Our family had been working so hard to stay well for the last couple of years. But sickness found us anyways. It snuck into our household and picked us off one by one. By Christmas morning, it was clear we shouldn't be hosting other family members that day. So, we're looking at a Christmas 2.0 for this coming Saturday. Hopefully we'll all be well and so will my son and daughter-in-law. The sweethearts that they are, they brought over a stew for us on Christmas night, leaving it on the doorstep to keep them safe from us.
On the positive side, the illness we all have had or have now is very mild. Both of my daughters and I have commented that this is the mildest cold we've ever had. The most difficult aspect has been the extreme fatigue. I stayed in pjs from Christmas Eve through Monday morning. But now I feel up to being my busy self, with long, periodic breaks. We don't know if this is Omicron or a cold. But we're all recovering mostly quickly.
As you can see in the photo, we didn't need the fake snow on the window after all. About 10 inches fell in our area from Saturday night through Sunday evening. It's beautiful. I wasn't planning on going anywhere anyways. And I can enjoy its loveliness through a window from the comfort of my bed.
I had planned for this to be an easier week for myself, buying some sandwich meat, sliced cheese, and a loaf of sandwich bread, plus making a big pot of soup (which I froze), for easy dinners. It has turned out to be especially helpful, seeing that I really don't feel like doing more than I have to right now.
I hope you all had a merry Christmas. I'll let you all know how our Christmas 2.0 turns out after next Saturday.
Back to my cup of tea and a nap . . .
