This week the kids started back to school. Monday was a holiday (Labor Day) so they were scheduled to start Tuesday. Monday night one of the biggest wind storms in many years blew into the area. It took down trees, made a huge mess, left people without power, and started fires. We started school Tuesday with the caveat that the district was aware than many students and teacher might not be able to log on due to not having power or internet, the hazards of an online school year. My kids and their teachers were able to get on so we started our "soft start" to the school year.
Wednesday and Thursday morning I got text messages on my phone from the school says that we would have school but they would monitor fires and adjust if necessary. We made it through Wednesday and Thursday. By Thursday afternoon the air was really bad and we were in level one "Get Ready" evacuation. School for Friday was canceled soon thereafter.
Since then the air has been truly terrible. The smoke is so thick in the air and even inside it smells like a campfire. School has already been canceled for tomorrow. We are doing everything we can to stay inside and not go crazy. We have played games, dressed up in costumes, played with our neighbor's dog, Merrick did the "gallon challenge" (he only made it about half way through), and had WAY too much electronics. We are praying for rain and hope it comes soon so we can go back outside. I never thought I would long for the days when it was just the pandemic we had to deal with.
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