Covid-19 Quarantine

On Thursday, March 12th sports events started to cancel. Max had a volleyball game that evening and it was canceled a couple hours before the game. I went to the store to stock up on food because there was rumor of lockdown. Everyone else was at the store panic buying. I grabbed the last two bags of flour and the last jar of yeast from the shelf. Almost all the pasta and soups were gone, it was crazy to see. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in need of toilet paper at the time and it didn’t occur to me that was a hot item. For the next 3 weeks it was very hard to find paper products, especially toilet paper. The kids still had school the next day, but Clark’s baptism that was scheduled for that evening was postponed. The prophet, President Nelson had announced that temple’s would close Monday the 16th and canceled all church gatherings the 15th. I went to the temple that Saturday and did an endowment session, afterwards I went home picked up Danny, Daisy and Walt and drove back to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. This was Daisy and Walt’s first time in the temple. On Sunday we participated in at home church. We zoomed with Grandma Susan and Jim. The next week we zoomed with them and Kurt. Max blesses the sacrament, Van prepares the sacrament and Walt passes the sacrament. Clark likes to conduct the meeting and Daisy likes to lead the music. They don’t love dressing up for at home church, Hanna and Clark usually wear their church clothes over their pajamas. Max, Van and Walt at least put on their church clothes, but they don’t look very sharp since they’re hair isn’t combed, they’re shirts aren’t tucked in without a belt and they’re barefoot, but hey we’re doing the best we can 🤪.
On Sunday evening March 15th Governor Sisolak canceled schools in NV until April 13th. the kids were ecstatic! Max and Hanna attend the public HS and they ended with 3rd quarter grades so they are done with school. Max got a job at Albertsons and recently decided to graduate from HS so that him and Zachary can go to BYU-Idaho this fall together. They both plan on majoring in the Mechanic program. He’s been working hard taking Government 12 and English 12, he has 4 weeks to finish. He then will take an online math class which will help him achieve his Millennial Scholarship. He has also been hanging out with a few friends during this time and fixing his truck with his cousin Zachary. Hanna is living her best life 🤣. She would live a social distancing quarantine lifestyle forever if she could. She has been doing a couple artistic drawings, drumming and working hard with dad on his flip as well. Van, Daisy, Walt and Clark attend a charter school and they set up online school. Danny has been working with Van since he is a lot more patient then I am. After a couple days of screaming and whining through online school work, Van finally found a routine that is working well for him with dad’s guidance. Van has also been able to hangout with his friend Beckam every once in a while and enjoys playing games with his friends and cousin on the Xbox One. Daisy and Walt do pretty well getting their homework done on their own. Danny helps Daisy with her math when needed. She has been missing hanging out with her friends, but stays social with texting, FaceTime, and TikTok. She has been practicing her backhand-spring and has gotten really good at it. Walt can be a little sneaky with his homework so I have to check it closely to be sure he did it all. He has been very happy with all the electronic time he gets. He socializes with his friends through gaming. I help Clark with his online schoolwork and that has worked well for us. Jane plays by herself a lot, enjoys tv, playing candy land and mom reading to her.
Danny has put together a couple fun challenges for the kids to earn prizes and money. They have done a family scavenger hunt, a running challenge and a reading challenge. We also enjoy our Sunday walks and family game time. For the most part this quarantine has been fine, pretty relaxing and kind of enjoyable. We don’t have much to stress over and no real deadlines so we are a lot more relaxed and carefree. I think the hardest part about the quarantine is the activities and social events that have had to be canceled and seeing extended family members of course! Max’s volleyball season being canceled was a big bummer! Quarantine has been extended until May 15th so I will post the update later.

Max works for Albertsons.

Jane and mom playing candy land

Hanna's art skills.

Sunday walk

Grandma and Jim were sent home from their mission early.

Playing in their new sprinkler.

The Vegas Strip

The Store

Quarantine during Easter

Easter dinner.

Lots of Sunday family walks

Church at home

For some reason my kids rather put their church clothes

over their pajamas for at home church.

Mostly done by Clark and Hanna.

Sacrament blessed by Max, prepared by Van and passed by Walt.

Running challenge with dad.

Jane got an early birthday present, a bike!