Do do do it’s 2022. Set to whatever music you like. Welcome to year three of the 2020s, folks! Three more weeks, and I’ve been tracking these Covid Fridays for 100 weeks. Hard to believe. Feels like forever and no time at all since our pre-covid days. Hope you are all staying safe and pandemic…
Happy birthday week to me! I “leveled up” to age 34 on Monday and had a fabulous day. I know not everyone loves getting older, but I adore my birthday and the privilege and luck of getting to see another year on this earth. Though I have to say, it’s hard to believe it was…
T minus twelve days until the days start getting longer again. Not that I’m counting or anything… Okay, fine. Totally counting. It is so dang dark this time of year and I’m over it. But my birthday is on Monday and I’m taking the day off of work to be selfish with the day just…
Monday we took the kiddo in for his second Covid shot. Due to staffing shortages, a lot of appointments locally have been cancelled, so I felt especially thankful that he kept his appointment. T-10 days until my birthday and two weeks after his second shot. Fully vaccinated on my birthday. With the Omicron news flying…
We took some time off for our anniversary and spent three nights in a canvas wall tent in the woods on an off grid farm. We're now debating the canvas wall tent (with wood fired stove) as an alternative to a travel trailer, so we specifically stayed in one with that in mind. Even better,…
The kiddo has a vaccine appointment!! T-4 days (Tuesday). Frustratingly, Washington has had a pretty terrible rollout for the kids’ vaccines and the supply is really low for now. While some other states started giving out shots the day of approval, only a smattering were given out in Washington a day later, and the systems…
We spent last weekend in Lake Chelan, and it was absolutely lovely and so needed. We left midday on Friday and didn't return until just before dinnertime on Sunday, so while it was just a weekend getaway, it felt a bit longer. We hadn't gone anywhere since the short trip to the Oregon Coast visit…
For the first time in ages, the kiddo was sick this past week. What started as a sinus drip turned into a cough, and though we’ve been pretty reasonably careful, we decided to give him a Covid test just in case. Waiting for the result was more agonizing than I expected. He wasn’t that sick…
We are now 16 days to Halloween. I may not always know what day it is at any given time, but since the kiddo is now updating me daily, I do know how many days are left until Halloween. After Halloween, I expect to have a similar update for Thanksgiving and Christmas (and then his…
The weather is definitely turning now that we're into October. The rain is so needed and welcome, but the sunshine is also extra welcome right now because we know it's precious and rare and soon enough we won't see it for a good stretch of time. Like the last few years, I've been intentionally getting…