Goodies

 I ordered some Cheryl's cookies to brighten our days. They are individually wrapped; we will try to stretch out our eating of them.

One of the churches in Winona Lake makes and sells peanut brittle as a fundraiser for their projects. They usually sell the patties at the holiday craft bazaars and do quite well. Of course this year there are no bazaars. They are selling the candy from the church office during set hours they advertise in the local newspaper. I picked up one package of 3 patties last week. We have nibbled a few pieces, but because I bought an apple pie and some mini cupcakes as part of my Thursday grocery pickup order, we are mostly saving the brittle for later. 

On a totally different and sad note, our county had 5 deaths from COVID in the past week, including the man that caused the scare from my husband eating breakfast with him. One of the ladies in the Grace Village choir is also ill with the virus. The number of cases is spiking. God was merciful to us or we might be among those cases.

This pandemic is going to last a long time. Cookies and peanut brittle help to make the days special and cheer us a bit.

Reading Material

A few months ago I decided to subscribe to some magazines to provide reading material during the winter and the pandemic. Something to look forward to. I had a free offer for Southern Living (can't remember how that came about) and a $6 offer for Midwest Living. They finally sent me some issues to peruse.

The Midwest Living came with some recipe booklets. I doubt I will find much of interest to me. I don't try new recipes very often anymore. I have yet to look them over, however.

 After a rainy night, we have lots of sunshine this afternoon. I plan to do online grocery shopping with pickup tomorrow or Friday since I still have some cold symptoms. I saw in the Fort Wayne newspaper that Meijer is going to be offering free pickup during the holidays with a $50 purchase. It says no membership required. I may look that over in November/December since they have non-food items that might make good gifts. I will need to see if those type of items can be included.

Negative

 My husband and I tested negative for corona virus. That's a relief. We can get back to normal activities.

I still have sniffles and a sore throat, but I guess it is a cold. Hopefully I will be well by the end of the week. I will remain home until my symptoms are gone. 

I am glad that getting tested was fairly easy, and the results came quickly. The uncertainty one has during this pandemic if colds or allergies mimic symptoms was alleviated.

I may not be as enthusiastic about eating in restaurants though. With that exception, we were doing a good job of protecting ourselves via handwashing/sanitizer, wearing masks, and staying away from large groups.

Keep safe.

Operation Christmas Child 2020

 I chose this year to build a box online for Operation Christmas Child. It was easier than going to stores to find items. It was not as satisfying though.

Grace Village collects items all year long to fill boxes in November before the deadline. I could have participated in that. They always choose a younger age group. I could have helped fill the boxes, but right now I am not allowed inside the main building. There are at least two positive COVID cases in independent living now.

Since I am not attending my church in person, I would have had to find a way to deliver a finished box. It was just simpler to go the online route.

I do wonder how they will get permission to deliver boxes during the pandemic. They do try to use local Christians and organizations, however.