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COVID-19 Quarantine – Day 6

Published on March 21, 2020March 24, 2020 by harrigantalesLeave a comment

Hearing schools may be closed for the rest of the school year. Sadly I still hear and see certain people not abiding on the quarantine. They are still celebrating their spring break on the beaches in Florida. They don’t get it and probably never will.

There are still adults complaining about our president. I wonder if these same adults have ever had a teacher, a boss or any other person they didn’t like. Did they behave this badly then? Did they throw temper tantrums like a toddler? Yet these same people tell their children even when they have a teacher they don’t like to just do the work and do what you have to do. So…. I ask why are they not banding together as Americans first and support our leaders? People do not have to agree with me but I will expect them to be tolerant.

COVID-19 Quarantine – Day 5

Published on March 19, 2020March 24, 2020 by harrigantalesLeave a comment

Though it was a nice sunny day it was still pretty cold. We hunkered down for another unproductive day. As of today school is delayed until March 31st although be strongly believe it will be much longer. The teenagers are beginning to get a little anxious yet they are keeping up with their work for school. It’s not quite the same learning from a google document as it is with the teacher and classmates.

For Walker he is still awaiting college decisions. So the anxious level is higher than normal. These kids have worked so hard and to see their senior year end like this just doesn’t seem fair. They are taking in stride…. not happily but in stride nonetheless.

Walker misses his friends immensely but they have been watching movies on-line as a group so they can chat and have conversations as though they were watching in the same room.

So we wait and wait to find out what the next move it for the schools and work.

COVID-19 Quarantine – Day 4

Published on March 18, 2020March 21, 2020 by harrigantalesLeave a comment

Day four and we consider ourselves lucky in that we have al the necessities we need for now. No curfews yet…. yet. We are hearing that other states are implementing stronger guidelines for people. There is a abundance of information on the internet but yet some still think they are immune.

There are conspiracy theories are flying around as well. There are so many people that are working via an hourly wage, in restaurants, bars or even travel business. They are all suffering economically and we all need to be aware. Not everyone has a savings account to draw from. Before this virus even entered our lives people were living paycheck to paycheck.

It was another lay low day here at the Harrigan House. Kids are still doing their schoolwork via google classroom. I am thankful they are able to continue with some supplemental learning. However, there are kids out there that may not have internet access or unable to complete assignments without assistance. How are we ensuring they continue on their educational path?

These are all questions that we are all navigating over the next few weeks.