Thanks to Liz’s comment on one of my random posts during the summer, I learned about Thursday 13.
That seems like a great way to catch up since I didn’t blog for a few
months.
1. I always seem to
take lots of pictures, so there will be random pictures scattered throughout this
post.
2. Our neighbors
gave us this adorable rug for Christmas.
The cats even look like ours.
They took care of the cats for us over Christmas when we went to my
sister’s and this was the first thing we saw when we got home from our trip.
3. I’m back to
working in the office. We went back on
November 1st. This time I’ve
opted for the two telework days a week.
4. Caroline has not
outgrown her habit of climbing the Christmas tree. She was in it before we even
put the lights on.
5. I received Christmas
cards from both of my chemo buddies and my senior buddy. They’re all doing well at the moment. I love hearing from them.
6. Words With
Friends is seriously addictive. I
resisted playing it for years because I knew I’d get hooked. But, at the end of 2020, my dad was struggling
with all of the isolation from COVID, so I downloaded it to play with him.
7. The reason I
finally downloaded it was because my sister Gabby, who had been playing it with
Dad for years, was finally fed up with what she called his heckling. Dad’s side of the family has always taken Scrabble
very seriously. As teenagers, we had to
pass a spelling and vocabulary test to be allowed to play with Dad, our
grandmother, and our great uncle. When
we play Words With Friends with Dad he texts and/or messages us in the app if
our words aren’t up to his standards and/or if he thinks we’re taking too
long. Gabby was finally fed up with
that.
8. A few months
after I downloaded Words With Friends and became addicted to it, my Dad decided
to take a break from playing. He still
hasn’t started back, which seems very unfair since I downloaded it because of
him in the first place.
9. One of my goals
for 2022 is to limit the time I spend playing Words With Friends. My loophole is that “limit” is fairly vague.
10. Nick and I have
both had our COVID vaccine boosters. I
had Pfizer and he had Moderna. We both
had incredibly mild side effects that were almost entirely gone the next
day. My only side effect was a rash that lasted for a few days, but it was milder than the rash after the first andsecond doses. Not a bad tradeoff for the
extra layer of protection.
11. We’ve had our
first snow for the year. It snowed on
Monday and was mostly melted by Tuesday morning, with some snow still lingering
in shady areas. I’m hoping that will be
the last of the snow for us.
12. Thanksgiving was a little closer to normal in
2021. We were able to take the meal to
the hospice house for lunch, which always makes me happy. As usual, everyone was incredibly nice. We also hosted Thanksgiving but opted to have
it at a covered picnic shelter at a local park.
Our guest list included children too young to be vaccinated at the time
and elderly people at high risk. Our
house is too small to allow for any distancing, so we opted for the outdoor
shelter. It was a little weird, but definitely better than 2020 when we weren’t
able to host Thanksgiving. As usual, I
managed to take pictures of the desserts but totally forgot about taking pictures
of the food.
13. A planner for a
new year is incredibly promising. It’s
so blank and pristine; full of possibilities.
