Good Friday

Today is Good Friday and I just watched my pastor lead our annual service...online.  Last night, I watched our Maundy Thursday service with my parents as they took communion with grape juice and a cracker.... a memory I will treasure always.  

Here.  Here is where I just typed 3 paragraphs about how I've been struggling with anxiety this week. I erased it.  While I want to be real and authentic on my blog, I don't want bring too much negativity.  I'm sending a big thank you to my dear friend, Miranda, for generously giving me several face masks.  Dad and I have to go inside of a major hospital next week to see his urologist.  I may have had a slight terror attack at the thought of walking into a hospital and trying to keep myself and my 85 year old father COVID-19 free. Ok, I did internally freak out.  

One of the joys of working from home has been hearing my dad cut his grass almost daily.  The first day, I was working in my office when I heard the lawn mower start.  It made my heart smile knowing that he was feeling good enough to get outside and cut some grass.  In fact, I even think I posted a picture on the blog.  Almost every day after, while sitting at my desk working, I am hearing the lawn mower start up and seeing him going around and around again.  The trees have all come out and I can't see him from my window anymore, so I have walked over to snap pictures a couple of times.  

 You can't see it well, but he is making a funny face for the camera....

I keep a white board in mom and dad's kitchen that says what their scheduled appointments are for the week.  Since there have been no appointments lately, I wrote what I knew.  Dad answered.  

Mom goes every week to get her hair washed and set.  Yes, my mom is 83.  Last Sunday, I tried to fix her hair myself.  It did not go well.  We are both looking forward to the day she can safely have it done by her stylist, Karen.  I posted a picture here, but after much thought I decided to take it down.  Mom might not appreciate me showing the world what I did to her hair.  PS.  Dad cut his own hair.  Yes he did.  

Taking selfies with Balto.

Gray Watch - week 8.

Here's a quick rundown:

• My job is going well.  
• Scott is having to take forced vacation as the Radiology group he works for is not seeing patients right now.  
• Blossom's disease is progressing and she is having a harder time getting around these past 2 weeks.  She is still mobile and walking up and down stairs.  For that, we are so thankful.  She even got the zoomies and ran around the yard today.  
• Dad has a kidney infection and we are praying he doesn't need to go to the hospital before his scheduled appointment in 7 days. 
• Kevin's work is going well but Rana was laid off.  She works in retail so the hope is that she will be hired back once things get better.  
• I have not seen Laura in 4 weeks.  I've never gone more than a week without seeing her.  We miss her so much, however she is still going out daily with caregivers and it is not safe to have her around my parents (or me since I'm around my parents)
• I see Daniel from 6 feet away.  Mom, Dad and I watched him ride his go-cart today.