I almost made an "Ides of March" joke/title, but (crossing my fingers I don't jinx it) so far, March is looking better than February. I mean, we are here in something like 3rd winter/beginning of the pollen season, which also means the weather is super unpredictable and gives me sleeping trouble and headaches, but all things considered....
Sweet hubby and I took the kids to the beach to meet up with a couple of Chilean friends (who currently live and work in the US) who have been very Covid-cautious for a long weekend. IT WAS SO GOOD. Y'all, I remember how excited I was to add each family member back into our bubble almost a year ago....and this? This was even better. I guess the amount of time that has gone by, combined with being their VERY FIRST bubble expansion....It was very meaningful. We stayed up late, ate Chilean food, and spoke in Spanish. It was an amazing experience for my kids, who haven't visited Chile in almost 4 years now (yep, "the baby" is only 3....he's never been).
We've successfully passed the official date that our own social distancing/quarantine adventure began. It did not slip my notice that the weekend before it began for us, we were at the beach with friends (different beach, different friends), as well. Almost like bookends....if we were actually already at the end of this pandemic. And while we are not quite at the end, the end feels like it is nearer. My parents have gotten their vaccines. Sweet hubby gets his second shot tomorrow. I get my second shot in a couple weeks, my brother will get his soon, and my sister will wait a little while longer to see whether there is more information available about receiving the shot while pregnant. Questions about how much longer it will take for the general public to be vaccinated and mask mandates to be obsolete keep swimming through my brain. I keep asking myself, "Will I really need to make a huge pile of masks to send with Peanut to summer camp?" And I also keep hoping that the answer will be "NO!" (It will probably still be yes. I will probably still need to send a giant pile of masks with her for all of the times they are unable to socially distance at summer camp....but that is still about 3 months away, and it feels like the answer really could change before June. I hope it isn't just wishful thinking.)
We are two weeks away from family photo day, so I've started the sewing....two little girls' dresses are mid-construction. I haven't decided what to make for myself -- probably either a (formerly washi) Trillium dress or a combination of a Cleo skirt and Gemma top. If I thought I had any appropriate knit in my stash, I might go for an Isla dress with a knit top and woven bottom. Hmmmm.....I'll have to check on that. I'm using a new-to-me pattern for the girls' dresses -- the Oliver and S. Building Block Dress, with an added Geranium XP sash. I'm very happy with Peanut's fabric choices....and though I agreed to them, I'm still questioning whether Miss Middle's dress will look nice or just gaudy.
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| That dark blue is metallic, and depending on the light, really shines. Miss Middle's dress will have that for the skirt, the medium blue for the bodice, and the pink dotted swiss for collar and sash. Peanut chose the speckled light blue for skirt and bodice, with the medium blue for sash and collar. All of the blues are linen/blends. |
I haven't decided on an exact plan for "the baby" yet, either. I tried to order some solid knits that I thought would coordinate, but when I tried to check-out online, they kept jumping out of my cart (I guess someone else was faster than me!). Maybe I'll try again, hoping to order and receive in time for some quick sewing before the next two weeks are over....or maybe he'll wear something I didn't sew for him. It wouldn't be the end of the world, though I might feel sad about it for a little while.
Homeschooling continues to happen...we are definitely in a routine of getting stuff done, so that is helpful. The girls continue to alternate days that they don't want to do the work, or think it is too hard, or simply just feel really really needy. At least they are alternating! It is rare for them both to be in a really big funk on the same day. We are 130 days into our 180 day schooling adventure, so the end is in sight! I've signed "the baby" up for half day preschool for the fall, assuming that the pandemic is largely controlled by then, and the girls have been expressing that they miss their friends, so we are tentatively planning for them to return to public school in the fall. It feels very early to be making those choices, so I'm holding loosely to them.
How are you feeling about the one-year-anniversary of the pandemic? Are you making plans?
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