Episode 1.8 We Got COVID - The Middle School Mind

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast for kids, Son and I talk about our experience with COVID.

Son and I quarantined together in the basement and lived like bachelors. While we were staying away with COVID, we decided to record this podcast episode. We are doing well and getting back on the road to health. Hope you guys are staying healthy as well!

We got COVID 🙁

Son tested positive on at-home COVID test after school on Monday then I tested positive with a PCR test at urgent care on Thursday.

Image of Abbott Binax NOW COVID-19 antigen at-home tests — Image courtesy of Boston Globe.

Son has a theory that this guy who chose not to wear a mask at a show we attended gave us COVID. It’s interesting, but the Omicron variant has been so contagious so who really knows how we were exposed.

What were our symptoms?

What have we been doing while quarantined with COVID?

Son and I have been hanging out in our basement which less of a dungeon and more like a bachelor pad complete with a fridge, full bathroom, TV with streaming, two nice, comfy couches and a queen sized bed.

Image of a well furnished and bright basement living room and bedroom setting - Son and Dad talked about quarantining in the basement during their bout with COVID — Our basement is nowhere near this nice, but it’s no dungeon either. Image courtesy of impressiveinteriordesign.com.

We’ve had a guy’s week in this week in the basement. Check out what we’ve been up to:

The Mandalorian season one and two – what took us so long to get on this bandwagon?!?!

Image of Disney's The Mandalorian carrying Baby Yoda (aka Grogu) in one of the episodes in season two — Image courtesy of theverge.com.

Super Smash Bros on the Switch
Fast fooding it. Check out our previous episode on Son’s favorite fast food places ranked!
- Our local McDonald’s got our orders all wrong. Sausage egg and cheese muffin minus the sausage and Big Breakfast minus the hotcakes!
- Portillo’s is still our favorite. Son got an extra burger patty instead of a single. Thanks Portillo’s!!!
- We tried Little Caesar’s pizza and Son like it better than Domino’s. Detroit Style pizza is greasy but amazing.

Image of Detroit Style pizza from the pizza chain, Little Caesar's — Little Caesar’s Detroit Style Pizza was a nice quarantine treat. Image courtesy of PR Newswire.

We’re doing ok because we are vaccinated

A lot of people have strong feelings about this topic. The great thing is we live in a country where we can make our own choices!

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