Watch us grow!
Homeschooling and sheltering in place would not be as productive or stimulating without the technology that we have nowadays. Janie had a Room 33 Meeting with her classmates.
Then a 90-minute Mandarin lesson with her usual teacher at Yu Ying. Her teacher does a great job keeping everyone engaged, listening, and participating. This is money well-spent!
Janie later had storytime with Toni, Thomas, and Peanut. She read them 4 books!!
Each day gets a little more organized. Janie actually did all these things today while Dada was on work calls all day.
When Mama got home, we went for a run/bike/skateboard ride around the neighborhood. Peanut has gotten really good at riding his bike with training wheels. His training wheels barely touch the ground!
We also went to the brand new parking lot that no one is using right now because everyone is working from home.
With everyone else was “sheltering in place”, Peanut was one of 6 kids in his class today. They also got to open some new toys and games.
Janie had her first Zoom meeting at 12:00 with her classmates and teacher. She wrote a note to Mama that said “We had a meeting with my classmates and Ms. Bliss on the computer. It was so so fun. William, Noah, Ben, Mila, Kazu, AJ, Roman, and Alina were there.”
Schools in the Bay Area are closed starting today so Janie had her first day at home with Dada while he worked from home. Peanut is still going to daycare and Mama went to work so they had a day by themselves. We made a schedule for the day and set up her computer and iPad for some independent learning. We also taught her how to text Mama and other family members.
This is what she sent to Mama at 11:34am:
She also drew a book of pictures throughout the day. 
“The book of pictures (and no color)” Illustrated by Kaylee Lao
“me drawing” and “Dada working”
“Mama folding laundry”, “Peanut playing with cars”, “me peeling carrots, “Dada cooking dinner”
This is a very accurate picture of what happens at night while Dada is playing his game.
By the afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a “shelter in place” for the Bay Area starting at midnight. So, Dada and Janie went to Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Costco to stock up on supplies and food. They said it was a madhouse everywhere they went but came home with a good amount of fresh produce and meat.