It is Saturday, April 25, 2020. The boys are sleeping in. Potatoe has his bed next to my desk all to himself this morning because the weather is beautiful, and all three cats are running around outside. I can see the trio from the window at my desk, and they seem to be playing hide and seek. Right now Pumpkine and Trooper are hiding in the thick foliage around their favorite tree, and Storme is seeking them.
Potatoe and I got our exercise this morning too. Potatoe ran the first couple of miles with me on my 7 mile morning run. It was a perfect 60 degrees as we watched the sunrise. This is my favorite time of day to run. I am forever fascinated by God’s power to give us a different looking sunrise at the break of every day. Seeing the sunrise reminds me of God’s power, and gives me a sense of internal triumph to take into my day.
I have quite a bit of stuff to do for work this morning, and then I am going out to the garage to organize the boxes of toys, stuffed animals and craft supplies that I have stashed away for my nephew, Baby Huey, when he come to visit his favorite aunt. I imagine that I will let Baby Huey pick a box, and that will be the activities for the day. I want get each box organized with stuff for a complete, fun-filled day. No, I do not know when Baby Huey’s next visit will be.
I imagine that a difficult aspect to the shutdown for many is not knowing when they will get to spend time with their grandchildren, nieces and/or nephews. I imagine that many are missing time with their adult children as well. I am blessed to have my boys here with me during the week, and then time to myself to get ready for the next week over the weekend.
For me, I am missing my coworkers and my friends. I miss having morning coffee with Brooke. I miss the comradery of the office that I work in. I miss the hustle and energy of my client’s trade floor. I miss seeing people. I miss the little chats about cats, dogs and kids. I miss the debates at happy hour about the markets, sports and world events. I miss hearing about everyone’s day.
What was set to be a fifteen day disruption in human interaction has turned into forty days. Many believe that the shutdown is going to be extended through May. That would mean seventy fives days. I am praying that this will not be the case. The full ramifications of the shutdown are difficult to fully articulate or quantify as all catastrophic events are.