Each day, I awaken, wishing for a sweet and healthy, peaceful New Year with intelligence reawakening within the Oval Office, where leadership will make decisions that better life for one and all.
On Sundays, we’ve been Zooming with our three sons while watching Cardinal games; the first two of the season were both fun and deeply satisfying, especially since the Card’s ran away with both wins, making our precious family time, enjoyably relaxing rather than of the -anxiety-producing-on-the-edge-of-our-seats-most-common variety-of-NFL-watching.
Each time five year old Ravi is aware of all of us clustered on her daddy’s iPad, she, costumed and with scepter waving overhead, takes center stage, ‘making our day’, as each of us has missed interacting with our munchkin’s magical antics more than words can convey. That, in and of itself, indicates how beloved this child is as I can personally attest to the fact that until her birth, no male in our family allowed a female to run interference with the hallowed tradition of football on Sunday.
As nine year old Ray’s favorite team is the Card’s, he pops into view, now and then, on Barry’s screen to flash us a smile and ask for the score while, generally, ten year old Tony remains absorbed with his favorite video games in another room.
Celina and Marie stop to say hi but offer no hint of becoming true blue fans ... at least, not yet😊
Rosh Hashanah offered us additional reasons to give thanks for our good fortune as, on Friday, Jill and Bob dropped off a delicious brisket with all the fixings, which Will and I enjoyed on one side of our Arcadia door while Steven and Ravi picnicked on our patio table, as seen in the photo, below.
On Saturday, Andi and Mike, Judy snd Julian brought a delicious dinner inclusive of a moist, homemade honey cake, which we all enjoyed, together, though Will and I did not leave the house, and our friends, dining on our patio, refrained from coming in. In need of bathroom breaks indicated time to go home, which, thank goodness, is near by.
Today will be quiet until sundown when my niece, Jessica, and her husband, Shawn appear on our patio (with their dinner) along with their two adorable, lap-sized darkly fluffy pups, so we can enjoy the holiday, together—they, too will picnic on our patio table with fan all a-spin, overhead; while we enjoy challah and left overs, next to our Arcadia door, inside the house, and we four will share virtual hugs until the possibility of any of us falling victim to Covid has passed.
By spreading the comings and goings of family and friends throughout the week, Will and I have been able to include our loved ones’ hearts without taxing my own, which is still in need of time to heal completely, as I remain short of breath and can’t yet muster the energy to interact socially for more than an hour, at which time, my eyes simply begin to close, signaling my brain’s need to doze.
For the most part, Will and I are just beginning to enjoy making dates with friends, two at a time, on our patio, after sundown, as, month after month, we continue to make the best of peering hungrily at our loved ones through the glass of our Arcadia door.
And whenever a natural sense of frustration concerning on-going isolation tackles my homemade connection to peace of mind, my intuitive intelligence whispers—Annie—everyone you love is healthy and safe so please feel so fortunate as to wholly relax—and spontaneously, upon calming down, my smile appears for sound reason on the spot ...
As to all beloved family and friends, near and far, I hope your precious families stay healthy and safe, as well. Will joins me in knowing how happy we’ll all be to enjoy each other’s company for real as a vaccination vanquishes Covid, once and for all!
Wishing a happy, healthy, peaceful New Year to Everyone as Rosh Hashana celebrate the birthday of the world
🙋🏻♀️❤️😘Annie
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