Wonderful Date Day

 Today we had a date day. No kids, which I think is the first time since January 3, 2020. That’s a long 9.5 months. It was wonderful. We just hiked along the Ottawa River. We just kept on going west until we reached Andrew Haydon Park. It was lovely. We watched old men on lawn chairs race remote controlled sailing boats around the pond. We turned around and made our way back to Mill Street for some lunch before getting home in time to get the kids from the bus.

I tracked our biking and it said we did 42.8 km today. I think that’s the most biking I’ve done in a day since we started dating. Hum, maybe when we did Le P'tit Train du Nord. It was a lot. I’m pretty happy.

I have a lovely wife.

Tomorrow it begins

 Isaac goes to school tomorrow. The girls will go the day after. Today they announced that there are sixty (!!!!) new COVID cases in Ottawa. Before it was in the teens or twenties. Then yesterday it was 47. Today 60.

All I want is for my babies and our family to be safe. All I want them to have is as normal childhood as we can provide.

I've got my fingers crossed, but I'm still nervous.

Starting school again. Maybe.

The kids are set to start school again. Sort of. Maybe. We're assured that there is a COVID-19 plan and it's very good. We just can't see it. Uhh, because it's with someone girl friend. They live in Canada and you don't know them.

Everything seems like such a mess these days.

I had 6 weeks off which is super awesome to be able to spend with the kids without feeling guilty about not working. We're at day two of it and I forgot how hard it was. Laura's working another day now, but same amount of hours so she finishes earlier in the day. It's hard to express how happy I am to be able to have almost every dinner with her. That seems like such a gift.

They delayed the start of school for two weeks which works out since they also delayed the start of the buses two weeks. If there is no COVID at the school, I'm sure that it will be fine. What happens when there a case? Not sure.

I just hope that everyone is safe.

I feel like we're on a ship sailing into a storm. We all hope that it goes well, but people are putting on life jackets. It's not a reassuring time.

I just hope that everyone is safe.