Shelter in place

Oklahoma City joined other major cities in the U.S. at midnight, when our mayor instituted a "Shelter in Place" order.

Our city's numbers are now in the triple digits, with 8 deaths.   From 0 to who knows in just a short time, because the numbers change hourly.

I completed my first week of working at home.  Thankfully, my folding table came early (it was not supposed to be delivered until tomorrow).  It was really difficult working with Dave's wireless keyboard in my lap.

The folding table is a bit too high, so I have to adjust the chair I borrowed from the office into it's full extension, and then my feet dangle..so I am having to use my yoga blocks to put my feet on.

Fortunately, yoga blocks are sturdy, AND I can wash them off.

My neck hurts, though, so I need to work on the placement of the monitors a bit more.

The office was fully disinfected last weekend.  After that, we were allowed to go back into the office one last time, so I went on Monday, and got my mouse pad, and my notebooks, and sticky notes with codes on them that I might need.  No one else was there.

I am not being allowed to do many of my usual tasks while working from home, so this should be interesting.  I do not understand WHY I am not being allowed to do some of my regular work, because much of it does not involve HIPAA, or printing of documents (which I can't do at home).

I can already state without doubt that it is MIND NUMBINGLY boring, but at least I have a job.

My brother in law is laid off.  He was able to get out and apply for unemployment.

Then, my sister fell and hurt her shoulder, so had to go out to be seen for that.  She now has to go for an MRI next week, because the pain is still bad, and there was no fracture visualized in the x-rays.

My brother's estranged wife is ill, but we don't know if she has "it," or the flu.  Either way, he's been exposed to what she has, because she can't take care of herself, and he always has to help her.  Why her boyfriends can't do that, my sister and I will never understand.

As for the kids, I don't know about my brother's son and daughter in law, but they are probably able to work from home.  They're both highly paid civil engineers.  They'll be fine,

My sister's kids are a mixed bag...her son is a server, so is unemployed (his girlfriend is able to work from home, so they have half of their income),  and her daughter is a vet tech, and is still working -with ample precautions being taken. 

If these checks from the government ever come, we will set ours aside in case anyone in our family needs the money.

I successfully got myself to the lab for my blood draw, and then to my doctor the next day.  This is the first time I have gone by myself.   

Dave needed to stay home to receive deliveries, and to have an online meeting for work.

My blood counts are still okay... but my nurse said it's a good thing that I have to work from home for now, with my immunity so low.

We had to have our handyman come back and fix something that he did wrong with the new water heater, but Dave kept his distance, and I was closed in my office.

The new mattress and bed frame arrived on Wednesday, and Dave got the bed frame built (with a little help from me after I clocked out from work).

He built the drawers for it the next day, and our new bed is complete.  The new mattress is quite nice.

Today, we will finish taking stuff out of the linen closet that can go in the new drawers, and making our linen closet less of a mess.

My last outing into public was when we went to the Lowe's garden center last weekend.  We got three bags of soil, and I got a couple of herb plants, and some sweet potato vine plants for the window box.

Yesterday was a gorgeous day (despite the winds), so I got the herb garden weeded, the soil added, and my herbs planted.  I also did the window box, cleaned up the mint patch, and pulled some weeds from around my rose bush and clematis vine.

Today, we are supposed to have another beauty of a day, so we will weed the flower bed, put the rest of the soil in there, and put in some native flower seeds.

We had to pay our guy to come out and mow.  The back yard had gotten to thick and tall that our electric mower wasn't up to the task.  I had asked Dave every day to get out there and mow, but he ignored me, and it got out of hand.

Dave talked to both of his brothers last night, and they and their wives are all doing fine.

I am off to make breakfast and take my shower.  It's in the 40s now, but should warm up quickly, ow that the sun is getting high in the sky.

Enjoy your week as best you can.