CoVid19-induced Staycation in Miyagi: Day 35

    This morning I was surprised to receive a package. I couldn't really decipher the return address and I hadn't bought anything online in a minute so I figured the contents would help me figure it out. They did. 

    Back in winter, there was a Miyagi Lapras Pokemon Stamp rally that my kid and I participated in. I was excited to send off our completed forms in mid-February, entering my daughter and myself each separately in a couple of the prize drawings. It turns out that one got through and our adorable prizes were these:

    In case you're wondering, yes, they squeak. There are five. They're adorable. 

    After our surprise delivery, I realized we didn't have enough juice to last through the weekend with my kid. It was either go today when the crowd is fairly sparse or throw social distancing completely out the window and go tomorrow. We chose the prior option and my daughter even found a puzzle we didn't manage to finish before my exhaustion set in and we needed to get home. 

    We came home and showered and changed clothes before my in-laws came to take me to work and my kid to their house. Teaching was interesting in that a lot of the classes have changed up a bit with many kids staying home and the few left being shuffled about. Still there were similarly skilled pairs so it wasn't impossible. If the students dwindle, I'm out of a job until enough come back. If the public schools close, I'm out of a job until they come back. With so many threats to my income, it's no wonder my mouth is currently harboring a number of cankre sores. 

    One awesome thing? My husband offered to pick up dinner and it was wonderful. Look at this beautiful garlic naan!

My cheese naan was also great, but not as beautiful. 

    Another great thing that happened today was that my daughter's new school sent an email asking about our abilities to participate in class online. Even if it never happens, I'm happy to see these people taking the threat of the coronavirus more seriously than the PM currently is.

    I'm still scared about sending my kid off to school. I'm also a little frustrated with her music school starting back up tomorrow like nothing is wrong and nothing has happened. Just going through the grocery store with people unable to take up any space other than the center of the aisle is making me crazier than I am entirely comfortable with. 

    But it's not always going to be like this. It's likely to get a lot more deadly then social distancing will become a little more serious. In 2 years, we'll have a shot for it and we'll be safer than before. Until then, let's just stay as safe as we can.