granola bar and cuppa, and off I went.  

The day:

• 9:30 AM Zoom with Cat (thesis going great - she's now in Boston)
• 10:30 AM Zoom with Denver (Sarah's boss quit, bosses boss is going on maternity leave, a bit worried about vacuum.  Beccca's room re-organized so that office can be private from bedroom area and she got a better mattress out of it, girls swapping books, recipes, packing crates and cauliflower rice.)
• 11:30 AM Zoom with Kashew (my wireless flaked out - Kash's charger died, and I'm working with IT to get her a replacement
• 12;00 PM Zoom CHI Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop John Rager - everyone don't work so hard!
• 1:30 PM Zoom Sheila and Amari - research
• 2:20 PM Zoom Cathy Stillerman BCBP

Jaya Kannan from ATS connected with me to ask if clips from my videos could be shared with faculty/administrators to show what it means to teach with empathy.  She said she showed my video that welcomed back students to the course after spring break (just after the start of the COVID Lockdown) to Provost Catherine Epstein who was very "impressed." I'm really humbled and flattered.

By 4 PM or so, both Rich and I were finished, so he showed me the SGN youtube phenomenon of John Kazinsky whom I love now more than ever.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilZ1hNZPRM

I forwarded the link to everyone I knew, told my friends I would watch it once per day until this nightmare is over to make sure my heart was screwed in right.

DINNER: Rich mad lamb and barley soup with vegetables. 
PM visitors, a lone turkey, on the east side, no deer tonight.

7 PM Howl....We tried to participate in the 7 PM howl- -neighbors on Shutesbury Road were urging us all to show our solidarity and thanks to the health care workers -  but we were the only ones outside howling.  Couldn't hear anyone else.   Sure neighbors were thinking of calling the police.