is it morning?
5:28 Am
is it still here?
500,000 and counting
dressed, i run into the desert
the sun rising
the mountains change color
i stop in awe.
home, hot breakfast awaits me
eggs from our ladies, fresh veggies, juice
math, geography, history
snack
chickens fed
creative drawing time for the kids
i open the news
not enough masks
not enough ventilators
are we ready?
italy, spain, and new york says we aren’t
hot lunch daily
today tuna melts and vegetables
chores- clothes put away, rooms cleaned
1 hour of reading
1 hour of screens
i go back to the news
india, how will you eat?
1.3 billion people home for 21 days
in a country that shops daily
i try to read something else
but my mind wanders back
i text friends
are you ok?
do you need anything?
sometimes several at once
“off the screens” i yell!
swim? bike? jump? : the kids play
i call david: when will you be home?
i chop onions, potatoes
roast corn and brussel sprouts
make a caesar salad
cook veggie burgers
david comes home, strips, launders, showers
we pray
we eat
we clean
kids shower
play game?
learn a dance?
david reads 100 cupboards to the kids
i pour myself a glass of whiskey
i made it
we share our news
we turn on a show
we kiss
goodnight
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corona life
Thanks, Adrienne!
This summarizes so well the way the tragic and mundane, the bountiful and stark, the beautiful and the fearful are mixing together right now. Also, I enjoyed catching a glimpse into your family rhythms these days.
What Susan said. (-:
Love it Adrienne! beautiful and simple. Good to see your life
Fun. Sad. Cute. Busy. Loving. Helpful. Craziness. Aloneness. Distance. Tender. Close. Worshipful. The stuff of life. Thanks for sharing.
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