Our 5 year old grandson lives in Seattle with his parents. Both our daughter and son-in-law are currently working from home because of the coronavirus, work that requires both phone calls and meetings via video-conferencing, as well as other tasks that require their giving full attention. Our grandson is also staying home from his pre-school.
Sher and I have the absolute pleasure of distant babysitting our grandson via video conferencing technology. He loves building things with his extensive LEGO collection. When we connect, we are treated to a little show complete with his latest Lego creation and its associated story line. We get to see a new play each time complete with a song! We absolutely love talking with him and seeing all those LEGO creations he is working on daily. Being home is hard for him as he is used to being in preschool with his little friends. Lots of pent up energy there!
Not only do we get to “babysit” our grandson which is a treat for us, but we can give his parents some time while they are working from home that they can have to themselves. Plus it gives us something else to do. This isolation thing does get rather boring at times.
What are you doing to pass the time during these tense and uncertain times?
Roadtirement 
That’s really sweet guys! God bless. I’m doing my usual couch potato thing, cold brew in the fridge. Plenty of grub in the kitchen. Thanking God.
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Sounds like you’re set, John. Good for you. I’ve seen reports that the casinos and hotels are closing ’cause of the virus. Is the whole city closing up, or just the strip?
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Remote babysitting. What a great idea and it gives you both something to do while waiting out the virus.
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Yes it is a great time on both ends of our communication! This technology is really something, isn’t it?
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My garden is looking exceptionally tidy!
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HeHe…….understand. Weeds won’t stand a chance, huh? 😉
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An excellent use of your time. We hope to continue our forest trips which are pretty isolated in themselves.
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Thanks for the visit and the comment. We are glad that you have the opportunity to still continue some activity that is isolated. Your carrot loving equine buddies I know are appreciative!
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Lots of fun talking to the grandkids!
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Hello Maj and Sher, This is an excellent way to stay connected with your grandson and help your children remotely. I can still go out for a walk while keeping a safe distance from other people. Where I walk it’s mostly empty and that helps. I also exercise, practice yoga, read books and work on small home projects. Stay safe!
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Yes, thank goodness for technology as we all work to occupy our newly expanded personal time. The Lego babysitting is marvelously creative and I’m sure your grandson loves showing you his creation. Congrats on figuring out a way to be more involved.
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