Feeling Squashed

This whole Shelter in Place thing has me feeling all sorts of ways.  I'm normally not a crier, but lately with school ending as if there's nothing special about it, proms being cancelled, and no graduations or parties to celebrate, I have been feeling down.  SQUASHED.  I have cried more in the last week than I have in an entire year!  I understand why we are having to do this, but I feel so bad for all the kids who missed celebrations and their moments to shine.  I want them to have these moments!!!  I want to celebrate THEM!  And their ACCOMPLISHMENTS!  And their HARD WORK!  Waving from a distance and shouting "Good Job" just doesn't cut it for me.  I want to cry happy tears for them.  I want to give them BIG hugs and look into their eyes and tell them how proud I am of them and tell them I knew they could do it - even when it was hard.  I want to stand close to them and feel their excitement!  I wanted to wave good bye to the kids on the buses on the last day of school as the bus drivers blow their horns and kids yell good bye out the windows.  But that did not happen.  Instead, I'm feeling squashed.

So here's a squash recipe.  Maybe it will make you feel better if you are feeling squashed too.

Breaded Squash Slices

1 large squash or 2 medium squash
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup Plain bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
spray butter

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Slice 1 large squash into 1/4" thick slices.  Mix bread crumbs and cheese together in a plastic bag.  Dip the squash slices into the egg and put the squash into the bag of cheese and bread crumbs.  Shake to coat well.  Spray a cookie sheet with Pam and lay the squash on the pan in a single layer.  Spray the butter on top and bake for 20 -25 min.

P.S.  I hate the Corona Virus for SO MANY reasons.  Go away Corona.  You're not welcome here!