covid diary: day 142

A brief update: I called the orthopedic office today. That was a fun conversation!

"How did your son break his thumb?"
"He was punching his brother."
"I see."

Max goes to see a hand specialist in South Bend Friday afternoon, so I look forward to finding out how much this brief foray into violence is going to cost in terms of both money (us) and time/functionality (Max).

Today, he got up around 12:30 (quite early for him!) and asked for more Tylenol. He said the pain kept him up for part of the night. The giant splint remains, and he is hampered in everything he tries to do. I asked Henry to help prepare some lunch for Max, and the response I got was this: "Sure, I'll cook for him, but I'm not doing any of that HERE COMES THE CHOO CHOO stuff and feeding him."

In other news, schools all around the state are going to online-only classes. Bethany has been keeping me updated, and as of writing time, Mishawaka and Indianapolis schools had just announced that they would be online only. Indy schools will be online only until at least OCTOBER. Come on, Plymouth, get it together!

The governor announced today that we're staying in Phase 4.5 of Let's Reopen and Get Sick Hoosiers for at least another month because infection rates are going up, hospitalizations are going up, and deaths are going up. Not good metrics, yo. Hey, I've got an idea! Let's move back to Phase 1 and see if we can do it properly this time around.

The governor also extended the moratorium on evictions to August 14, so I'm sure many poverty-stricken Hoosiers are glad to have another two weeks before the ax comes down on them.

Back to the home front. Mike and I have been talking about what to do about school. That is, how to manage it logistically. Each boy will need to be connected to school in real time from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. They'll each need to be listening to and interacting with their own teachers, so they'll each need their own work space. And, of course, during that time, I'll be working in my office. I'm pretty good at tuning things out at this point, so I don't think focus will be too much of a problem for me, but it definitely will be for the boys. Right now we're thinking of setting Liam up at the table in the basement since he is the most diligent of the three. Max and Henry will have to be on the main floor with me so I can make sure work is getting done and nobody is playing hooky. I'm thinking one will be at the dining table, and we might need to set up a table or work area in the library for the other. GAH. So many details to figure out!

Nationwide cases: 4,427,483. Deaths: 150,716.