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We’re godparents! Franklin and Eleanor Goosevelt, the only creatures we’ve seen regularly since we were all told not to breathe on each other, hatched goslings last week.

While I am cautiously optimistic and encouraging everyone to remain positive, I am also a realist and an advocate for a practical and reasonable approach to preparing for the inevitable changes coming our way.

I reached out to some teachers to find out: What is it really like for elementary or middle school or high school teachers thrown into an unprecedented environment in which to teach young people? I could not have found a better example of the goodness in the hearts of people.

Kim Sublett is the mother of nine children, three biological and six adopted, who range in years from 24 down to 4. To be honest, I’m not sure which is more amazing — the number of kids or the adventurous path that she and her husband, Stacy, followed in gathering all of them.

As Stormstown Neighbors shows us, social distancing isn’t really social. We can still connect with each other – we just need to do it another way.