Rain All Day

So I knew that it was going to rain today. I just didn't actually think that it would rain for every second of the day. And that's what happened. It started raining last night actually and this morning, Johnnie actually asked when he woke up if it was still night. No Little Bug. It's just supposed to rain most of the day today. Anyway we started the day with a "birthday celebration" for Fuzzy. That means opening up his presents and actually showing him the banana bread "cake" that we made for him last night. Which ended up being my breakfast by the way. That was my "connect" moment with Johnnie since he put a lot of energy into the event. After the morning festivities and after Johnnie's usual morning Blippi-fest I had nothing planned for the rest of the day for him. And I had at least 3 Zoom meetings today. I tell ya I'm busier now than before. And so when I would usually spend the morning doing lessons with Johnnie... on a THURSDAY might I add, this time I'm actually trying to simply keep him occupied without parking him in front of the TV all day long. I thought of games that would maybe take up 30 minutes of attention, but he finished them way too soon. I would make him do something active, but even running up and down the hallway (see gif) would only take ONE MINUTE. Especially now that he's used to it and you can even see he's running just fine. And so today I have a better appreciation for those parents feeling harangued because their kids are home and they are pulling their hair out trying to keep them busy and for some of us, to try to work from home. And so after my team meeting and then a Chad meeting that lasted until noon... BTW that's another thing, these meetings now almost always take up a good deal of time. No more pop into my office and talk for 10 minutes. And THEN I have to figure out what to make Johnnie for lunch because I had no time to focus on it all morning. Then again I can always give him chicken noodle soup couldn't I? Actually today we drove to KFC and I got him some popcorn fried chicken. Used to be that was my go-to Thursday night dinner for him. Today it's lunch. And then to keep him occupied again until the 4 PM huddle. It had started raining even harder by then and so I resigned myself to simply staying in the entire day. I sadly thought about this week being Spring Break for Johnnie and here he is cooped up with literally nothing to do except draw and watch videos and draw some more. And then after the 4 PM huddle it was time to think about dinner. I made him a pizza and chicken noodle soup and he seemed to be ok with that. I think it was more so because I reminded him that he was sleeping at "mom's" tonight. And so he embarked on making a present for her. For her part, Lisa called early, as in by 6 PM. Maybe she knew telepathically that Johnnie was needing a change of scenery LOL. Apparently she was in her office and then her mom and dad are coming by to drop off groceries. She wanted to pick up Johnnie to get home before they got there. That was NOT a problem with me. In fact, I was already thinking I was just at 3000 steps and I need to walk the equivalent of more than 3 miles the rest of the evening. And it was raining. Hard. So Lisa picked up Johnnie before it was even dark and so ended my time with him on his Spring Break. I brushed off disappointment thoughts and did my walk. Fortunately, there is plenty of space between the garage, the walkways and I even used the adjacent building. And so I was under some structure most of the time and I finished 11,000 steps by 8:30 PM. I made myself my favorite beef-spinach over rice dish, something I hadn't made in a long time. And which I used to make for Lisa because she liked it. She mentioned dinner tomorrow night and I was ok with that. Usually this would be a 4-day weekend that I don't get to see Johnnie for that long. But not in the time of coronavirus LOL. Tonight I chilled watching SIREN... the next Thursday night show of choice. And cleaned up the Johnnie aftermath in the apartment. In the time of coronavirus Spring Break, I don't think Johnnie and I did too bad. The pictures of him all week in the apartment I'd gladly trade with last year's pictures in San Diego. But at least his big smiles meant it was not any loss at all. All parents are merely doing the best they can. I am too.