On March 23, there were 42,000+ cases in the U.S., 83 in Kansas and 11 in our county. Monday, March 23 Today we should have been going back to school, but since all school buildings are closed for the remainder of the school year, we get an extended spring break. Yesterday, our county voted against … Continue reading #COVIDchaos week 3
No one wanted to drive over an hour to Mushroom Rock State Park (rocks shaped like mushrooms 🤣) so instead we went to Pawnee Prairie Park, a park with hiking and horseback trails. We heard lots of birds and frogs, and even saw a wild turkey! According to my watch, we walked about three miles. … Continue reading Social distancing Sunday – Pawnee Prairie Park
On March 16, there were 4,596 cases in the U.S., 11 in Kansas and 0 in Sedgwick County. For the first time in 10 years, we are not spending Spring Break on the slopes. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives like never before. We are all pretty bummed about it, but the slopes closed two days … Continue reading #COVIDchaos week 2 (Spring Break 2020)
In late December, the coronavirus erupted in Wuhan, China, wreaking havoc on that city and spreading quickly to other countries. It's a respiratory disease, extremely contagious and easily transmitted. The good news is most people have mild symptoms and recover with no medical treatment. The bad news? It's a health pandemic that has evoked fear … Continue reading #COVIDChaos week 1
Forced family fun took us to the Old Oxford Mill in Oxford, Kansas. Oxford is 45 minutes south of Wichita and has a population of 1,012. Before we left in the boys' 1998 Camry... We took the back roads, which included several miles of dirt roads. #LivinginKansas Here's a short history of the Oxford Mill. … Continue reading Social distancing Sunday – Old Oxford Mill
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