Thoughts From a Frazzled Mind

A New Year:  Still Enduring a Pandemic  2021 began without much fanfare.  Covid-19 is still holding the world hostage with stay-at-home orders and mask mandates.  The first Covid vaccines hit the market, and Shandra got her first dose.  It is interesting to hear the different opinions on the vaccines.  Many people feel that they were rushed out too fast and that they either won't work or that they will have side effects that will cause problems down the road.  Some people feel that the World Wide Fast called by President Nelson last summer provided help from the Lord for the scientists to develop the vaccines so quickly (that is my opinion).  And weirdly enough, there are people who believe that the government is going to use the vaccines to inject tracking devices or something into the people so that their every move will be monitored.  Needless to say, social media is having a heyday with all of the differing opinions. Many people are fighting against masks and social distancing

Condo Time:  Tasha, Zane, and Isaac came up to join Kim and me and the Jensens for an early Christmas at the condo at Wolf Creek.  We had such a great time.  Grandpa Bobble hung lights and decorations all around so it felt all Christmasy.  Little Miss and Isaac had SO much fun playing together!!!  We followed tradition and watched all three of the "Librarian" movies and played tons of fun games.  We laughed and laughed!  Zane amazed us all with his ability to beat us at Nertz while playing as slow as a sloth!   Cousins Dance Party! Shandra stitches:  Shandra was going down her stairs when she slipped and fell against the wooden rail covering the half wall.  She was talented enough to hit at the exact place at the end of the rail that had a sharp point, and she sliced her forearm deep enough that she needed three stitches.  I drove her to see the doctor, who, when she told him that she was a surgery tech, told her that he would teach her how to put the stitches in herself!  Sh

  November 22 - Isn't crazy how just when you feel that things can't get worse, somehow they do!  Actually, I'm just talking about the Coronavirus right now.  It has now been 9 months that this small little virus starting wrecking havoc all over the world.  I remember in June thinking that it was scary and so horrible that my state had gotten to the point when there was an average of 300 new cases diagnosed in a day.  This month we are now averaging over 3,000 new cases a day!  Of course, we are doing a lot more testing which accounts for some of that rise in new cases.  However, at this point, most of the hospitals in the state are over 85% full, especially in the ICU's, because of COVID cases.  In fact, they have started designating other facilities to be used in case overflow space is needed.  Healthcare workers are working an insane amount of hours.  To help combat this, the state just approved a Nursing Apprentence license to be given to senior students before they