Living despite the uncertainties of Covid-19

It's been a good summer for flowers, they are healthy and beautiful.

The weeds are just as healthy, but not so beautiful...

A recent visit by us 4 kids to weed all the flower gardens at mom and dad's house.

They social distanced, and so did we as we plucked away the weeds.

There is plenty of hand sanitizer, distancing, and ways to safely gather.

We all have the right to decide how we want to live during this pandemic.
There are certainly differing opinions and it's not right to judge
as long as there are safe practices going on.

Live life, be safe and love on others who are lonely and isolated!

 Smile with your eyes behind that mask!

I knew those smile-wrinkles would be good for something  :)

My dad turned 84 last week... We celebrated!

His four kids and wife, It made his day to have us visit, 

While there, we spent time weeding flower beds, laughing, telling stories, and making memories. 

We all know there may not be many more of these celebrations with Dad's failing health. 

Check this out below...

Before

After

We had a great day, it does the soul good to be with the people you love.

We have also been busy going through boxes and "things" at Ricks Dad's house. 

We are hoping to get it on the market soon

Rick's dad was an artist,

 as you can see in the photo above he used his pencils to the end.

They were too short to go into a pencil sharpener so he sharpened them with his knives.

square nails...so many treasures to be found.

I chose to work outside with the weed pulling and trimming,

 it kept me busy for several hours.

Shaping up nicely

Rick and I have chosen to keep on living, despite the woes and constant media scares that pertain to  Covid-19!  Yes, we wear masks when mandated and when in large gatherings. We GET that it's a good thing to do but we won't stop being with the people we care about, it's not because we don't love them (as some signage depicts) it's because we do.  Isolation is a horrible thing, especially for the elderly. If possible (and allowed in the case of nursing homes) we can still visit and see people in a safe manner to help with social isolation.  I have parents who need us, we have a house to get ready to sell since the recent death of Rick's dad, and we have friends that want to be together

 to fellowship and enjoy life together, so we have chosen to safely do so without fear.