March 2020 was when I started worrying about the covid pandemic.  Some time around March 22, we had to shelter in place.  I was with my dad, my stepmom, and my little siblings from that time until June 24, 2020.  Stores and restaurants were shutting down and people were losing their jobs.  I was not able to go out to dinner or hang out with any of my friends.  I was really sad about it.  In April, stores and restaurants reopened, bringing the cases back up when the curve was flattened.  People had to wear masks and practice social distancing.  I was worried that the pandemic might go on forever.

  In April, May, and June 2020, I played with my little siblings.  I also went on walks with them and my stepmom.  I also watched YouTube videos.  On June 25, 2020, I went back with my biological mom and my younger brother.  To keep working out, I took walks around the neighborhood and I walked to a lake near my house.  I also watched more YouTube videos.  I almost didn’t get to do any swimming that summer, but on August 1, we went to Lake Lanier where there was a little beach area.  I was supposed to start college around September 2020, but my mom said it was too dangerous due to covid.  I really wanted to meet up with my extended family for Thanksgiving, but the covid cases were too high.  I also hoped to meet up with my cousins, my uncles, and my grandmother for Christmas, but it wasn’t safe.  When 2021 began, I had the feeling that things would get better, but that will be discussed in my next blog.

Works Cited

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-timeline