Reality is settling in. It doesn't seem worth fighting anymore. It's now time to hunker down again and avoid going out. I still want to get a small turkey, another big pack of toilet paper, and a large container of laundry soap, but beyond that, I think I have enough other supplies to get me through the holidays alone.
Tonight was game night for the larger group. For the first time in a long time, we were 100% remote. Each household video-conferenced in, with the couples divided up on their own streams (and two absent). This is going to be the norm for the foreseeable future. It works well enough, but boy it was hard hearing that grandbaby in the background and not getting to hold her. For her sake, I'm going to avoid her for as long as we can go without babysitting. I still have a handful of interactions I can't avoid (mostly doctor visits), and the new charts say it's about a 50% chance that we will encounter a Covid positive person when out in Northern Colorado (not necessarily get infected, just encounter).
Until this wave passes, I have to get my baby fixes by video and photo. Tonight she ate sweet potatoes, and we got the story in pictures. I miss getting to feed her, but it's for her I do this. Maybe it will mean next year we all have big Easter gatherings, or failing that, Christmas in July. Until then, baby gets to learn how to Zoom.
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