Finding joy during a strange time

Yesterday was our granddaughter Julia’s 6^th birthday. Both sets of her grandparents, her siblings, and her aunts, uncles and cousins (14 of us in all) gathered for a “virtual” birthday party. We sang “Happy Birthday” and watched her eat the lovely pink cake she and her mother had prepared for the occasion. Last week, when she was supposed to have had a real birthday party, the mothers of a bunch of her friends brought their children to her house where they dropped off presents and stood at respectable distances from each other and serenaded her. Her dad did manage to take a brief video of this, which I am attaching here. I am not 100% certain this will work, but I figured it was worth a try.

Here is the link:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Eo5BY2ixFf9h5xLd6

It will surely be a key memory of her childhood.

Meanwhile, we continue to have our daily reading time with the two little ones, and are doing our best to keep our spirits up. We’ve thought quite a bit about how fortunate we are that we enjoy being together. I cannot imagine how much more difficult this must be for people who are alone or in troubled relationships. And it looks like we will be at this for quite some time.

On Wednesday evening, singer-songwriter David Roth gave an on-line concert from his home on Cape Cod, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Over 500 people tuned in (many presumably with more than one person listening), and he sang one song from each of his dozen or so albums. It was really terrific and we’re all hoping he will do it again soon.

Have a wonderful weekend, and stay healthy!

Love,

Rebecca