COVID Hallowe'en

 

October Journaling

1.    Women’s Bible study, then lunch at home with a friend.

2.    Home writing today.

3.    Home. We were to go to a dinner party but one of my husband’s co-workers is sick so we’re being cautious.

4.    Stayed home from church for the same reason as yesterday. COVID week 29, watching online.

5.    Dental appointment. Then getting ready for school tomorrow.

6.    School day with my granddaughter, learning about the sense of taste. Also the letter Ww and the number one. She loved the experiment because she loves to eat.

7.    Chiro appointment.

8.    Bible study online. Went to Burlington for the visitation of a friend who died of tongue cancer on Tuesday. Then out for dinner with friends to catch up.

9.    Pain clinic for back injections.

10. New COVID restrictions so our grandkids aren’t coming for Thanksgiving dinner, so it was just the two of us and the rest of the family on ZOOM.

11. COVID week 30 at church. No evening service. Also restaurants are closed to indoor dining again for a month so Thursday was our last hurrah.

12. Thanksgiving Day! So much to be thankful to God for. It’s our eldest daughter’s eighth anniversary. Three kids later…

13. Errands; sent school supplies up to Nunavut.

14. Home day, except for paying the mortgage.

15. Home day, writing.

16. Getting my winter tires on.

17. The beginning of our Missions week at church.

18. Church COVID week 31. Guest speakers morning and evening. So encouraging.

19. Home day.

20. Post office, and printing my summaries of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus.

21. Hamilton to teach my granddaughter and see the grandkids. My mom came along with me. The letter Xx, the number two, the sense of smell experiment, and thanksgiving crafts.

22. Final chapter of Titus for the women’s Bible study online. Lunch out with my mom. Women’s meeting online tonight with one of our missionaries.

23. Going to the pain clinic for my mom’s appointment.

24. Our tv died so we bought a new one.

25. Church COVID week 32. Still having our Missions Week.

26. Writing day.

27. Post office; free shipping Tuesdays in October.

28. On line prayer meeting. It was well attended, three to four times as many people as pre-COVID. It was also Pastor Appreciation month so the first 45 minutes was spent with people telling him what they appreciate about him and his ministry.

29. Errands. I’m keeping track of everywhere I go each day, in case I have to report my contacts.

30. I got a surprise payment from the federal government because of my disability. At least it’s non-taxable.

31. Hallowe’en. Not officially cancelled but many, including our grandkids are not going out, but are just having one friend over. My grandson is dressing up as Black Panther, our granddaughter as a fairy princess, and the baby as a pumpkin. It’s also Reformation Day.

Benaiah by the pool

September Journaling

1.    Last week before everything starts up again. Salmon and corn on the cob.

2.    Lazy day.

3.    Writing.

4.    Our daughter is arriving from Ottawa for the weekend.

5.    Going to London overnight to see family and celebrate a belated birthday, 75 for my aunt, and 80 for my mom.

6.    COVID week 25 but no church. The weather wasn’t great yesterday, but today was nice and sunny. The kids were in the pool, sauna and hot tub all morning. Discovered my credit and debit cards were hacked to the tune of $1700. Thankfully, the bank reimbursed it all.

7.    Our daughter went back to Ottawa today.

8.    Writing day, busy week. First day of SK for our grandson after the longest March break in history.

9.    Chiro and massage.

10. Started back to our women’s Bible study after six months off; we did it online and it worked out okay.

11. Pain clinic for back injections.

12. Quiet day at home.

13. COVID-19 week 26. We had the first communion together in six months and evening services are back but live streamed.

14. Writing day. My husband is taking another seminary course; this one on Islam with Dr. Tony Costa. It is beginning online and then they’ll reassess in a month.

15. First day of school with Robin delayed till next week because they have colds and we don’t want my mom to catch it.

16. Writing day.

17. Bible study online. Then I saw my hormone specialist; in person this time.

18. Breakfast out with my husband; he took the day off to get car maintenance done. Ouch.

19. Laundry, writing, not much else. I have a few more tomatoes turning red in my garden. I already harvested all my peppers and onions and herbs. I’m going to buy a food dehydrator with air miles.

20. Church COVID week 27.

21. Haircut, and trip to Costco. It seems people feel this is the second wave because they were all sold out of paper products; good thing I planned ahead. I always said toilet paper would be the currency of the apocalypse. Mark my words.

22. First day of pre-school with Robin. My mom couldn’t come because she has appointments, so I stayed overnight so I could drive in the day instead, which I prefer.

23. I had a virtual appointment with a genetics counsellor. Because of my rather significant family history of cancer (8 types in 12 relatives), I will be getting a blood test to check for genetic mutations to find out my cancer risk for certain types of cancer. Beef and broccoli with rice.

24. Bible study online. Women’s meeting online. Italian wedding soup.

25. Going to accompany my mom at the pain clinic, then grocery shopping.

26. Breakfast at the Tartan House B & B to celebrate a friend’s 50^th birthday.

27. Church COVID week 28.

28. Went to Walmart to buy some school supplies for a family I support in Nunavut.

29. Errands. Nap.

30. Errands, and writing. Nap and supper.