One year of dinner ideas

 

 Today officially marks one year since the Center for Disease Control identified Covid-19 a pandemic.

We've been home, distanced, careful and cautious, and we will continue to do so.

We haven't had a cold, didn't get the flu, haven't been sick.  Our mental health seems good, no urges to take out frustration on others or ourselves.

We've watched a LOT of tv, I've put together at least 2 puzzles per month, lego sets have been built.  

We've had this dreaded conversation every day:

"What should we make for dinner?"  

Sometimes the question comes before I can finish making lunch...When I don't have an answer it just looms out there like a future failure.  I'm not sure which is worse, having no idea, or having an idea and the other people in this house go "nah..."   

• Tacos? nah
• Lasagna?  nah
• Burgers? nah
• Salad? nah
• Chicken!? nah
• Pork!? nah
• Grilled Cheese? 

WINNER!!!  GC is always a winner with the kid.  I think it's a better lunch than dinner.

I found a recipe for enchiladas, so tonight's meal is managed.  There was a minor tussle over who got to go to the grocery store today, but since I got to leave the house yesterday, to sit in the car while the kid had tap lessons, he gets to go to the grocery store today.  Yes, that is really how it goes.

We don't have a timeline for when we might get vaccinated, but we are hopeful for spring.  We agree that we will probably still wear masks when out in public as  it has been nice not being sick from the regular communicable ailments.  I imagine that they will be required at medical appointments and in large gatherings.   

We have tickets to see John Legend at the Chateau St. Michelle winery (outdoors).  This show has been postponed for a year and is still on the calendar for September.   I'm hopeful that they figure a way to let it happen.  If he were willing to do two shows, they could offer half the people a seat at the second show and let the audience be 50% full.   Or, maybe just not resell the tickets that they refunded.  

When things are 'back to normal" I think I will miss the space between people that we have now.  Sometimes the extra space is downright awesome.  

So, it's been a year, somethings are different in a bad way, some are different in a good way.  All in all, we're ok.

So, this kid has ten circles around the sun under her belt.   She is funny, clever, good at math and had a big heart.   She is teaching herself to write in Japanese and has been enjoying Japanese anime.

She has quite a few friends but during Covid has connected with one gal in particular.  They had a rare in-person play session this weekend and it was really wonderful to hear them running and giggling as they did whatever 10 year old girls do - create TickTocks of them dancing to songs I wouldn't think they knew.

She's learning the value of money, she has a savings account, but today when she and her friends learned that they could dress like their favorite book character this Friday at (remote) school, she was very happy to pay for a costume that is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow.  (Thank you Amazon.)

Lucy doesn't like to go shopping and especially hates an outing to Costco, but today is eager to go with her dad.  I think the draw of being able to select her own birthday cake is too much to resist.

I'm extremely proud of how she's handled this covid-lockdown and going to school remotely.  I know she'd rather do it in person, but she's been focused and engaged.  

I'm happy to be her mom.  💓💓