I fell asleep last night before I could finish writing and while that's a bit inconvenient, I'm grateful that I fell asleep. Sleep has been very problematic as of late. Anyway, the boys and I had a pretty good day. I think I mentioned that my lawn mower died after about 15 years of use and 8 had to order a new one. It was delivered yesterday afternoon and I was able to get the yard cut. It's fantastic and I can't wait for the grass to grow back so I can use it again. We spent some time cleaning out the garage and making a new home for the mower. I put our old one out by the curb and it was snatched up very quickly. I suppose it's…

The boys and I had a pretty good day. I didn't sleep well last night, again but I made it through the day. One of the things on our to do list today was getting everyone out for some exercise. Gavin was very resistant because he's afraid of getting sick. The path we took almost never has anyone but bikers. Even if they're not wearing a mask, they blow by so quickly, there's no contact. We ended up having to walk by one person and we wore our masks because it's the right thing to do. The rest of the time we were able to breathe fresh air. We had a great time and even took Ruby along with us. Gavin did awesome and felt much better about going. It's…

We had a pretty good day today. I didn't sleep well last night and my kids were kind enough to let me sleep this morning. I very much appreciate that. The only thing on the agenda for today was getting some exercise in. Elliott has been chomping at the bit to go walking. Thankfully, we were able to get out for a little while. We went on a short hike and while there were other people present in the park, we didn't come into contact with anyone. Right now, no contact is a very good thing. Gavin is just out of frame. I didn't take many pictures today because I wanted to enjoy the time without a screen. Yes, we had our masks. When we are not around anyone, we…

So I figured out a way to stay better connected with my family while on lockdown. We've tried Zoom and Hangouts but it was a bit clunky and frustrated the kids. Last week I ordered a Facebook Portal Camera for our TV. I'm not a fan of Facebook and under different circumstances, I wouldn't be doing this. That said, it's proven to be really amazing for everyone. The boys are able to use this with their mom to help them feel like they're in the same room. They can play games, read stories and apparently, even watch movies together. We haven't figured that part out just yet though. The camera sits on top or in front of the TV My hope was to help keep everyone connected in a way…

It's been a seriously shitty few days for a number of reasons and I've just lost interest in writing. There isn't one particular thing that's to blame but rather a multitude of things, most of which are outside of my control. It goes without saying the this country is in total chaos. I completely support the protesters and the Black Lives Matter movement. If I were able, I would be marching right along with everyone else. It's heartbreaking to see everything that's going on and it makes me so angry to see those in power, doing nothing, or even worse, standing in the way of addressing police brutality and the systemic racism that's festering in this country.  I'm disgusted by the Republican party and absolutely despise Trump and all he…