March 2021

 

What a difference one day, and a new month make!  Yesterday on the last day of February, we had snow on the ground, and on March 1st, we have Spring weather and the daffodil bulbs have sprouted up out of the ground.  The old saying, "March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion" held true this year.  The first half of the month was warm in the 60s and 70s, but no rain, and the last half was cool in the 50s, with light rains, and even a few skiffs of snow every couple of days.  We are still in a drought situation, and the governor has declared a "State of Emergency".  All residents are to cut back on their water consumption starting this month.  We also saw the start of the fire season on the 28th, earlier than previous months.  We have friends who live in Leeds, and they had to evacuate their home, as a fire came very close to their property.  Luckily, the firefighters were able to get it under control just outside of their property line.  We see on the news every night that fires are all over the state.

Dave got his vaccine shot this month.  I received my 2nd dose, and he will receive his 2nd dose on April 1st.  We both feel somewhat relaxed, knowing that 4 weeks after our 2nd dose we will be fully immunized against this horrible virus.  Our grandchild, (who lives with us), also got vaccinated on the same days as Dave, (to help protect us).

Once again we had another cruise vacation canceled.  This has become the norm for us.  We schedule and pay for a vacation and it is canceled due to the virus restrictions.

The first of the month, Dave and I started walking for 20 minutes around the neighborhood, 4 or 5 days every week.  We are hoping to get some fresh air, lose some weight, and feel a little better mentally and physically.

Our grandchild started working at Wallaby's Australian BBQ restaurant and loves it.  It's only part-time, prep cook and catering, but it's turned out to be a very good fit, and quite the morale booster, at a good wage.  It's a local Utah company with 3 locations.  Keeping our fingers crossed that this is the start of getting back on the path to recovery.

Dave and I are starting to venture out just a little bit, one day a week, (mostly to the grocery store or to pick up dinner from a local restaurant close by).  For the most part, we are still sheltering in place and wearing masks, (which we believe has helped us avoid the virus.).  We are worried about some of our friends who have decided not to be vaccinated for whatever their reason might be.  We hope they've made the right choice and stay healthy, and don't judge us for limiting our visits, and stay away from them.  We are hoping all our friends stay healthy and this virus dies out this coming year.  Stay well, friends and family.