Today is day 18 but technically my family is on day 22 because that is the last time we socialized with others. To say this is a weird time in life feels like the understatement of the century. I cannot even wrap my head around the fact that we have been home together for 22 days and we have at least 28 more days to go.

I’ve got to be honest, there are so many silver linings in all of this for me.

First, my husband has been home with us the last 22 days which makes this the longest number of consecutive days we have been together in 10 years. It has been so nice having him around to talk to face to face versus Marco Polo or FaceTime in all of this crazy. I know our kids are absolutely LOVING it because they are use to Daddy leaving each week and only really seeing him on the weekends. Now, they have him each morning when they wake up, we are able to sit together each evening after he finishes working to play games, watch movies, etc, and he gets to tuck them in each night.

Second, I am one of those moms who LIVES for breaks from school. Don’t get me wrong, I love that the kids go to school, but the relaxed, go with the flow routine of no school days are so my jam. I am also one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have a job outside the home so I am able to fit in the school lessons for the day however and whenever it fits. (For all my mom friends who are juggling outside work and this homeschool life – MAD LOVE to you! Give yourself lots of grace and know that you are doing the best you can!)

Third, I am a GERMAPHOBE! (Yes, it needs to be in all caps!) For those that know me, you know that I don’t do sickness. It is actually one of the things I dislike about sending the kids to school. I hate when the tummy bug starts going around, the flu, heck – I am not even a fan of the common cold! So, telling me to stay home so we don’t get sick is just FINE BY ME! We are definitely one of the families who are doing all the things they are suggesting. We are not trying to find any loopholes. We miss getting out and we miss seeing friends and family but like all hard things in life – this is only temporary!

So, as we sit here looking ahead to another weekend filled with ‘nothing special’ I am going to be grateful for this window of opportunity to just simply be with my most favorite people in the world – doing nothing but being together.