First things first:

Whoo hoo! We booked both appointments this morning at a Walgreen’s that is in the same area just south of us as is our grocery store (the one where we go to pick up groceries.) We have back-to-back appointments TOMORROW for our first dose. Our second will be on March 31st. And if we have a reaction to the second shot, we’ll take care of each other – we’ve done it before. So, by the end of the month, we’ll have been fully vaccinated. Huzzah!

It’s all in the timing. We were waiting to be contacted by the group Heidi put us in touch with. We also received something from the county yesterday saying they were getting more vaccination stock in this week – they would send us a link today. So I’m thinking that a bunch of vaccine was delivered to New York pharmacies as well. The first openings were in the town just north of us, but we couldn’t book both doses. Then Don went to the openings in the town just south of us and started yelling “I’ve booked both doses!” as I frantically tried to catch up to him. I was already muttering that I probably wouldn’t get an appointment when I did. And then it said “Book your second dose.” And I did. If we hadn’t signed on when we did, we would most likely have missed out.

We’ve been euphorically happy for over an hour. Not only did we get an appointment for tomorrow, but it’s a quick drive from our house. It couldn’t have worked out better. Very, very thankful vibrations today at the cottage.

Don cooked a celebratory breakfast.

We’ve had high winds here for almost 24 hours and let me tell you, they were intense. When Don is bothered by them – he normally isn’t – it’s a big deal. It’s still windy, but much less so than a couple of hours ago.

It’s slow going, but slow and steady wins the race, right?

I’m just about to finish The Moving Toyshop.  Then I’ll have figure out what I want to read next.

If you don’t mind, I won’t post tomorrow, as we’ll be on our way to Walgreens. But I’ll be back on Thursday. Don has to cancel his eye appointment for tomorrow but he’ll reschedule for next week.

So remember that I’m not posting tomorrow and don’t worry about me!

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

Sorry for my absence yesterday! We were getting our grocery list together to order online and then we were trying to get earlier and closer-to-the-house appointments for the vaccine. The vaccine stuff is very frustrating. Even though Walgreen’s shows plenty of appointments available, they only offer the option of First and Second Dose or Second Dose. So, if you click First and Second, if the computer thinks they don’t have an appointment available for a second dose three weeks later, they won’t let you book it. So, you get all excited about appointments and you aren’t eligible for any of them! I don’t know if that’s peculiar to New York state or the policy everywhere.

To make things more complicated, Don somehow got one for Tuesday afternoon about 45 minutes from us, but I didn’t. And then to make things even more complicated, my friend Heidi, who works for a great organization (food pantry, thrift store and community café) in a town north of us, called me yesterday. Her organization was contacted by another group who wanted a list of people 65 and up who might not have been vaccinated yet in order to (perhaps) vaccinate us this week. So we put our names on the list.

Everything is in flux. And in the middle of this, we have to get Don to his retina doctor on Wednesday and the car is getting an oil change and an inspection tomorrow. For two people who sit around most of the time, that’s a lot of activity.

Anyway, it all took up a lot of time yesterday and I just said “I’m going to take the day off from the blog,” as I couldn’t do all of that and post on time. As always, I usually post something quickly on IG letting you know that I’m not posting and that I’m okay. So check there.

Newest puzzle (worked on very gingerly because of my back.):

The cover of the box.

And this is what I have so far:

I tried working it on the kitchen island, instead of at the table. It worked fairly well, but I still did too much and was sore at the end of the day. Today, I will be more disciplined. It’s a challenge, as it’s rainy and damp and I get restless.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.