Thursday Check-in

It's a beautiful spring day in Southeastern Michigan - 57 degrees and blue skies.  My hubby and I are going out for our walk as soon as I finish this post.

Michigan continues to be hit hard with the Coronavirus, particularly in the tri-county area surrounding Detroit where I live.  We're fourth after, New York, New Jersey, and California, but it's spreading fast in New Orleans, Louisiana too.  A news message came across my screen a few minutes ago stating 10,700 confirmed cases across our state and 417 deaths. Hospitals are reaching max capacity.  I'm very thankful my family and I continue to remain healthy, and my prayers go out to those who have been impacted by the virus.  The Governor cancelled school for the remainder of this school year.  Our granddaughter, Brooke, is a senior and scheduled to graduate.  I don't know how all that will work out.  Definitely no public commencement exercises unless it's after the virus crisis ends.

I'm still head over heels in my old photo scanning and editing project - 295 photos done with a lot more to go.  I'm glad I have the project to keep me occupied in between household chores.

A sweet letter from granddaughter, Izzy, arrived in the mail today to keep in touch, and our grandson, Brandon, called to see if we needed anything.  So thankful for a caring family.

We attended prayer meeting / Bible study last night in our dining room via Zoom.  Technology is definitely keeping us connected during this time of lockdown.

My granddaughter, Tiffany, posted these pics on her Facebook page recently.  They're so cute and brightened my day.  Juliette will turn one year old tomorrow.

The May/June issue of Tea Time magazine arrived this week, and I'll look through it with a cup of tea soon.  The I Am Patrick DVD that I ordered also arrived.

 

I saw the pic [below] of empty tea shelves in England on Facebook.  The caption was "different priorities for different countries"!  Thankful my tea cupboard is full even if I am running low of Harney's Organic Green w/Citrus and Ginkgo, which is currently out of stock during this health crisis.

Be safe and stay well!

Monday Check-in

Hello Everyone!  This is my periodic check-in.  All continues to be well at our house.  My scanning / editing project of old photos [1947-1965] continues, but it's a slow process.  I've only scanned 236 photos so far, and there's so many more to do.  Since we're going to be on lockdown thru April, I still have a lot more time for the project.  I work on them between meal preparations and other household chores.  It's a nice diversion, and a fun walk down memory lane.

On Saturday our youngest son, Jeremy, set up a family Zoom conversation via our computers.  We talked for over an hour while being able to see each other.  It was a fun way to safely reconnect again.

The City of Detroit has been experiencing a high number of Coronavirus cases, but our entire family has been spared so far.  I am concerned about our daughter who works in health care at a pediatric clinic attached to a large Detroit hospital.  She has contact with nurses and parents of children who have tested positive, but God has protected her so far.  

On Sunday the doorbell rang, and I wondered who it could possibly be since almost all of the population is on lockdown. When I opened the front door there stood our three youngest grandchildren holding a poster.

Jeremy videoed them on the porch as they waited for the front door to open. It was so heartwarming to view the video and see how excited they were as they eagerly awaited the door to open revealing their surprise.

They couldn't come inside for a visit, and their outdoor stay was only for about five minutes before making their hour drive back home, but it made our day.  We couldn't resist stepping out on the porch to give each of them a very quick hug [and take a picture] before going back into the house.  

A neighbor across the street [a retired nurse of Italian descent who never married and lives alone] was obviously taking all this in and felt it necessary to send Jerry a text saying we needed to keep our distance. She had our best interests at heart, but only a parent/grandparent could understand our reaction to quickly hug them.  Thank you Jeremy and Samantha for making the mini surprise visit possible.

Be safe and stay well everyone, and God bless!