It's April 18th, and we are still under a shelter in place order. The kids have been out of school for over a month, and our governor just announced yesterday that schools will remain closed for the rest of this school year; six more weeks of distance learning. Chris is still working from home, but his company is starting to talk about bringing people back to the office. His job still seems to be very stable, and we feel incredibly blessed. I have continued to teach my online barre class and am really enjoying it.
Ainsley headed back to Utah on the 4th. It was sad to say goodbye. She is just about finished with winter semester and will be starting spring term online in a little over a week. She is still planning on moving into an apartment on May 4th. I really wanted to be there to help her move, but it is looking like that won't be happening. Sadness.
Alice Clover still hasn't come home because she isn't quite ready to leave her mom. We can't wait for her to join our family but definitely don't want her to leave her momma too early. So, we still go to visit her. She is a sweet girl. She's looking more and more like her siblings, but we never have to guess which bunny she is because one of her ears isn't quite floppy yet. She has become a chunky girl and is oh so cute. We also found out she and Kaylee have the same birthday. It was meant to be!
The weather is still pretty nice, and I am still trying to get out every day. Parks are going to reopen on the 20th, so I am definitely going to try to plan a family outing or two next week. We have a lavender plant in our front yard that is completely out of control, but I am letting it grow wild because it is full of bees. It's actually quite fun watching them buzz from flower to flower.
Conference weekend was good. I approached conference differently than I have in the past and felt like I got more out of it than I have in awhile. There was a lot of talk about what is going on in the world right now, and I loved the quote below from Elder Holland.
No one actually knows how much longer this is going to go on. Pretty much everything has been cancelled through the summer. No FSY this year, and I am guessing no church camps either. We wear masks to the grocery store now, and I go as little as possible. It sounds like things are slowly going to start opening back up, but who knows how long that will take. Until they come up with a vaccine for this virus it seems that there would be at least some worry about it spreading. But, as Elder Holland said, we will conquer this, and I hope that we will come out of this situation better people - more caring, more loving, more kind.
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Alice is so small! Loved the Elder Holland quote. Such fun pictures too.
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