I am attending a virtual conference. On the plus side: I don’t have to travel anywhere! No airplanes, cars, or hotels. I don’t have to figure out optimal childcare during my absence.
On the minus side: no travel, no hotel, no break from family :)
Also, reconnecting or meeting new people in a virtual setting – not as much fun.
In other news. The kids are in the final stretch of the (all-virtual) school year. Our son has officially started his last marking period (he has done pretty well so far, even with all the YouTube distractions). Our 5th grader is going to start middle school next year. We scheduled the Bar Mitzvah date for E. Time marches on, pandemic or no pandemic.
Speaking of the pandemic… community transmission is pretty bad in our region right now. We are considering going back to virtual piano lessons for the girls. They’ve been having masked, social distanced, one-on-one lessons at their teacher’s house since February, but daily case numbers were much lower at the time.
Kids’ school district has scheduled standardized testing in May – and kids have to take the tests in person, over a period of days. Maybe, things will get better by then. Or there is an “opt out” alternative but we will have to let the school know ASAP…
Honestly, I just feel so frustrated. It feels like any decision (about music lessons, standardized testing, kid sports) I make, it will turn out to be the wrong one…
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