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    March 20 – Day 3 of COVID 19 Adventure

    Irony Okay.  I was trying to fall asleep last night, but my mind was revisiting all of March 20th’s events.  How would I make sense of them?  Irony seemed to fit the bill best. Since school is closed for most, here is a vocabulary lesson.  The first definition of irony is “the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.”  That isn’t my style… The second definition is “a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.”  Hmmmmm  Okay, I thought, this is getting really close to…

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    March 19 – Day 2 of the COVID 19 Adventure

    It Is All About Learning I keep seeing lots of posts from my teacher friends about what they are doing to keep teaching during this.  Many are plowing new ground in the virtual world, others are old pros.  Some parents are also beginning to reach out.  They are asking for ideas and support. Here at White Rock, we learned a lot today.  Here are a few of our discoveries. Thunder Follows Lightning On top of our self-imposed semi-isolation, it was storming this morning.  I am wondering if the rain is serving to make staying at home seem more natural or more painful.  It changes moment to moment.  This morning it…

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    March 18 – DAY 1 of Our COVID 19 Adventure

    The Adventure Begins On March 17, instead of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, Jerry headed north to get our grandson.  I headed south to get our granddaughter.  I don’t know what it is about times of uncertainty, but when things like this happen, I want my babies with me.  John and Beth are working from home.   Jillian and Mike are basically doing the same.  One daycare had closed, giving no warning to parents…the other was days away from making a similar decision.  Jerry is teaching online for the foreseeable future and so it made sense for us to have the babies. We told the parents we wanted them for two weeks…

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    The Most Interesting Room in the World…Seriously

    I have a friend in Virginia who painted her laundry room a bright orange color that she loves in order to inspire her to keep up with the most thankless household chore.  This is our 29th house in our almost 34 years of marriage.  I have had laundry rooms that were windowless, located behind bi-fold doors in a hallway, in a dark and cold basement, and even out in a detached garage space.  I have had to go upstairs, downstairs, and outside to wash clothes.  When we lived in an apartment right after we got married, I even got to go to a laundromat located inside the complex. I guess…