We have a schedule here at the Mann household for the upcoming week, some semblance of normalcy in this sea of unknown. It gives us comfort. At first, I thought it would be a struggle to get our kids to accept certain daily requirements, but they were actually pretty receptive to it. I guess they’re craving normalcy, too.
I had a schedule to go on from a friend living overseas, which was, to put it in middle school lingo, a little extra: every half hour is spoken for, chores listed down to putting pjs in the hamper. This, my friends, was not the schedule for us. I knew that we needed one, though, and we have created one we can all live with (fingers crossed). It allows for outdoor activities, electronics-free quiet time, academics, free time (i.e. Xbox, TikTok, Snapchat…), and family time. We will embark on this tomorrow. I expect a few bumps in the road and some hand-wringing about what’s safe and what’s not, but at least we have a plan.
My Corner of the Village 
We needed today to see how things would go. Our schedule seems to be coming together more organically. I think W is going to focus on one of his five core subjects each day. Today was Math. Tomorrow, History. M just cleaned her room all day. She’ll start doing schoolwork soon, she says. I guess she’s working up to it by preparing her environment first. I’m a little freaked out by all the emails we got today. But things will settle down, right?
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