I'm back!! I tried my own website but between the setup and maintenance, I thought I was missing the point. I spent so much time fixing pictures and redoing layouts that I lost the joy of writing. It was becoming...work! And that was not the point of this blog. If it wasn't fun and/or therapeutic then what was the point? This format works well for me and with these new fonts, which I know some of you will hate, and will tell me so in the comments section, I'm ready to go. Let's begin...
Vaccines are now being administered in Canada!!! COVID 19 vaccines are already in the arms of some healthcare workers across the country. This makes me ridiculously happy. For 274 days my family has been going about our business with masks, Lysol, and six feet between us and our friends. We couldn't see our family as we couldn't even get to other provinces. All of which we understood because this was an unprecedented pandemic. Now that we can see a light at the end of the tunnel we are ecstatic that we will be able to see our family & friends again soon.
See even though we couldn't go to the movies or out to dinner that's not what we missed. It was the company of our friends and family that we missed. I want to hug Gosia and laugh over foolish things. Sit on Janet's cottage deck and relax as you only can with people you've known forever. I need to hug baby Nora and call Heather Grandma while we fight over who's going to hold her.
Mostly I want to be able to tell my kids they can go see their grandparents this summer. That they can talk to Grandma about school and tease Grandad about his hair. I want to see my Mom and brothers & sisters. We want to drive "down the shore" and see Aunt Charlotte and stop to see if Charlie has any spare lobster. I'm waiting to play cards with Berkie for a toonie which he always wins...cause I let him. The things that we truly missed if we are honest. Let that be the lesson we learn from this shit-show of a year.
However...as per usual some of you who were complaining for months about not being able to see anyone, and telling anyone who would listen that the government was doing a bad job are now bitching about the vaccine and who gets it when. Let me give you some unsolicited advice. STOP IT. NOW! We all know it will take time for this miracle drug to bring us back to some level of normalcy. Trust me we do. But some of us need that hope to keep our kids and elderly parents in a good place. You repeatedly reminding us otherwise helps no one. Once I see or hear the word "but" I could strangle some of you.
We will get thru this last stage of the pandemic. Most of us will get the vaccine and make it safe for all of us to spend time with those we love. It will happen and soon. I promise.
Ang
