After the Christmas

 We had a good Christmas with our bubble friends. We have stayed vigilant throughout the trials of this year that shall never be forgotten. My birthday, 3/6, Butch's fall,3/7, and Covid -19 running rampant in the USA, 3/8, started the rollercoaster ride of a lifetime for us and nearly everyone else.

Birthday- I feel every bit as well as I did at 22 as I do at 77. Maybe even better because that has been so very long ago that I do not remember how I felt. I do know I am far wiser and more appreciative of everything now than I was then. Butch and I look at each other frequently and count our blessings of having each other and everything else.

Butch's leg- His broken right femur has healed very well and unless he is tired you would never know it was broken. At times he was impatient with his progress but for the most part, he did what the therapists asked of him and did all else required to get healed.

Covid-19- It added a new and unknown aspect to every nook and cranny of everyone's life. And surprisingly there were many lessons and blessings to the process of getting through it. With the vaccine now on the foreseeable horizon perhaps we can put it behind us within the next couple of years. I do plan to hold onto the good things that come from our isolation time, mostly the greater appreciation for what we do have and hold. I do believe everyone will join in on the saying of goodbye and good riddance to the year 2020.

Here are a couple of photos taken yesterday.

Our hostess Liz

Dave, Butch, Alex, and Paul L to R.

Snipped from Facebook

Ethan- I loved this pic of Ethan. He belongs to the Laura and Jason branch of the family.

Greatgrands Elise and Leo who belong to the Gary and Susan Branch

 

Ann, Scarlett,Skyler, Nina Grace, and Anthony belonging to the Rich and Donna branch

And now you know why I still stay tuned to Facebook

Gary and Susan Covid-19 update They are getting better. Susan told me Gary made brownies yesterday and that is a surefire way of knowing that he is on the road to recovery. They are two weeks into their first symptoms.

Merry Christmas to All

And to all a good night!

Pets tell the story of Santa...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDHTyzBRvAQ

Women in the pool hall

 Here are some photos I took Monday in the pool hall. Yes, we were all minding our P's and Q's.

Pictured are Sally and Darlene

Bev oversees our time in the pool hall.

Mikie lines up on a shot

Word from Missouri

 Susan texted me this morning that Gary slept well and felt a bit better today. That news warmed our hearts and lifted our spirits. So we can spread some Christmas Cheer!

We know he is not yet 100% but it does seem he has turned a corner. And in case you wonder that we might be giving Susan the short end, she has done better throughout this ordeal. In general, women do seem to tolerate this better than men in many instances. Susan too is still in recovery mode, and not yet ready to celebrate a complete victory.

Some recent Pics

 The Missouri Great Grands made gingerbread houses. This one was Elises. She has grand style! (snipped from Facebook)

Also snipped from "The Internet"  It is a 2020 XmasTree

Taken near the golf course- a deflated Christmas

Our Humble abode...

Our new pet!

How goes it

 I asked how our Missouri kids were doing in their battle with Covid and it seems it is about the same as yesterday and yesterday was not fun at all, so still feeling rough. I did ask Renie's husband Alex, how Renie was doing and he said she is starting to feel much better. She is on day 14. Gary and Susan still have a ways to go.

Butch and I played pool this afternoon. Only 16 people can be in the pool hall at one time, with everyone wearing a mask and keeping distanced. Not as easy as it sounds, really. So there were 8 couples playing. The guys draw names to get a partner. It is not a serious business but it is a good time. I felt good about how I played and that is all I can ask for really.

We are in our own bubble within the park. We know the people in our bubble and their habits. When a new arrival comes they are supposed to keep their distance and stay at home for a minimum of 5 days. We have been here long enough to know who is new and if they are behaving themselves. Word spreads quickly if they are not.

I did see some good news today, and I will copy and paste it here so you can be happy for us old folk.

Further, in the article, it said we old folk should have our vaccine by the end of February 2021.

Older People, Some Essential Workers To Get Vaccines Next, CDC Panel Says A federal advisory committee voted to put adults 75 and over and frontline essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines.

INSPIRATION: SIX LITTLE STORIES

 

“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.” (from a Chinese Fortune Cookie)

Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of ‎prayer, all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella.

That’s FAITH.

When you throw babies in the air, they laugh because they know you will catch them. That’s TRUST.

Every night we go to bed without any assurance of being alive the next morning, but still, we set the alarm to wake up.

That’s HOPE.

We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future.

That’s CONFIDENCE

We see the world suffering, but still, we get married and have children.

That’s LOVE.

On an old man’s shirt was written a sentence “I am not 80 years old; I am sweet 16 with 64 years of experience.”

That’s ATTITUDE.