We Broke It!

Okay, it's time to 'fess up...

We broke quarentine!

Yes, on Sunday, Mother's Day,

We accepted an invitation from Tony and Mindy

to come and see their new (to them) house.

They had just spent their first night there.

We went!

After we had done that, we figured we'd throw caution to the wind and visit (maintaining distance) my mom.  
She had been alone in that house since the quarantine started.

The last time I saw her was March 13.

The game plan was to go and order lunch from a local restaurant

and treat my mom to lunch!

She lives in a small town (5,000) and there are very few restaurants

but she does have a favorite and I checked their website and it said they were open.

They were not.

Selection was sadly inappropriate.

We treated my mother to a Mother's Day Fast Food Treat!

She was so happy to see us, she didn't care.

Neither did I.

We are no longer on lockdown...
BUT

Stay at home as much as possible...

Avoid crowds...

Wear a mask in public...

Wash the skin right off your hands!

Strange Things...

Back in January, Andy and his friend Cody who is 

my  'adopted' son, and I went to a boat show.

I put a deposit down on an 8 x 24 foot pontoon dock for camp.

Oh my goodness, that's a crappy photo, but the only one I have.

We've been talking about it, planning for it, since then.

Andy and Cody (and of course, Locklan) have been working at camp,

moving things, digging things up...

We're ready!  The boat is already out there, we just need docks.

Now mind you, we're still under quarantine...stay at home, 

social distancing, masks (and gloves).  

Only essential businesses allowed to be open 

with serious restrictions.

Yesterday, I called the boat dealer and asked if I could drop off a check for the balance.

He said yes, but he was unable to let me in.  He told me to come out and call him when I got there.

I did and they left me on hold for 4 or 5 minutes...

Then he came back on the line, asked for my check number and told me to go to a porch around the side of the building.

I did and when I got there, there was a guy standing about 10 feet from me.

There was a table between us.  On the table was a log with a piece of paper under it.

He told me that it was my receipt

I was instructed to take  the receipt 

and to put my check under the log.

That was it...no pleasantries, no eye contact, no thanks...

Just really strange.  

The new normal?  I hope not!

Tomorrow, we move into the caution mode in our county.

I don't think it will make much of a difference in our lives...

Too much at stake.

What's happening in your neck of the woods?

For now, stay home, stay healthy, stay safe!

#stay-home-team

Posted on our front door...

I can't tell you how much I miss seeing my family or how much I would love to run to the store...

But because I see so many careless people wandering around,

I'm afraid that my precautions might not be enough.

There's some crazy people out there...

They worry about having enough toilet paper

but don't worry about living long enough to use it.

Stay home. Stay healthy.  Stay safe!