I thought I would be spending Christmas Eve and most of Christmas day with my daughter and her family but today I learned that my 18 year old granddaughter has tested positive for Covid. It looks like it will be a relatively mild case, headache, fever (gone now) and congestion. She's sleeping a lot which is good. Obviously I'm concerned and my first impulse is to rush over to see her and hug her and make it better. But this is not the year for hugging or even in person visits. I am, they tell me, in a high risk category being over 65 (way over) and with a mild heart problem. So now I'm debating what to do. I could deliver their gifts to their garage and pick up mine from them, waving and talking from a safe distance. I can take them the sweet potato casserole they requested, and some cookies. Better than nothing I guess, but it sure won't be the same. Or I could throw caution to the wind and just go spend Christmas with my family, at least half of them. Stay tuned.
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