Timelies all!

It's been snowing on and off all day, and probably through the night. Mr. S's school declared a snow day for today, which meant Gary had to deal with him all day, despite having work to do. We're waiting to see what the school decides for tomorrow.

Hey, I officially have Covid. Woo hoo. Fuck Tim's co-workers so hard.

Aw, Steph, that blows. I hope you both get through it easy.

Steph, that sucks. Fingers crossed for continued mild symptoms. Let us know if we need to send food delivery!

I'm sorry, Tep. At least you two don't have to quarantine from each other, I guess? Hope the symptoms stay mild and the co-workers feel remorse about their poor choices.

Ugh, Steph, I'm so sorry. Hope your symptoms are very mild and pass quickly.

I really really hope you have a mild case, Tep, and that you and Tim recover quickly. And that you get the chance to punch his coworkers in the necks.

I'm so sorry, Tep, and I am fucking furious at Tim's co-workers on both your behalves.

Fingers crossed that Tim responds beautifully to the antibodies and that you can get them too--my supervisor's parents, who have multiple risk factors (in their 70s, chronic lung and heart conditions, obese, live in a region with crappy health and social safety nets) both have Covid, both got antibodies and are both recovering much more easily than she'd dared hope. Her dad's symptoms were always mild; her mom, OTOH, was getting seriously ill but turned a corner within a day of her infusion.

Oh, Teppy. I am so sorry. May you both recover quickly, and not kill each other while laid up.

Also, eeeep, I am scheduled to get my vaccine Thursday.

Also, eeeep, I am scheduled to get my vaccine Thursday.

Yay! Do the pokey pokey! Put your left arm out! Put the needle in! Do the pokey pokey and do it again! (in three weeks)

Matilda just came back from her ortho appointment and they are already recommending having her wisdom teeth out. They're coming in slantwise and the roots are not fully grown so (a) they will wreck all the ortho that's been done if they don't come out; and (b) easier to pull them before the roots get long.

Still, I find the thought of my kids going under general completely nerve wracking.

Matilda has only had two friends in her social bubble for the last umpty months. Iris and Mia. Mia she knows from summer camp. Iris is her only school friend that she's seen, and Iris' parents (Rick and Janet) have both been super nice and supportive during the whole thing.

Anyway, Janet got Shingles and it's been brutal. Her face looks like she got beat with a pipe and it's going to take four months to heal up. Her doctor recommended no gluten during this period, so I made her a gluten free cake (with tips from Juliana!): Victorian Sponge, with raspberry whipped cream and dark chocolate ganache.