Maria, I am so happy for both of you. Also, thank you for good news!

{{Strix and mom}} Sending all manner of ~ma.

Love to all. The uncertainty of all of this is weighty.

My county has drive through testing starting today. They have 40 tests available. We have 1.5 million people in Palm Beach County. It is likely as absurd in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, although Dade has 13 cases and Broward 36 so they may have more testing opportunities.

My agency is going to mandatory telework for the duration. It's rotational -- half at any one time, switching every two weeks. I'm in the group that teleworks this week and next. But it's an infusion week, so I'd be teleworking anyway.

Because of the CIDP, I have groceries delivered. So I don't have any stories about crowded grocery stores. On the other hand, I ordered groceries Friday night. Usually, I can get next-day delivery. This time, the earliest delivery available was tomorrow.

My support groups follow the local schools' schedule on closing for inclement weather. Local schools here are closed through at least April 10, so neither of my support groups is meeting for the next few weeks.

I spent one last normal-ish weekend before going into more-or-less isolation for the duration. Usually, the restaurant where I eat lunch on Sundays is packed when I get there. Yesterday, only half a dozen tables were occupied. Traffic was also VERY light near the apartment.

The toilet paper aisle at Meijer was so empty that cereal was stocked on those shelves.

Look I'm not judging but this seems really counterproductive.

{{Strix}}

Tons of ~ma to Strix and her mom.

Maria, I'm so very happy for you, and I wish you all the happiness!

Congratulations, Maria!

Procedure~ma for your mother, Strix.

I'm sorry about the business and work problems COVID-19 is causing people.

Yesterday was a Netflix and cook kind of day (aside from hourly checks for helpdesk tickets—we're on an 8am-10pm schedule for that for the next 9-10 days as the university shifts online). But today's work from home schedule has a bit more work than would allow for that. Which is fair.

I keep seeing posts with long lists of homeschooling resources and I'm wondering what kind of working-from-home professional actually has that amount of free time?? Yes, I have more flexibility now than I typically would during a day at the office + commute time but it's not like I don't still *have a day job*. I can print out worksheets until I'm blue in the face, but I do not have the time or training to make sure my kids are learning anything from them.

I'm printing up letter practicing sheets and name practice sheets for ltc, but I can't imagine how much harder it will be with older children and a job

Jess, that's why I shared the public media archive site -- I'm not a parent and have no knowledge of any of this, but throwing on NOVA for five hours has got to be better than nothing, right?

We're okay here for now. J works from home anyway and I am being paid for the three weeks school is closed. We went out to our local place for our last breakfast out yesterday and though we sat far away from anyone, I'm regretting it now. Staying home from now on.

Two of my aunts died last week, sadly. Both in their 90s, but it's still sad.

I am so terrified for my grandmother. She's more or less housebound anyway and has round the clock nursing care, but she is also 100 years old and not in great health AND is a social fucking butterfly who loves to have friends over.