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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

Have I already complained about having to cancel going to Missouri to see my parents? I think so. We’re supposed to go next week and stay for ten days. We haven’t canceled our reservations, but we’ve decided we’re not coming and told my parents. I’m sad E won’t get to see them and need their new car but we all agree it’s better to wait. Also thanks to Covid, my husband stayed in a hotel this week after his guard duty out of state. He also had a classroom training for the second half of this week. Between flying and 100% Guard and classroom capacity, even with masks we decided it would be better for him to get a hotel room so E could still go to daycare and I could work. He has a PCR test scheduled Saturday morning, and I got him a home rapid Covid test. Even though they’re not expected to be as accurate in asymptomatic people, it’s better than nothing. Speaking of which! OMG I had no idea I could get a home test!! I was googling where my husband could get a rapid test before his PCR appointment and stumbled upon an article saying you could get them at local drugstores! How was this not front page news?! How did I not already have stocks of these for previous Guard flights? The last round of daycareitis?? Well now I know, and so do all of my friends. Suck it Covid.