A diff'rent kind of summer...
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| Missing school much? Throwback to this moment during Scouting Week at Celestine's school. |
Celestine has had an endless summer vacation, no thanks to the Corona Virus. As soon as the exams were over and it became apparent to me that the outbreak could be a problem, I already put her on home quarantine. It's been more than a hundred days since then. Thankfully, the virus didn't spread so badly in the provinces so I started easing up on her and allowed her to mingle with other kids. The virus has been contained for now, at least in our area and I hope it stays that way. The government says that school will be back in August but there won't be a face to face contact until a vaccine would be available. I don't know how that will work out but our kids' safety is top priority. We just have to keep safety protocols on hand while rolling out with the new normal.
My kid has made use of this free time to learn some important skills. I'm proud of her achievements so far: she can now ride a bike! That's kind of a big deal for me because I never learned how to. 😅 She encourages me tho and constantly tells me that it's not too late to learn. We'll need a bigger bike for that beb. I caught on cam the very first moment that she was brave enough to show off. She seems wobbly at first but daddy and I are so proud nonetheless.
I thought of how cool that moment was but I was so surprised when dad videoed her during their recent impromptu beach trip, and I found out that she could already swim. Yet another thing I can't do. I get the feeling that this pair would be bullying me a lot in the coming days. Oh well....my daughter is really slaying it in the physical activity department. More like dad, less like mom.
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Musings.
We're halfway through 2020 and it feels like so much has happened but at the same time, it also feels like nothing has happened. Get what I mean? No? Well that shit was pretty convoluted so let me try again.
What I mean is, so much has happened to the the point of exhaustion because of these new rules that we have to live by, and yet it feels like nothing has happened because most of the things that we planned to do this year got cancelled.
I'm not complaining about the exhaustion part, okay, because at this point, no one is probably more exhausted than the front liners. They literally keep the world spinning. Kudos to them! God keep them and envelop them in His strength.
Back to me, and looking back to the previous months at the start of the community quarantine when I scared myself shit because of overthinking! Ha!
Now, I just tell myself to live in the moment and stop with the crazy scenarios in my head.
Live in the moment but take safety precautions.
Baby steps and we'll make it through.
XO,
Cassie
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