March 2020

I'm not even sure where to start.  We have a Pandemic right now, Covid19, the corona virus.  A Pandemic is when a disease is prevalent over the entire world or country.  It started in China in January, Idaho now has over 40 positive cases and 11 are in Ada county where we live.  Schools closed last week and we started having church at home last Sunday.  Toilet paper is super hard to find and the stores have been hit hard.  Lots of people are hoarding food, essentials, etc.  The president of the United States has asked that no gatherings include more than 10 people.  Everyone is asked to practice social distancing and stand 6ft apart in stores etc.  Other states are way worse than Idaho.  Chicago is shut down except for essential reasons, everyone is to quarantine their-selves.  Madison's track season has been cancelled and all of the college students are to go home and they are finishing the semester online.  High School hasn't closed for the semester yet but everyone thinks things might be turned to online or grades given with an added 10%. 

Madison moving in with Grandma and Grandpa Ingram.  Jaxon's boot camp has been moved to possibly May.  Jaxon, Greta, Ava, Wil, Paul and I have been working on all kinds of projects around our property.  Jaxon cleaned out the chicken coop and bought chicks and ducks with Ava.  They are raising them in the garage until they are old enough to be put outside.  We think the ducks have imprinted on Jaxon and they treat him like their Mama Duck.  He even gives them baths in the bathtub.  Greta, Ava and I have been spending a lot of time riding horses.  Jaxon and Paul also went on trail rides separately with me last week.  We are accomplishing a lot around the place, this coming week we want to get all the wood cut. 

Sundays and home church have been great.  We use Come Follow Me and study every Sunday.  We also try to do studying every night.  Jaxon and Wil blessed the sacrament and passed it this Sunday.  Jaxon, Greta, Wil and Ava all taught us this Sunday.  We went over the Gathering of the tribes of Israel and what we can do. 

Every week we have had family or friends over for dinner so that Jaxon could see as many people as he could before he leaves.  It has been wonderful.  So far we have had the McAffees, Madsons, Griggs, some of Madison's college friends, and now this week Grandma and Grandpa Ingram with Aunt Sara.