Today got off to a really nice start, when Pete told me he’d bought Poppy and me the new “Animal Crossing” with his own money. I played it for awhile, and it was great, but then I got really overwhelmed trying to plan our dinners for next week, and then I had a little cry when a grocery order I’d placed was canceled for mysterious reasons.
Part of my mood today can probably be attributed to hormones, but I think some of it is that I haven’t really given myself a daily schedule. Rockford and the kids have pretty much settled into a routine with work and school, but I feel like I’m spending a lot of my time spinning my wheels.
Two things I have been doing more-or-less consistently: Jotting down a few thoughts every day, and doing daily Spanish lessons on Duolingo. I’m on a 95-day streak there.
Virtual school days
I helped Pete figure out how to get the website his band director was using to work, but otherwise the kids just did their assignments with no input from me.
Entertainment
I’m so glad some of the movie companies had the same idea I did last week and started releasing new movies on streaming services. Last night we rented Pixar’s “Onward,” and to make it feel more like a trip to the movies we recorded our own extremely ridiculous pre-movie commercials and infotainment. Poppy popped some popcorn, and she even made Pete a slush. The movie was sweet and funny, too.
After “Onward,” Rockford and I tuned in to Instagram for a live broadcast Jeff Tweedy’s wife Sue did from their living room. It was a little chaotic, with Jeff appearing in his pajamas and laying down in protest when he wanted to be done. It was delightful and weird, and I hope they do another one. It was a cheerful cap to a rough day.
Quarantine eats
Frozen pizza to the rescue! I had a vegan Amy’s in the pizza, and we had a cauliflower-crust one for my father-in-law.