Hanging In There . . .

Hello There, again.  

I hope you're all faring well during this end of April, beginning of May transition. 

What an April we had . . .  

My favorite part of virtual school is the morning.  I enjoy waking up, making my morning coffee, pouring my orange juice, and hoping the day will go smoothly.  One of the silver linings of this craziness is not having to rush out, forgetting your phone or your lunch bag, having to run back home, forgetting you had a parent-teacher conference, spilling coffee on your white blouse . . .

During virtual school, mornings have been calm for me.  I've enjoyed that. 

This week I had a few little mishaps, but I gave myself a little more grace than I had since virtual school  began.  I recorded two read alouds the week prior.  Because I was doing so many things at the same time, I forgot to test them.  I uploaded them into Google Classroom.  The emails started pouring in, "Mrs. Reyes, I can't hear anything."  I didn't realize until a little while later, the audio did not record.  I'm sure I messed up somehow, but here I am in a crunch.  The kids are waiting for their work and they cannot access it.  Eventually, it was resolved, due dates extended.  All is well in virtual land.

One of my non-school activities this week was making a face mask.  I was so excited to make this face mask.  First, my machine was working, but my needle broke.  I had to put it on hold until I could get a needle online.  My needle arrives, then my machine stopped working.  Will not complete the stitch.  No sewing machine repair shops open due to the shut down.  I'm disappointed I could not get my mask finished.  Not sure at this point if I should buy a new machine or fix my old one.  I looked on the internet, many machines are OUT OF STOCK.  We'll see. . .

Another non-school activity I decided to do was take walks during my lunch break.  I have fully enjoyed these walks because the days have been gorgeous where I live.  It just seemed so ironic, the weather has been so sweet, yet we have had to stay indoors.  My little walks have helped me get some Vitamin D and to get to just get out.  

One more super fun thing was hosting a Bible Journaling Night through Zoom with my Bible Journaling Group.  This was super fun.  

Next week begins our sixth week of virtual school.  No word yet what will happen in August.  Our district will be having online summer school for students who would normally go to summer school.  I think that's wonderful, for the kids primarily, but also for teachers who count on those summer jobs to get by.  

It's been quite a journey, and it's not over yet.  

I'm hoping and praying, the worst is behind us.

Thinking of all of you.

Big Hugs,

Damarise