SENDING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL DURING COVID-19: UPDATE

Initially, my children's school district was offering two options for students returning to school. Option 1: Fully Remote. Option 2: Fully In-Person. Then, at the very last minute, they decided to have *all* students go fully remote. I was hoping for a hybrid (2-day-a-week) model, but was happy that at least all students would be "in the same boat" with remote learning. 

Sending Kids Back To School During Covid-19

As the upcoming school year approaches, instead of feeling joy and excitement, all I feel is dread. This coming school year I will have a second grader and ninth grader.  I have two days to decide if I am going to send my children back to school five days a week, or enroll them in online classes at home. Both options have serious drawbacks.  I feel like all I have to choose from is a bad option or another bad option.  

OUR FOREVER HOME

A year ago, we decided to rent a tiny cottage, while our oldest son finished up at his middle school. There was a housing shortage, and we just weren't ready to purchase a home again. Those of you that know us well, know that while trying to find a forever home, we have had a time of it! Terrible neighbors, wrong school zones, inconvenient locations...you name it! At the beginning of this year, we started the search for our perfect home.