Weekend Report

 War in Ukraine.

It puts things into perspective, doesn't it. 

We complain that we were so traumatized by our kids having to stay home from school for months at at time, having to isolate, not being able hang out with our friends.

I did not have to leave my home. I did not have to live in bomb shelters. I did not have the uncertainty of not knowing where I was going to end up tomorrow. I did not feel in imminent danger of death, losing my kids, or losing my country. I did not feel unsafe to the point of having to get out of the country.

I do not want to minimize the suffering the the covid pandemic has brought on. But war - that's a whole other level.

May we never know.

This weekend:

• Our son had his first ever sleepover at his friends place. He had a blast.
• I did some work
• I read junky stuff - just to escape reality
• Laundry, cooking
• Started watching season 2 of His Dark Materials with kids
• Girls had gymnastics on Saturday
• Read the news. Read people's opinions about war. Tried to figure our what the perspective of people was in Russia (hard to tell - I don't know how much people are censored and how much is just naked propaganda - that there is a general sense of discontent among some, while others are blaming the US for causing the war).
• Sad, sad, sad.