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- Easter Sunday mass was bittersweet for me. On the positive side, the church was as packed as it could be considering every other row is still roped off. However, it was amazing to see so many people in church. I don’t think I’ve seen this since before the pandemic restrictions were put into place. The flowers were beautiful and so was the music. However, not being able to participate musically is becoming my ongoing, cross-carrying penance. I also think to myself, that since this virus will likely become endemic, restrictions will probably remain for a good time to come. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this carrying on for another 5 years or more. It’s very possible that I already played for my last Easter mass, and didn’t realize it. And that makes me sad.
2. We had a smaller group for Easter this year. For COVID reasons, my sister couldn’t come, but more than half of my children did. Calvin and Sarah sent some lovely lilies that are continuing to open. Sam and Kass were exhausted from their grand opening so they just stayed home and rested. But everyone else came including my goddaughter. Noah and his fiance came late for desert and Gabe and Miss C had dinner with us. There was no drama, no fuss, just good conversation with food food. In its own way, it was perfect.
In my own way, I am done with family drama. I value love, loyalty, nostalgia, adventure, good conversation and fellowship as well as loving and caring for each other – which is what a true Christian family should be all about. So that’s what I’m focusing on going forward.
2. People who have already had COVID might be at greater risk of injury or death if they take the vaccine too.
Dr. Hooman Noorchashm is a surgeon and is pro-vaccine, but he does not believe in a one-size-fits all approach to taking the vaccine.
“I think it’s a dramatic error on part of public health officials to try to put this vaccine into a one-size-fits-all paradigm … We’re going to take this problem we have with the COVID-19 pandemic, where a half-percent of the population is susceptible to dying, and compound it by causing totally avoidable harm by vaccinating people who are already infected … the signal is deafening, the people who are having complications or adverse events are the people who have recently or are currently or previously infected [with COVID]. I don’t think we can ignore this.”
and
“The pre-vaccine screening campaign I’d like to start is #ScreenB4Vaccine. This consists of a PCR or Rapid Antigen test to determine if there is an active infection AND an IgG antibody test that would allow determination of a past infection. If either of these tests are positive, vaccination ought to be delayed for a minimum of 3 – 6 months. If at that time IgG levels are waning, it is reasonable to consider getting a vaccine shot. But even then, blood IgG levels should guide whether or not a person gets vaccinated.”
Dr. Hooman Noorchashm
We probably have immunity anyway since we had the disease:
However, a studyTrusted Source published on February 24, 2021 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies based on commercial antibody tests may be at decreased future risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The study looked at data of more than 3.2 million people in the United States with a SARS-CoV-2 antibody test. Researchers evaluated evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among people with positive versus negative test results for antibodies.
Healthline
Researchers noted that while the risk reduction was not seen in the first 30 days after an initial antibody test, it became pronounced after 30 days and progressively strengthened through the 90-day observation period and beyond.
So I believe right now, we’re doing the right thing in watchful waiting as far as vaccination goes.
3. The last day of our homeschool co-op was this week. We did a review of everything they should know about geography things they should remember from some of the books we read. Because our last book was about a family in Zimbabwe, we also did some music appreciation with drums, learned some African Dancing, and did some sidewalk art. It was a nice way to end the school year I think.
4. I decided to buy a new camera with my income tax refund. After my mother passed in 2009, I bought my first DSLR a Pentax K2000. For the most part, I loved it and it was a good starter camera for me. Many of the photos on this blog were taken with that camera. I loved it so much that I wore the first one out! I was able to get a replacement two more times from eBay for less money each time. But I wanted something a little sturdier, that would take better sports photos. I also wanted one that I could connect to the internet. So for those reasons, including my familiarity with Pentax already, I bought the Pentax K-70.
Unfortunately, the Pentax cameras have user manuals that leave a lot to be desired. So I also purchased this ebook and have been working my way through it.
5. Being done with co-op will give me more time to figure out homeschool for next year. Miss C. will be in third grade and Rosie will be starting her junior year of high school.
This summer, Miss C. and I will be working through the states, learning the capitals and geography of all 50 of them, as well as some fun facts. I am primarily using Productive Homeschooling’s wonderful printable maps for her to color and put into her notebook.
6. Track season started. I have been a big cross country fan for years. So it surprised me a little to hear Rosie say that she thinks she prefers track, but her logic makes sense to me. In cross country, if you have a bad race … too bad. You have to wait until the next meet to have another chance. But in track, where you run more than one event, there’s still a chance for redemption that day! So she likes it better.
I think her iron deficiency has improved. She takes a One a Day with iron every other day, and she makes herself a spinach smoothie with orange juice and frozen fruit almost every day. We also have beef several times a week. When she ran last weekend she did not have burning legs or a fluttering heart. She felt strong and confident. So I think she’s on her way to a more successful track season.
7. Some track photos. My first time with the Pentax K-70 at a live track meet.
