It has been a summer, and almost a fall since my last update. The summer days passed too quickly, and we are still in a pandemic...still struggling as a nation to decide what kind of role we want to play in the world moving forward.
School is back in session, and the children are all attending school online. It is different, but we are safe and healthy...and there is not much more I can ask. The biggest challenges are the social ones. The lack of hang outs, the missing of after school care, and the occasional overnight. This virus has made it so we cannot make contact, and this is a challenge when we all feel so isolaed, already, with technology and computers.
Tomorrow is Indigenous Peoples day, so there will be no school. Some friends will visit for a little while, then the afternoon will ultimately lead way to a quiet evening as a family. The normal daily tasks are always present, but we continue to go on walks and prepare for Halloween, and relax as much as we can. Each day is a new set of challenges and wonderful opportunities.
For now, we sit and watch a Lord of the Rings movie and slowly begin do doze off. It is a free day tomorrow, and some smiles will be welcome visitors to our lips.
