Snow

We had some snow this morning. When it was time to leave for the Sunday morning church service, the snow was at its heaviest, and I had to decide whether to go or stay home. Our street did not have any tire tracks. Opting to stay home, I knew I could watch the online service, but ten minutes later, when it was too late to leave and be on time, it stopped snowing! I wonder how many others stayed home. 

The past week has been routine, and I enjoyed working in the kitchen on Friday and Saturday: baking several things, making chili, etc. 

This afternoon Ray challenged me to a snowball fight, but I declined. There's hardly any snow left late this afternoon. I'm pretty sure sledding enthusiasts are hoping for more snow than we've had this season.

 

We're approaching the last week of January. Will we get more snow before the end of the month? 

I hope you all have a great week. Be safe and stay healthy! 

Birthday #54

Today Bart celebrates his 54th birthday! He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you didn't know, Bart was born the day after the very first Superbowl, which was won by the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 16. I believe we've watched every Superbowl since.

2-years-old

We've had a quiet week. Most importantly, we got our first COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday. In three weeks, we will get our second shot. We only had soreness in the injection site, but that didn't last long. I've heard stories that the second shot has more side effects. I'm not looking forward to that, but maybe we won't have any.

Yesterday, we woke up to snow on the ground. By the end of the day, much had melted. Today we had flurries and temperatures that didn't move beyond 33.

Probably less than an inch

In closing, I'm sending wishes for a great week and hope everyone stays healthy and safe.

First Post of 2021

Since it's been several weeks since I've posted, I need to get busy and catch up. Ray and I spent Christmas Day together and enjoyed some quiet time. We didn't have a white Christmas, but the day was one of the coldest in recent memory. In the afternoon, we enjoyed chatting with Bart, Christy, and Persephone on Zoom. Nancy and Joe celebrated Christmas on Sunday; we spent several hours at their house handing out some gifts and then watching the Colts lose to Pittsburgh after having a 17-point lead.

The next few days were pretty ordinary. We didn't stay up late to see in the New Year. In fact, on Friday, January 1, we played pickleball and then shopped for a few grocery items. Shortly after lunch, I had to lie down since I was feeling dizzy and later was nauseated. I did not want to start the New Year this way. Very early the next day, I woke up Ray and suggested that we head to the ER. Since he was not allowed inside, Ray went home and back to bed. After four hours, I called Ray to pick me up and had a diagnosis of vertigo. I took it easy the next several days, gradually feeling better every day. Today I think I'm almost back to 100%.

I'm not planning on commenting about what happened in Washington DC on Wednesday. I think we all have our opinion about the events, but it is hard to understand how we got to this point. The day ended nicely because of the pre-arranged Zoom meeting with Gloria, Ross, and Judy. 

The State of Indiana updated the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine giving priority to 80-year-olds! On Friday, I was able to get appointments for Ray and me for January 14. Most of my peers and friends also have scheduled an appointment, and in another week or so, we'll probably be comparing stories of sore arms but, hopefully, nothing that is more serious than that. 

Yesterday I went to church and knotted one quilt while Becky assembled another. It appears that we don't have success in recruiting other volunteers. Any suggestions are welcome.

A few minutes ago, we drove to Joe & Nancy's house when we realized that Kylie & Jayden were there so we could give Jayden his Christmas gift that had finally arrived. We also met Kylie's new pet: Luna.

Jayden, Luna & Kylie

I'm up to date as I sign off and looking forward to another football game. I hope your favorite teams are in the winner's column.