Day 14 of Lockdown

We just completed week two of a stay at home order.  Covid-19 exploded here in our small valley, and our county was locked down before the rest of the state recently followed.  Many of those cases were because people had recently visited Blaine County.  Aaron is the only one who ventures out to the grocery store and post office, and he does so with the utmost caution.

Our days get off to a slow to start, but then we are working out at the house using resistance bands,  a pull up bar, and different you tube work out videos.  Then we all take some down time before lunch.  On the days where the sun is out (and there haven't been many), we sit in the yard and throw the ball for the dogs into the empty lot next to us.

Our school district hasn't come up with a distant learning plan yet, so Emily has been responsible for doing 20 minutes each of math and reading every day.  Last Tuesday she joined in on a wacky math hour using Zoom for the first time.

She's also been doing some projects, but we are a little limited on our craft supplies.  But thanks to Target.com we did get what we needed to dye Easter eggs, which she did today. 

a perler gun for dad

Bike rides, playing catch, hitting the softball, and lots and lots of board games and card games get us through the rest of the day.  It's difficult for her, on all of us, but we are trying our hardest to make the best of this crazy situation.

Final Freedoms

Thursday and Friday were parent teacher conferences, so no school for Emily. She managed a playdate each day, and went to a shooting match with Aaron on Thursday evening.

Saturday she participated in She Jumps, a girls only ski event.

Midway through the day, it became known that there was a local case of covid-19 in town.  We went from being one of the last remaining states without any cases, to it being in our own backyard!  That afternoon the announcement went out the schools will be closed until April 6th, and the second case was made public. Since I now fall into the high risk category, we are strictly following the social distancing guidelines.  We are now on day 2, and Emily may already be going mad.  We did get out of the house to go on a bike ride, making it our goal to avoid a street with other riders or walkers.  Then we all went for some shooting practice. 

Boise State Gym meet

 She was 8th on vault 8.65.

 4th on uneven bars with a 9.225.

 Beam was 2nd place with a 9.325.

 4th place on floor with a 9.075

Emily was 3rd on all around!  It was her best meet this season. She was supposed to compete at the Idaho State meet on March 21st, but it is being postponed due to COVID-19 virus.

Rock N Roll Meet

On February 28th we traveled to Burley for Elevate Gymnastics' Rock N Roll Meet.  Emily was disappointed in her performance, but handled it well..  She walked away with 6th on bars, 5th on floor and vault, and 4th on beam.  She was 6th all around.