How is everyone doing?

Thankyou
I'm actually a teacher lol, but there is a huge difference between teaching a class and teaching two very active boys special needs boys that aren't used to working at home. New bubba is very settled and a great sleeper so I'm very lucky

Many congratulations on your new addition to your family Ironflower

Ironflower, I am a teaching assistant in year 4 and I am not enjoying set home schooling at all. I've been following it loosely, Instead of finding things to weigh around the house, we did lots of baking and weighed the ingredients. What we have been assigned was very rushed and missing a lot of vital info in places. The work sheets are a bit easier. At least I know all my Maths and English, I'm quite good at primary level and I love adding a mixed fraction. We are also practising a 4 day week lol x

Congratulations Ironflower you must have your hands full with a 6 week old baby and a 4 year old. Stay safe.

It really is surreal what's happening.

I was lucky and was induced 3 weeks early before visitors and even husbands were banned from hospital. Baby girl is now 6 weeks old and doing very well. Unfortunately she's due for needles and I'm due for more blood tests. Not sure if my doctor is going to postpone.

The boys are home and going stir crazy. Mr 3 became Mr 4, but no birthday party tried to make it as fun as we could.

My days are hectic, trying homeschooling, newborn, cleaning, cooking, online shopping etc lol

Very productive day. I got a delivery slot with Sainsbury’s hurrah , and transferred our Oct cruise to the Med to one next year. Didn’t fancy visiting Spain and Italy so soon. All very easy. Bit cold here today so we have had a nice quiet day by the fire. Hope everyone is well and content

If DH & I were confined to barracks simply because of an illness which we (alone) might have contracted, then I wouldn't mind the "house arrest" & social distancing, at all. It's everything else going on with all the world and for other people, that I find to be difficult to take it and to be able to help. I am trying to take a "zen" approach and to focus on what we can do to help others, and to appreciate (which I do, daily) having all that we need, as well as having my lovely DH for company. Thank goodness for modern technology, which keeps us in close touch with family and friends.

Elizabeth I find Coronavirus 24/7 and all the different takes and opinions on it very annoying as you never know who is talking sense x

Had anyone had any toilet paper success? I'm down to 3 rolls here x

I give myself time out from watching the news it’s the same old same old

It's good idea to stretch a few house hold chores out during the day etheltbags as it helps fill the time.

We've become selective with the news reports merlotgran and I think you're right about Friday, the severity of what's happening really hit home.

Being home all the time and having all the children and AC at home too, my house is both cleaner and messier lol x

I'm just accepting a more peaceful way of life now. I'm furloughs and have no work worries. I've never been house proud so I do a job such as change the bed, read a chapter of my book, put the washing in the machine, have a cuppa, another chapter of my book and so on. The bedroom has been done today but living room can wait till tomorrow yawn. No stress. I love it

I'm fine now, thanks, Elizabeth1 I think I was just tired and 'flattened' by all the news reports.

Friday seems to have been a 'down day' for a lot of people.

Merlotgran sorry to hear you're feeling a bit down today I’m also feeling down but only because I had an up and down night last night and I’m feeling very tired. Having said that we went for a 5 minute drive in the car and had a wee snack of chocolate biscuits with a cup of tea from dh flask yuck. We stayed in the car looking out to sea it was a lovely view we’re very lucky to be near to the sea. I then did my walking exercises by walking into the house up the ramp followed by a long walk up the garden path I’m feeling so much more confident on my pins now. Here’s to continuing progress and a good nights sleep. cheers everybody

The powers here managed to catch it by not following their own rules. Very silly x

Unbelievable and very worrying, it seems as if like Trump, the powers that be aren't taking this at all seriously.

They held elections too today Smileless!

That's comforting dizzyblonde.

That's not so comforting Callistemon why aren't they at least trying to enforce the 2 meter rule?

I have just seen a picture of Sydney Airport full of travellers cheek by jowl presumably wanting to all get home, wherever home may be.

My bil works in security at Gatwick and he tells me that most flights are either repatriation or freight. One terminal is closing next week and the vast majority of the people he has to check/search are staff who all have to go through security before they go airside just like Joe public.

Looks like the good old British weather is still sticking to ruining weekends lol x

I was hoping there was a logical explanation Missfoodlove but it looks like I may be hoping in vain.

Very odd, I think I read somewhere that flights can lose slots to other companies if they don't use them but surely no one wants them now anyway x

Then there must be a lot of Brits in Seattle! All the big airports are busy!