Heart of Wisdom Academy

• This is us at Aldis.
• No bread
• No toilet paper
• There is a clear shield in front of the cashier
• There is tape on the floor 6 ft apart so that patrons know where to stand to maintain social distancing requirements. 
• A lot of people wear gloves and masks
• She wipes down the conveyer belt after each customer
• Our cart looks empty. LOL I can't remember what we got.
• Popular items are limited to 1 or 2 per person. That means I have to go to the store every other day to have the items that we need. 

• Graduations, Weddings, Birthdays, Baby Showers, Wedding Showers all canceled. Our Governor has declared a stay-at-home order. We are ordered to stay in our homes unless we need to go to the store or a medical appointment. We can also go outside for exercise. 
• All of G's upcoming weddings have had to cancel/postpone. 
• Kyle's graduation ceremony was supposed to be June 6...its postponed. 
• Kyle isn't sentimental and could care less. I'm not particularly sentimental, but I'm very proud of him. I'm very proud of us. I was 22 years old when I began homeschooling. And now 14 years later we made it. 
• I am proud.
• I am grateful.
• I don't feel the need to commemorate with a huge ceremony, but I was going to do it. But, now I don't have to. He didn't want to do it anyway. So the plan is to have his senior pictures taken, order his diploma, finish enrolling in college.
• I'm happy either way.
• It is finished.
• 1 down...5 more to go. I pray time slows down a little because I really have enjoyed every minute of it.

• I remember having a conversation with a friend when Kyle was a baby. I had an in-home daycare and I went to school full-time online. She was genuinely perplexed about my life and asked (not in a snarky way), "But what do you DO all day?". The sentiment has thus been asked over the course of my nearly 19 years at home...well today...everyone's gonna find out. LOL 

• Pretty much sums up the week. The Governor of Virginia closed all schools for the rest of the year.
• EVERYONE is forced to homeschool.
• Based on my Facebook feed, there is a lot of weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth (mostly from the parents) lol. 
• All jokes aside, my heart and prayers really are with all of the families. 
• No one was prepared for this. Public and private school teachers have hastened to get homework packets created for their students, quite expediently, I might add.
• For someone with 3 kids each taking 5-7 subjects, I can only imagine the stress and anxiety parents are facing having to help their kids get these homework packets done. Many of the parents are now teleworking as well. The learning curve is steep.
• The local schools are serving bag lunches Mon-Friday. This is a great help for many families. Most people haven't budgeted for breakfast, lunch, and snacks 5 times a week. The program is helping a lot of families.
• The appreciation and respect for teachers are at an all-time high. Nigh unto God-like.
• Homeschool Moms? Even higher. LOL The thought that some parents actually choose to do this AND like it, has blown minds.
• Our family has been largely unaffected. My husband's job is essential, so he is working for now. Thank you Jesus. My job is online and has been unaffected. The kids have always been homeschooled and we've always had to feed them every day.
• What has changed for us? Basically our social life.
• As an introvert, nothing has pleased me more in MY ENTIRE LIFE.

Maybe not the best time to buy a used bike. Lol 😆  Enjoying the beautiful day.