Captains Log: Day 349

March 1st is when the first case was in NY.   Obviously for me it was 349 days ago.   My first clues that this was going to effect our lifes and not just the BIG cities was Thursday March 12 when both Alex and Jonathan brough home stuff about technology at home and thoughts on schools closing. By that date they cancelled the St Patty's day parade. And the NBA and NHL shut down.   It was also the last day for along while that I saw a case of toilet paper on the shelves.  

It was that 1st day they didn't have school that it felt like it offically changed everything since it was basically the ENTIRE state no longer having inperson school.  There was no weather conditions/no natural disasters  that caused school to be closed and there was only tentative days for them to return. Oh a week.. oh till we get back from spring break. oh till the middle of May..... 

Covid changed everything and there was no answers. Since schools serve more than one purpose and the biggest is to educate and the other is child care and meals etc....  This 1 entity being shut down entirely changed everything.    

Tomorrow is March 1st.... we have come full circle. In many ways it feels like we never left  March 2020. 

There are small changes like this. However like last March they seem to not be playing. Okay I'm totally being sarcastic but this team sucks. But then again, thy didn't play for 10 months and then  like half the team got covid...as if that's going to improve their chances. Anyway people are allowed back in at 10% capacity so almost 2000 fans it comes to. Not sure who's going to go through all that hassle to watch them play.

 

Wsap nest that fell out of a tree

playing in the snow

eating spaghetti

finally gave Jonathan the other TV/Computer monitor..... so he's completely spoiled.

Captains Log: Day 348 Saturday

Ate at Grandma and Grandpa's  and decorated cookies

After we went to the Laser Light Show at Darien Lake.  I wouldn't have seperately bought this but since I decided to get Season Passes....

They did enjoy the show especially Alex whom had never seen it before. he was mesmorized.  Me ....it was there typical show.  it was kind of nice for something to do in the winter. i usually don't see it during the summer as its too late for me...

 

Captains Log: Day 347

 We are inching closer to a year ...3 days and it will be a year for NY getting their first case and 16 days after that the start of the shut down.   Even though we are still  dealing with it, it really is interesting to look at how far we have come.    From when everything shut down, to wearing masks to what we did with our time and slowly everything starting to open...from walking around the outside of the zoo because it was closed, to being able to go in but not inside any of the buildings inside the zoo,  to finally back to being able to see everything but with rules.  Same with the Science Museum and so forth.    How we adapted and worked with what we had available to us.   

One day I will miss the clunky hybrid school schedule, the school meals coming home,  having that freedom during the middle of the week with him.   

As we enter March again and in some ways it feels like we never left it.  Everything felt like life stopped righ there.

I'm no longer sad that we can't do the normal activities that I usuallytake them to. That we are still in someways still like last year.   In someways its easier. Actually alot easier..

We aren't totally shut and things are opening, we aren't fighting for toilet paper, food and other stuff.  We can go to the mall, museums, zoo, etc..

We have a vaccine and the cases are going down...(still different variants around)

So I walked the mall, Movie theaters here are still not open. They are going to open in NYC.

Hanging at home.   I was suppose to take them to the darien Lake Laser show and we were late.  Oh well another day. 

Jon had money from his birthday and finally got a few things he wanted for his gaming system.... now he's got a cool mic

Captains Log: Day 346 Buffalo Habor State Park

So after the brakes on my car was done.....and Alex got home we went to Buffalo Outer Harbor....  
Yes its cold, yes they played on the playground and no we were not alone. There were quite a few kids there and why they are wearing masks..

Let me tell you...masks were a positive as it was cold.

 

Anyway the reason I wanted to come out here was this last picture.  We went over to Galleger Pier and I wanted to get pictures of the sunset by the pier... No filter... or anything.   Turned out great. Alex wouldn't go on the pier.  

Captains Log: Day 345

My new Kitchen faucet.  The cold water wasn't working.... So I put this one in.

We walked around Delaware Park for a little bit...

 

Captains Log: Day 344 Quiet Tuesday.

Not much going on today. Both Alex and Jonathan have school and had to catch the bus.  Jonathan's bus is much earlier which I'm sure Jonathan doesn't like.  It was another snowy morning...

So since Jon goes to school and doesn't go for another 3 days he brings home his breakfast and lunches. Guess it occured to me  I never posted what was in his bag . There's usually 4 milks. Alex took a Chocolate milk.  Chicken nuggets for one meal and mac and cheese for another. Corn and fruit in the cups. Breakfast pack with cereal and juice and rolls. They don't get eaten when they are suppose to.  Its mostly snacks for them.   Andrew eats the corn and fruit, Jon the rolls, Alex eats the mac and cheese and nuggets and juice. Eventually the cereal gets eaten too.

This is now normal to us....

Anyway  the sunset was beautiful.

 

So I have tried to find some meme's to go along with everything but turns out with Trump as President it was a gold mine of jokes. Biden is business. There's a few with Cancun Ted  but he's not our senator and I feel bad for Texas.

Its inching closer and closer to a year. When I orginally did Captains Log I never though I would be doing this for a year (or more) I didn't think I would be blogging everyday in the past year (i'm this close not stopping now.) I didn't know the history we would face. It was just that  I (we) had to face different challenges and alot of them.  To think I started it when the schools closed as that was weird enough. The food shortage, Toilet paper shortage. Meat shortage,  Then the Civil unrest,  As months ticked by the list of crazy stuff grew.  Meanwhile we lived.... 

you learned patience.. 

you learned what was important.

you learned what liberties are important to you and everybody else. 

you learned that people and things you take for granted are not  guaranteed 

We changed up what we did, we can adapt and still be safe and enjoy ourselves.

Honestly with all the craziness that went on.and having to adapt.... there is a whole bunch I'm glad we did.

Do I miss what use to be normal?? you bet!

Do I care that things are being still cancelled?   Some.. but at the same time its now come back around again and can deal better. 

Captains Log: Day 343 Boring Monday

Boring Monday.... Alex went back to school so it was like a normal Monday, however not really.  Jonathan stayed at his friends house last night and came home close to 8 am and went directly to bed.   His friend had school and Jonathan didn't. If Jon had school I most definately would not have let him do it but this is our normal SO...... he slept til 1 pm and I made him do his work at 5 pm.  Alex was happy, he had a good day at school. Didn't want to do anything since he's getting back into his routine again

Reading books at night

Since it was boring will go through the Covid stuff since I haven't in awhile

What is disturbing about this we hit 400,000 the day before Biden took office so slightly over a month and 100,000 people died.  And we are pretty much at a year mark.   NYS got its 1st case March 1st.   But there were a few before then in different states.

This for the hell of it.... 2 of the sites to sign up for vaccine. Its very hard...

Where NY State is at.... 

Thankfully I'm hoping the worst is over and we get some normalcy.....