These are some of the words our family has started using in the last week.

Social distancing – keeping at last 6 feet between each other when in public

Quarantine – keeping away from others while we are well (as far as we know) so as not to expose ourselves to getting sick

Distance learning – going to school remotely using online tools and completing all work at home

My kids haven’t left the house since Sunday morning 3/15. (We attended what we now know was the last mass we’ll be allowed to attend for an unknown amount of time.) Jake works 100% remote, so working from home isn’t a new thing for him. The Shecklets are on spring break this week, but we were told over the weekend that they will now be home (without school instruction) for another week and then they will likely be learning remotely.

The stores are empty of fresh meat, bread, rice, and in some cases, eggs. There has been a run on TP (pun intended) for over a week. Thankfully, we did have our regular stash – and it’s POM, so it’s single ply and has many sheets per roll, so it should hopefully last for at least a little while. We’re using sanitizing wipes sparingly and Jake scored a bottle of 409 disinfectant at Menards before that was also in short supply. I always keep a bottle of sanitizer in the vehicle, so again, we have some for now at least.

The news and my social media feed are filled with coronavirus news.