BUSY DAY

I spent the day canning chicken.
Trying to empty out the freezer to fill it with a pig.

I forget how much I love to can from year to year.
I also forget how much work it is.

Ready to process.

Two double canners. 

Getting ready to go in a jar. 

I ended up with 65 pints of chicken.
I love having this stuff on the shelf.

Now I go to work for the next 4 days. 

The ER may be more restful. 

We have had some worrisome patients. 

I know one + Covid patient and another few that I am convinced and waiting for results. 

I have mixed feelings on all of this. 

My bigger concern is the economy. 

Not sure Idaho should be shut down like New York. 

I’M OVER IT

I would say I want normal life back but I don’t want the old normal.
I want a better normal.
I have loved seeing people reconnecting with what really matters.

I’m tired of the empty shelves and panic buying, but I have also seen incredible kindness and giving from friends and strangers to one another.

My work has been disrupted. The ER has been quiet so much so that our hours are being cut.
Between that and Howie being laid off my stress level has been through the roof.

We will be fine. Thank goodness for no debt and plenty of food storage but there are so many that can’t say the same.

I miss normal.

I have taken care of a covid positive patient and another that I swear would be a positive. But tested negative. Younger man admitted and is now on the ventilator. Waiting for a second test to come back. False positives and negatives do occur.

I miss my kids.
Saturday we drove to Utah to see Matt and family and Lynsey who drove from Denver.
It felt good.

This has definitely put things in to perspective for me. There is so much fluff in life. Things that don’t matter.

I hope my perspective stays.
I hope that things that matter are the important things.

Like these two little miracle babies. 

They are perfect. 

Beautiful daughter-in-love Tara. 

  

They have a beautiful home and have made us feels so welcome. 

The twins and Lillian in Aunt Lynsey’s lap. 

This is just what I needed. 

My soul is fed. 

APRIL FOOL’S

Nothing is a joke today.

Apparently we had an earthquake yesterday.
Epicenter was about 5 hours away from me.
I was working in the ER. I didn’t feel it.

And this morning I drove to work.
It was a blizzard.

 I just feel like we are being punked. 

March was like living in the Jumanji movie.