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[quote=Anonymous]We live in a fairly small apartment with no outdoor space and everyone is going stir crazy. Given that it’s unlikely school will resume and that there will probably won’t be summer camp and playgrounds will stay closed, we need to find a way to get more space and/or a backyard for the summer. We have 4 options all with pros and cons, so crowdsourcing to see what others would choose in this situation. We are so torn since nothing is perfect. Kids are 6 and almost 2.

Option 1: rent a beach house at Jersey Shore. We can afford to rent something for the months of June and July but it’s pretty expensive all things considered. A friend of a friend is willing to rent his house which is mostly perfect. Pro is that it would be our own space for our family of 4, we would have a pool and yard, and we have several friends who have homes here so if rules aren’t relaxed we could get together with another family with kids. Cons are that we would need to rent/buy a crib and house has no toys and given the distance from DC we can only bring what fits in the car.

Option 2: go to my parents’ summer house in Nantucket. My parents live in Boston and have a house there, which we typically visit every summer. Pros are that we already have kids stuff there and know the house well, but major cons are that my parents will likely come for the month of July and my sister’s family may come at some point too. My parents have not been all that great with being careful so I am worried about so many people in close quarters. But it’s a free house with a pool. It’s also a really far drive from DC and we would have to stop a couple times.

Option 3: visit DH’s family in San Diego. They have a great house down the street from a private beach. DH’s brother and his kids live there too and they have all been completely isolated. Major con is that we have to fly to get there and then figure out how to quarantine for 2 weeks.

Option 4: rent a house locally. We have toyed with moving to the DC burbs so maybe this is a good opportunity to rent locally for 2-3 months to see what it’s like. Just not sure how feasible it is to find a furnished rental short term, and if it’s silly to spend money to be so close to home. But at least we would be alone without other family that could get us sick (and be annoying over time).[/quote]

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