Social Distancing Diaries: Day 66

Dear Diary

Delightful people! Adorable puppy! Fantastic gymnastics! Jumper cables!

I loved all the name stories from yesterday’s blogpost! Names are obviously such a personal thing and so much a part of our identity, it’s no wonder there are so many stories!

Mama Pevensie in the foreground

This morning at our Morning Meeting we started to joke around about our afternoon plans. It started to sound like camp activities (“The waterfront will be open from 2-4. Don’t forget to grab a life jacket if you want to go boating. There are a limited number of slots for the climbing wall. First come, first served”). Our favorite family camp that we’ve attended has a bit of a Narnia theme. And, we just rewatched The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe together a few days ago. Somehow the ideas kept flowing and Eden and Lily ran with it. By the time I returned from my walk they had built the Dawn Treader in the living room. Later in the day they planned a voyage on the Dawn Treader. First we attempted to dress like the Pevensie family. Then we divided into teams and competed in a scavenger hunt. Team “Aslan’s Army” won. Thanks, Eden and Lily, for facilitating that entertainment!

Have you been watching John Krasinski’s SGN (Some Good News) on YouTube? On Mondays a new episode is released. I was particularly emotional during today’s episode. I cried silently to myself at the story of the dad who had to quarantine himself from his daughter who was undergoing chemo. Finally the quarantine was lifted and they reunited. Ellen came in the room later and asked me what I thought of the episode and I burst out crying! After that episode I realized I had missed last week’s. So I was watching that when Hayley came in and I started to cry all over again! If you heard a ping it was just the sound of my heartstrings.

The losing team had to jump overboard

I have to thank Lily for the next highlight of the day. Because she offered cookies to readers who posted dance videos when she took over my blog, we drove around the county to deliver the cookies today. That led to the most delightful visit with the Good Family this afternoon! We were having such a great time that I didn’t remember to close my car door, resulting in a dead battery when I tried to start up the car. Thankfully our favorite librarian also knows how to use jumper cables, and we were on our way! Next we drove into Lancaster to drop something off with my friends Debbie and Nick. Oh! It’s so good to talk to people! Our other cookie drops today we did without a visit, but that may need to change because it’s so much more fun to talk to people (says the introvert)! Three of the girls came along for the marathon drive around the county today and the car arguing was fairly minimal. We’re all just human and those selfish tendencies aren’t always held in check. We can even argue while singing the Doxology. What’s your family’s talent?