COVID-19 Impact, Part 2

Most of our summer plans were cancelled or changed drastically.

- Jeanette and Kevin were supposed to come up in June, but erring on the side caution, it was decided that it would be best if they didn’t travel.

- The Brinkmeyer family was supposed to visit in July, but travel mandates and the risk of COVID-19 exposure resulted in the need to cancel that trip as well.

- Mount Marathon was postponed, and then cancelled.

- Cancelled play dates and social gathers were the norm.

- Danielle and the kids still flew back to Iowa, but that was drastically modified.

- Dennis and Gayle came to Alaska, accompanying Danielle and the kids

    o Flights were missed and overnight delays resulted from the lack of flights due to COVID-19

    o Everyone had to quarantine for 14 days after arrival

- There were many other things that were cancelled or impacted (camping reservations, activities, festivals, etc.) but there are too many to remember and list. 

Adam continues to work out of the garage. His hours have normalized to about 10 predictable hours a day with little to no weekend needs (still on call though). The stress level dropped mid-summer but is picking back up again with case number currently sky rocketing and anxiety among healthcare organizations growing. With winter approaching, he is likely going to create a small office in the bedroom (in place of the changing table). There is no foreseeable end to his remote working. As long as the Public Health Emergency exists, he will continue to function in his Liaison role. Experts are predicting the pandemic to continue at least until March 2021.

Danielle is preparing to open the child care once school starts back up again. In the spring, there was no COVID-19 impact to the business. Since then, licensing has required the creation and implementation of a mitigation plan. Care will be drastically different with everyone wearing masks, encouraging distancing, cleaning often, preventing anyone from entering the house, and much more. The shining star in this craziness is the support the CARES Act is providing through funds to assist with mitigation.