Remember the old movie with Bill Murray, "Groundhog Day"? That is kind of how my life feels right now.
You know it's bad when a trip to the dentist or the eye doctor is exciting. Or when you get dressed up to drive to the restaurant for a curb side delivery of your dinner! Sometimes I want to chat with the Amazon delivery guy but I haven't yet wanted to engage in conversation with the telemarketers who call.
We have tried our very best to avoid Covid-19 and that has definitely changed how I live my life. I miss going out to eat. I miss spending time with friends. I really miss Sunday family dinners. I miss traveling. I miss in-person church. I miss going to the movie and shopping in person.
I have had 6 friends from my age group in 3 different states have Covid recently. Five of them had mild cases and recovered quickly but the 6th is in the ICU fighting for his life. The worrisome thing is that you have no way of knowing if you might be the ONE who gets hit hard. So I wear my mask and social distance and avoid crowds. My 'people circle' is small these days.
I try to keep my complaining to a minimum and carry on....hoping that the end is in sight.
We start back to in-person sacrament meeting tomorrow and word is that we will be back to the 2 hour church schedule by the beginning of March. As George's Dad was prone to say, "Happy Day!!!"
On Monday those of us who are over 65 in Idaho, can schedule a vaccine appointment! They have asked that we 'younger' elderly wait for the 'more' elderly to get theirs first and I will do that but I really look forward to my turn.
I shared this way back at the beginning of the pandemic. It is still meaningful today. I fully understand that I have merely been inconvenienced.
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