Quarantine Journals - Weekend

The weekend is here, though it doesn't seem much different than many other days. I spent much of Friday trying to schedule a grocery delivery for Grandma Jan, and I was not prepared to realize that groceries are actually getting HARDER to obtain. Toilet paper is still sold out everywhere, and Richard said there were lines outside of Kroger on his way to work. He said he thought it was busy Friday morning, but by the afternoon every parking spot was filled.  I spoke with several workers at different grocery stores in Dallas and the story was the same. If you need toilet paper, you've got to be there before they open, standing in a social-distancing defying line, otherwise... too bad.  The stores online aren't even  stocking it anymore. Amazon is sold out. And when I finally caught some on Prime Now and tried to schedule it, all I got was a screen saying there were no deliveries available. I went to Instacart, trying store after store.. nothing there and then when I found some: no deliveries available. It took until 1AM this morning just to finally get a delivery scheduled for Jan for next Thursday. 

Then we spent several hours today to schedule our own groceries, though once I finally went to confirm, it gave me time slots today.  We ordered one for today and one for Thursday, neither with TP.  We have food here to get by a few weeks, but I think I'd rather keep stocking up while we can.  Unfortunately, we still have to bring the groceries inside, and there's no way of knowing if the shopper themself could be sick. It causes me so much anxiety, daily, Richard going to work or bringing mail in here... we are doing everything we can but I'm still not sure is enough.  People keep sharing these posts about young healthy people dying from covid-19, and here I am trying to get over the worse pneumonia of my life.

On a brighter note, my dad FaceTimed with us today for the first time ever, and the kids were so elated. We also FaceTimed with friends for the first time yesterday, two from online, and then penny talked to her best friend from school, Arnav. She didn't know he was going to call, so it was a surprise, and the blood flooded her face and she was teary eyed as she yelled out I MISS YOU the minute she saw his face. We are so lucky to have these luxuries to feel faux connection when we are isolated. I'm so used to being here and not getting out, I forget how strange this must be for her after experiencing school.  Oliver really enjoyed the chats too, but he is always up for a video call! He talked grandpa's ear off tonight lol.

We are watching lots of movies and started to animal crossing; legos and books... the days always feel full.  I'm behind on work and now there are starting to send schoolwork for her to do from here... I am always overwhelmed. Everyone else is trying to fill the time, but things seem busier than ever for me.

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