The salvage effort so far

  I would guess that in some respects, this is the first time in my life that I am somewhat grateful for the whole 'tempus fugit' thing. I must say this comes as a surprise.  We aren't doing as well as I had hoped around here with respect to screen time, among other things. It's been a struggle to get people outside for some modicum of exercise. We are approaching the fourth of July, as of this writing, and so far there is no pool. I might also point that I am still refusing to give up on that. Businesses are slowly opening up around here but surrounding areas are reporting spikes in the virus that shut everything down in the first place.
   My spouse and offspring aren't exactly eager to join the redshirts, as we say at our house. Anyone on Star Trek wearing a red shirt was always shot or eaten in that episode, for all you non nerds out there. Our usual beach vacation won't be happening this year because our landlord has decided not to rent this Summer. I can't blame the woman for erring on the side of caution and the new requirements are onerous. My husband's brother owns a beach house and he doesn't want any company. I can't tell anyone else what to do with their property but the situation leaves me feeling stuck.
   We now have a family vacation with no place to go. Putting it mildly, this is wierd. Captain Fix It All feels compelled to pull a miracle out of her a** and come up with fabulously entertaining ways to fill these days. Who died and declared me the entertainment committee?! Talk about shouldding on yourself!! Is Daddy guilt a thing? So far, I haven't seen much evidence, or maybe I don't know to look.
    Once again, taking the pressure off myself seems to be right up there with leaping tall buildings in a single bound. Don't ask me how I keep losing sight of the fact that we're in a global pandemic and I'm up to the eyeballs in things I can't control. I'm skilled that way. We know a perfectly healthy person who spent weeks in the hospital and almost died. His recovery is taking months, nevermind the hospital bills. This is nothing to screw with. Better safe than sorry gets hard in patches and perspective is a frequent casualty. How are you managing at your house?