Waiting.

These days, our phones announce the arrival of information with a "Ping!" whether or not we obsessively refresh our screen. News is happening out there, there is no doubt. Numbers climb and leaders convene. For hours in a row, my phone buzzed with notifications from universities, stadiums, amusement parks, and camps. Any news from school? Not much.

Yet a Virginia state of emergency plus a warning that "This situation is changing by the minute..." leaves one wondering what's happening out of earshot when hours have passed since an update. And in those hours, I do "normal." I enter grades, walk the dog, take my youngest to Taekwondo, and empty the dishwasher. But the lines are growing longer at the grocery store and the anti-bacterial wipes are still out of stock. I resist the temptation to check my phone.