A Few Shining Moments

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all of you!

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2020 is a year we won't soon miss, that's for sure. However, amidst all the heartache, solitude, and worry, a few shining moments stood out during the year. For me, the big moment was my marriage to Stewart in March. We were lucky enough to have gotten our wedding in right under the wire as the very next week the country locked down. 

And to top it off, my sister Donna came down from Connecticut to attend our wedding and ended up having to stay here for nine weeks due to the lockdown. She and I hadn't spent that much time together at one time since before she got married in

1958. This was time well spent, for sure.

Another shining moment was that my daughter Tammy and her husband Curtis made it down here from Connecticut twice this year--in the summer and, as a surprise, for Thanksgiving. Their visits are never long enough, but two times in one year are definitely memorable moments.

Thanksgiving was held at Cyndi and Bill's home with lots of family present, Covid rules be darned.

Our read and critique group, although not able to meet in person for most of the year, still managed to meet weekly thanks to Zoom. 

Stewart and I added a new addition to our family within the past week. His/her (we're not sure) name is Chip. He and Charlie are a lot of fun to watch as they establish their pecking order. One moment they're fighting, the next they're rubbing beaks. So cute.

My son Michael, my baby, turned 48 Saturday. Although in Connecticut, we're only a phone call apart. 

So basically, technology has gotten us through 2020 in a way no one would have thought possible years ago. 

One last shining moment to the year is the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Hopefully, masks and quarantines will soon be nothing more than a dim memory. One can only hope.

Finally, Merry Christmas to you all because the birth of Jesus is the most shining moment in all of history. 

Quote of the Day: I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens

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