We were blessed with beautiful sunny skies on the weekend. It allowed us to take full advantage of the outdoors and our decks. There was no shortage of bike rides, walks, sidewalk art, barbecues and deck parties. One can only imagine that merely a few moments of stolen time to myself allowed me to write!
Our city has become a ghost town and distancing is super easy! However, it was nice to see neighbours coming together apart on this beautiful weekend with drinks in hand.
We made a point of not doing any school work or house work on the weekend. Some highlights definitely included live music streamed by musicians near and far. Thank you for that! We bellowed those tunes well into the night on our deck, dancing. Bedtimes were thrown out too!
My kids are very aware of the spreading virus, but I screen the information they receive on a need to know basis. They do enjoy the personal messages to Canadian children from our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which makes them feel included and an important part of society. They both listen quietly as he thanks especially the children for their efforts and sympathizes with their loss of so many things. His message reinforces the importance of the measures in place and makes them feel pride in already following his advice, much like his own children do.
After the weekend, we feel recharged. Doing activities specific to weekends makes it feel like a mini vacation. It takes away the monotony that social distancing can create. My daughter drew the above chalk drawing. That’s all the evidence I need of a successful weekend!
Single parenting during COVID-19 pandemic 