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Post by serrakunda on Mar 13, 2020 21:32:29 GMT
How is everyone ?
I see a little anxiety developing in Simba. I think my parents are very vulnerable, late 70s, my mum was in hospital with an asthma attack last week. They have food in, they don't really need to go anywhere so hopefullt they will just ride it out
Stay safe everyone
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Post by moo on Mar 14, 2020 9:17:00 GMT
Glad we are surrounded by open country air, fresh ( wet) fields & no manic commute xx the farmyard with all its brown gloop has some advantages yet again afterall 😷 xxx boys will be happily tractor driving around, not too stir crazy I'm a hoping xx
My heart goes out to all xxx sending all good wishes xxx
Nannie at risk too serrakunda so worried .... ( 82 )
Xx moo xx
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Post by flutterby on Mar 14, 2020 13:54:47 GMT
No more school here at least till after the Easter hols. My parents are wholly unreasonable. My dad's 80 but still thinks he is 5 - and has the energy of one too. So he refuses to adapt his super busy lifestyle and has told all his music students to come round his place for lessons now the school has closed. Meanwhile my mum is refusing to have more than a pound of pasta in the house. Surely, we can drop off supplies for her if things get worse. The only blessing is that she does not go out much. Not sure if my childminder is still allowed to take children. If she is not I won't be able to work. Not sure what's going to happen then.
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Post by mudlark on Mar 14, 2020 23:26:54 GMT
I sense anxiety building in Lapwing and Peewit. I have had to tell Lapwing I wont be taking her to Birmingham to a show and night in hotel with me for her 11th birthday, also preparing them for two big school trips that may be cancelled. My Mum and stepdad are in the late 70's, I am worried about them. We suspect my mother has early/mid stages of Alzheimers which has come as a shock and a sadness, the timing of this couldn't be worse! I feel for all those who are elderly, vulnerable or alone at this time. It feels like it could be a fairly challenging few months ahead. I have stocked up on board games, dvd's and puzzle books in case of long weeks ahead.........!
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Post by moo on Mar 15, 2020 8:49:25 GMT
Hugs mudlark school trips always such a minefield, secretly a relief that all prolly canx from now on xx
Feel sure schools will close this week till after easter break... sooo tuff for gcse's... tuffer trying to explain to boys house arrest xx
So worrying about about elderly loved ones added for your mum xxx stay well xxx
Xx hugs to all xx
Xx moo xx
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Post by chotimonkey on Mar 16, 2020 12:30:04 GMT
We’re waiting on final treatment plan for my dad... he has a heart condition which makes chemotherapy more risky. He’s been told to self isolate apart from immediate family, but there are 20 of us in immediate family. Also if he has limited time... not being together isn’t really what we want. Waiting for advice.... it’s an extra layer of complication.
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Post by moo on Mar 16, 2020 13:15:48 GMT
Sending love & strengthxxx (((((choti,monkeys & all)))))
Xx moo xx
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Post by serrakunda on Mar 16, 2020 18:14:11 GMT
such difficult decisions (((((Choti))))
not the same I know but maybe he can keep some facetime/skype contact going
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Post by chotimonkey on Mar 16, 2020 21:20:15 GMT
Thanks... a complicated time for everyone in so many ways. I was thinking about vulnerable children with an even more skeletal social service staff to case load ratio... it’s very hard.
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Post by leo on Mar 16, 2020 23:18:26 GMT
It must be so hard Choti, my thoughts are with you.
I have tonight made the decision not to send my boys to school for now as I have had to take on responsibility for giving my Mum her ongoing chemotherapy and other treatments (thankfully I have done this once or twice before). The risk of carrying an infection in to her just feels too great right now - and it doesn't help that my own recent health problems mean I am classed as vulnerable too.
I'm usually fairly unflappable - but this situation has me wobbly; let alone my rather anxious boys.
I hope everyone stays safe and well.
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Post by serrakunda on Mar 17, 2020 18:39:16 GMT
Its becoming very surreal
At DfE we have all been told to work at home, although we will be skyping and emailing, it was very strange saying goodbye to everyone not knowing when we would seeing everyone again
Not looking forward to the isolation, at least if you have a partner you have an adult to talk to. Simba is devasted about the loss of his post GCSE summer and worried about his exams. I think I will be ok as long as I can get out to the allotment
Hope your mum is Ok Leo
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Post by flutterby on Mar 17, 2020 18:50:22 GMT
Hugs to all of you who are struggling. This is a massive test for us all. We are in complete lockdown now, all shops apart from supermarkets closed. No school, no childcare. I will either go to work 5 am or work from home as I'm at risk.
Have started digging up the back garden and will plant some veg and spuds. Have always wanted to do this, and we may be thankful for them later in the year. Hopefully it won't come to this though.
I don't know when I'll see my older kids again. I was supposed to visit over Easter, but all borders are sealed.
I worry about so many people. Keep safe everyone and hope you can find something to do with the kids to keep them from going into meltdown.
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Post by moo on Mar 17, 2020 22:10:51 GMT
Wow it has ramped up 300% in as many houres! 😳 Sending all much love & hopes to stay well & virus free xxx
So many of you with huge burdens xxx much respect... bonkers unpresidented times so so scarey xxxx
Stay safe all xxxxx
Xx moo xx
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Post by mudlark on Mar 17, 2020 23:43:15 GMT
Such anxious times for everyone and sorry to hear of added worries of some. We have decided not to listen to the news at all when the children are around or talk about it in any serious way, it was becoming too stressful for them. I am making their grandparents 'self isolation' sound 'exciting' as we do food drops to them after work in the dark. I am focusing on planting things in the allotment, trying to get us all to think to the future. I am thankful for this small corner of the internet for a touch stone of sanity and understanding in what will be a tough few months. Thoughts and prayers to all.
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Post by gilreth on Mar 18, 2020 10:03:16 GMT
My university shut to face to face teaching Monday night - and I had email from VC yesterday evening to effectively tell me to work from home as of next Monday as I am in the at risk category - as is Droroin. He however is continuing to work - his company is the biggest one in home care (medications & nursing for metabolic conditions, HIV, transplants, cancer therapeutics, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, & other high value drugs) and due to the situation hospitals are moving patients to home care rather than coming into hospital for their medication. They are doubling their delivery capacity and got scripts coming through at a high rate - so he needs to work.
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Post by serrakunda on Mar 18, 2020 20:06:20 GMT
Exams cancelled
Simba is absolutely devastated
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Post by mudlark on Mar 18, 2020 23:16:18 GMT
Poor Simba. It's so hard for them to understand and must seem so unfair.
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Post by flutterby on Apr 4, 2020 4:12:54 GMT
How is everyone doing? It's been eerily quiet on here.
Strangely enough, Butterfly seems to enjoy lockdown. We've seen a marked decrease in behaviours, she's confided for the first time that she is always scared and that when her rages take over, she feels like we are her birth parents and she needs to fight for her life.
I have had some lovely curtain fabric for 10 windows lying about for ages and I have finally managed to make a start on them as I have been off work for a few weeks now.
Of course, I am worried about some people (due to their own irresponsible behaviour), miss them even more and wonder when we are going to be able to see each other again. Have surprised myself in that I am genuinely calm and actually enjoy the day to day slow pace of life.
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Post by mudlark on Apr 4, 2020 6:31:41 GMT
That Butterfly is benefiting from Lock down is certainly a silver lining, some children will find the tight boundaries and clear rules a comfort. My two usually like a tight boundary but I cannot say the current situation is helping, mainly due to Lapwings anxiety which is possibly due to an imminent birthday, coupled with complete horror that she cannot see her friends and of course, she is old enough to be picking up on news items, despite attempting not to have the news on, it seems to leak through. Peewit has had a few night terrors. I think both fear the 'loss' of us and however much we reassure them it remains.
We have had some fun times making things, re- reading some favorite books, leaping around doing the Joe Wicks youtube exercises (including Mr M which was amusing!) but I think I must find a couple of hours a day for myself for writing, reading, gardening, felting, the things that will keep me sane. I get the feeling we are in for the long haul! How are others doing?
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Post by chotimonkey on Apr 4, 2020 19:22:21 GMT
Our kids also really benefit from not being at school... being at home and being just us... we’ve had a few wobbles we’ve set up a routine and largely ignored schools requests for 3 1/2 hours of online work per child per day... for a start mr monkey is wfh and we only have one functioning lap top. I’d always thought I’d homeschool at some point... but pictured us more travelling the world in a massive camper rather than in our back garden... so that’s all ok... mr monkey wfh so no travel time and less hours... he locks himself in squirrels very pink bedroom and works 930 ish till 4... so I get more help than usual as he’s usually out 630-630 during the week. No time for anything but children-ing, but it’s mostly very nice children -ing Stuff with my dad not so good... tumour is inoperable abd unlikeky to respond to chemo/ radiotherapy. Palliative care only... no real idea of tome scales and even though he only lives down the road from us, I can’t see him. It’s breaking my heart to think I’m missing some of the last tome I could have had with him. And he’s still well... it’s the good tome we are missing which is the most precious.
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Post by moo on Apr 4, 2020 21:23:19 GMT
Sending many gentle hugs your way choti so tuff for you all missing your Dad at this very sad hard time xxxx worse for you xxxx
Just picturing you with your monkeys is making me smile.... knew you would secretly love this time.....
As for us we are certainly loving it... as of Tuesday we have been at home together 3 weeks... stunned tbh we were talking about it earlier it has been so calm & happy just like the holidays.... routine & boundaries holding firm....the time has flown by....we are all shocked but pleasantly surprised x boys loving the weather not a drop of rain in all this time.... making it magical.... will need to knuckle down after easter hols & do more work tho... very tuff fave subjects easy but others very hardxx
Boys getting loads of garden taming & tractor driving done... might even manage some tidying next 😉 great times amongst all the virus sadness & uncertainty xx like mudlark policing the news as its so frightening more young deaths really really scarey xxx Sending healing & strength for all .... Staying strong, staying isolatedxx
Hope all are keeping well... Terrifically hard, sad times xxx Know exactly what you mean flutterby about worriyngs about others irresponsible behaviours x 😣
Xx moo xx
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Post by serrakunda on Apr 5, 2020 12:27:50 GMT
we have up days and down days
This coming week will be my fourth workinf from home which I find tough, I started a new job on Monday, drafted into to help with COVID work in the Dept for Education so feel a bit more useful, though its hard starting in a whole new area of work without any body to ask about stuff. It took three days to get email/skype permissions sorted, would normally take an hour.
Simba missing the routine of school very badly, and his friends. We are slowly estsblishing a new routine, he goes for a cycle round the park in the morning, does 45 mins of school work, he is getting into the man shed mini gym everyday, an online game with scouts a few times a week. He still has his paper round.
I have a daily 'date' with my neighbour every day and my ASD mums group managed a video chat on Friday morning which was great. As long as he can cycle and I can get to the allotment we will muddle through. Cabin fever definitely setting in though.
Everyone is safe and healthy which is the most important thing
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