I just put in a grocery delivery order. I wasn't able to get a delivery time at Meijer, so I redid my whole order at Kroger, and it's being delivered Monday. Now, need to get some prescriptions refilled at CVS, and hoping that they're allowed to deliver controlled substances. (If not, I've got a couple of friends who aren't isolating as much as I am who've said they'd pick stuff up for me if I need it.)

Jessica, love to you and your whole family. I am so sorry you're going through this.

Nilly, I hope you're enjoying your first night back with your family by now.

Hang in there, Buffistas.

I'm so sorry, Jessica.

My parents (and brother) have been sheltering in place since pretty much the beginning of the month when we brought them a bunch of supplies from Costco. They did have their new fridge delivered (with three people in the house instead of two, they didn't have enough space, apparently, though there's a fridge in the basement, too, so IDEK), but Mom's a retired nurse and taking every precaution she can.

I really hate that I don't know when I'll next see my medically fragile octogenarian parents, gotta say.

And-in-another-post: happy to report that Nilly reunited with her family. The kids are thrilled.

That's great! They must have flown into her arms.

Gavin Newsom has said that schools might not reopen before summer. I'm not ready for six months of no school!

Plei, I'm glad your parents are taking this seriously, and honestly I don't know how anyone survives without a second fridge/freezer. We always have both freezers filled with meats, frozen leftovers, and frozen veggies. The second fridge is usually filled with extra seltzer and dairy products.

Plei, I'm pretty much in the same situation with my (septuagenarian) folks; the plan was to head to Houston this weekend to see them, but we finally decided to cancel out of caution.

We've been calling and texting pictures to my in-laws as well as to Mom and Stepdad every day, but they are used to seeing ltc every week. It's is hard on everyone. Especially for ltc wrt my mom, who she is very very close to. My father-in-law is still working at a car dealership, and I do not know how seriously the rest of them are taking all of this, but I do know when my mom was unable to move around when she broke her knee earlier this year she was very anxious and depressed. So, I'm sure she's not doing well with this.

ltc's nursery school isn't charging us for this month and her karate classes are now available online.

I'm so sorry, Jessica.

Delighted that Nilly has been reunited with her family.

I am running low on fresh produce, so I'm thinking about making a grocery run today at a local market that typically isn't very busy. Possibly that's foolhardy, but I have been sheltering in place and not going outside unnecessarily for a couple of weeks now.

I have so much work to do that I want to cry. I'm setting boundaries for when I start and stop work, but my god, the amount I need to get done is overwhelming even when I'm not having high levels of anxiety.

Commencement is cancelled. I am simultaneously working on getting spring courses set up And working in prep for putting things online through August (not announced)

I can't believe we haven't cancelled commencement yet, but I think that's coming tomorrow.