Not anywhere near the biggest issue in the grand scheme of things, but I was going to have dinner tonight with a guy that I think I really like, and we mutually decided that it would be better to postpone it until sometime when we're not supposed to be social distancing. Aside from contagion, we're both really too stressed out to start anything new at the moment. Still, disappointed. I was looking forward to this.

I really don't want to go to work tomorrow. I've just gotten to a point where I'm looking at my students and panicking about which one is going to get me sick, and getting angry when I see one of them do something like put a pencil in his mouth and then put the pencil down on his quiz paper that he's going to hand to me. I was in charge of collecting exam papers last week, and some of the papers were damp. At least my sister and I were able to convince our parents not to go on the cruise that they'd had planned this week.

Hil that really sucks I'm sorry. the dinner and people handing in damp tests.

I'm going to go talk to the store manager tomorrow. The company has to come up with some plan for commission sales and how to compensate. I don't think I can get any information tomorrow but I can at least talk and maybe get some better reassurance. I realized today that evne though I had been apprehensive about this move I like it. I tend to get left alone. It's just me and the full time stock guy and we get a long and I realized I really am happy to be back in shoes and want this to go well. So I'm hoping something can work out.

And then I worry what this will all mean for long term economics but right now I just can't go there because my future worrying is all taken up by worrying about my parents and y'all.

I just figured out my commission info is being figured with me at $14/hr. And so my pay rate hasn't been adjusted and I am going to talk to HR and the store manager today for clarification and make sure afustments are made. I don't know why I didn't realize this earlier but I've been struggling to figure out why I was doing so badly when previously I'd be at a point where I was ok with similar weekly sales.

I got clarification. They never dropped my hourly and the HR manager had forgotten completely about the conversation I had. I didn't directly talk to the store mgr because he was right there. They can pad the non productive hours but I am still looking at possibly getting no commission.

I know I won't going to FL in April but I think I'll keep the time off and isolate then.

We've made the decision to keep ltc out of school for a couple weeks. She's in preschool. So, she won't be missing much. TCG's job is closing down to the public, and he only works with a few people. So, hopefully that will limit risk. I'm going to pause grandparents visiting for a couple of weeks too. Hopefully we have enough books, toys, crafts, and baking projects to keep us busy for a while.

That sounds like a good plan, sj.

I'm going to have to decide whether to go back and visit my dad on his birthday next weekend. He's still healing, I have to discuss a lot of stuff with my sisters and him about his future care. Gah.

I don't think I'll cancel unless I'm exposed or showing symptoms. I can essentially make the drive my my driveway to his without stopping anywhere.

I really want to ask my dad to take the next 2 weeks off work. He works in a freaking Kroger, where a bazillion people come in and out, so it's a petri dish. He's 78 years old and has heart disease and diabetes. He should NOT be working right now.

t edit He doesn't need to work, financially, although he likes the extra money. He's just like a border collie who needs something to keep him from being bored as a retired dude. But a 2-week break wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for him.

Teppy, your dad definitely needs to take a little vacation.

You can ask him, Steph, knowing he might say no.