And so ends January

 And there goes January in the daily rhythms 

Of calling kids late out of bed after late night bedtime chats run long

Of mornings with computers and books, pencils and paper for school

Of scattered "I'm not really hungry" lunch times because we're housebound

Of beautiful views of sea and sky from our balcony

Of afternoons of either eerie peace because Aiden's at his friends' place or... 

Of sword skirmishes romping through the house

Or epic battles of either Lego or whatever else is on hand scattering over the living room

Of newly flowering trees discovered on infrequent evening walks

Of now online Chinese classes that resort to lots of grunt work

Of 7pm or later dinners when people are finally hungry and interested in food

Of puzzlement - a ground floor "neighbour" is randomly dropping off meals for us without stopping to give an explanation or enjoy with us

Of church services gathered around a computer and stray thoughts of the neighbours who must surely hear our vigorous singing echoing out the door and windows and down the halls as we sing along

Of over and beyond art assignment completion - "I have to draw the eyes, but I just can't stop there!"

Of story writing, editing, browsing

Of exploration into videography, cinematography, voice recording, etc. for the next even better song video

And here ends January with some broken rhythms:

Mom not so mobile with a suspected torn ligament so market shopping is put off, morning routines a little turned around

Jasmin down and out with a dragging cold and its accompanying fatigue

Hope and rumors vying for the upper hand - will life continue as is or will the restrictions be eased Feb 4 when the current Movement Control Order is set to end?