Author Archives: Sarah

When this insanity began, despite it hitting my area in March, we still had the Christmas tree up. Last week, we decided to embrace the spirit of the season a bit early, since nothing is “normal” this year in any way. My husband is relegated to the basement again, though he isn’t sick this time.Continue reading “Full Circle”

I saw a meme today talking about how some folks wonder when stores and restaurants will open back up, but others wonder when grandparents do… In talking with a friend about it, I realized that it isn’t just a joke. It’s real, this loss of family time. I feel like time with my parents, myContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 62”

I’m really entertained by the term “covidiot.” Possibly too entertained by it! That’s the extent of my musings tonight. I’ve been listening to an audiobook all day, and aside from some literary shaming by my youngest child, that’s all I’ve done. Oh, I did make another really disgusting pasta dish… I shouldn’t do pastas. IContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 50”

So… Clearly I’ve found other things with which to occupy my time… I missed a few days! Day 49 and not much has changed, though aside from the bottle of wine on my counter. That’s new. It also may be helping me write tonight … The kids have been playing outside more, which is absolutelyContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 49”

The humans just watched this weird movie about giant fuzzy white monsters hunting small humans. I think they said it was called “Small Foot” or something. They laughed a lot, which kept me from sleeping. Though that may have something to do with my bed being right next to the speakers. They took some sillyContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 45”

Just so I actually post for every day… We cleaned the house yesterday. For the first time in a long time, kids rooms have been clean for several days in a row. I think they may have been affected by this isolation… That’s the extent of yesterday’s adventures, though we did have Indian tacos forContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 44”

Wow was today a blast! We joined the GISH mini hunt today, and had more fun as a family than we have in a while! We made a castle and a crown We gave Ben a haircut I hid from the kids They took a “nap” Small child explained the meaning of life And IContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 43”

Rain falls outside my window tonight. The smell is intoxicating, or maybe that’s the leftover buzz from the beer I had with dinner. The locally brewed one with just a touch more alcohol than the popular national ones. My child sleeps, diagonally, on the sofa while the TV shares stories of women and pain andContinue reading “Quarantine Musings, early morning, Day 42…”

Last night, small child was having trouble sleeping due to a dream the night before in which she got a kitten. She’s obsessed with kittens… She got on the internet to see if she could find the perfect kitten. Coming down the stairs, excited, she showed me a picture: the perfect cat and it’s onlyContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 41”

Forty days. That’s a lot. That’s Biblical. But I’m not feeling that profound today. I’m thinking, if only we’d started this quarantine 3 days later, I’d have turned 37 on day 37 of quarantine. That’s right. It’s my birthday! Aside from the fact that it’s 10:30pm and my 10 year old is just taaaaaallllllkkkkkkiiiiinnnngggg atContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 40”