re: nine months and welfare checks
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :) Sorry. I worked for the welfare department in two states, so that's where my brain went. :)
Staying healthy is important. Can't do much without it.
I end up talking to my Dad by phone anyway, so that won't change, and my eldest (the one who doesn't live with us) and his family were just here, and as far as we can tell, they're still permitted to come over, so we'll see how that goes.
I understand the idea of boredom. It's mostly psychological though. When suddenly you can't do something you probably normally wouldn't do anyway, you want to go and do it. It's strange, but when options are suddenly limited, you miss the things you never did, anyway, because now you can't. :)