Lice, Ice, Bitches & Barf (LIBB)

It was better. I think we ended the day as friends. But I got a lot less work done. Right about the time relations became contentious I suggested we go outside. We went for a walk along a path and pond about a block from our house. We brought crayons and paper with to do rubbings of the different textures we found. After some grumbling at the beginning, we spent about 1.5 hours total exploring.       And this is the finished art project:

Don't ask.

I don't feel like a good parent under good circumstances, but circumstances require me to be a parent, professor, 2nd grade teacher and pre-K teacher for the foreseeable future. Here are some of the wholesome things we've done so far. Monday we did this scavenger hunt. Some of the proof of what we found from the list:     We also did a whole bunch of sidewalk art.   something that smells good   "Work" lasted about 5 minutes

It seems every day brings a fresh limitation in the name of public health. Every day I think I've adjusted and then suddenly, something new is imposed and the adjustment starts all over again. Faculty were told to prepare for online teaching while students enjoyed an extended spring break.Two people in my dept didn't even know how to post a syllabus in the learning management system (LMS). Of them, one has a 10 yr old daughter approaching her second month of hospitalization for something related to her digestive system. It's life-threatening in that she can't hold food or water down so if she went home they would have no way to feed her. She was finally discharged this week and everyone around her has to be uber careful because her immune system is so compromised. At least COVID-19 leveled the playing field a bit and everyone is supposed to stay away from each other, not just her. In order to help these colleagues and my department as a whole, as chair I had to asse...