We’re in the second week of the “Phase 1” reopening plan in our state, which means businesses and churches can open but with limited capacity.  We’re also supposed to continue with social distancing, work from home (if possible), and wear masks whenever we’re inside a public building.  It doesn’t feel like much has changed for us still hanging at home, but it’s a welcome start for a lot of struggling businesses in my community.

We had a quiet Memorial Day on Monday.  This day is always a somber one for me, as I think it should be.  My oldest son completed the Crossfit “Murph” workout in memory of those service members who died: 1 mile run, 300 squats, 200 pushups, 100 pullups, and another 1 mile run.  So hard!  We grilled for dinner and ended the night with our tradition of watching a military movie (this year with our two oldest boys).  This year, it was Black Hawk Down.

I got started on school plans for next fall.  I will have five students (I cannot even believe it) and feel like I need to work on it all summer vs. procrastinating until the last minute.  This week, I got a solid booklist in place and started in on the first week checklist.