bulletproof

Now that we are all on the other side of COVID, we feel pretty bulletproof.  Most of our symptoms are gone - just a lingering cough that typically occurs in the morning, some exhaustion, and we are lacking a little in our lung capacity.  That being said, we are significantly better.  Todd tested negative and Gordy has been cleared to go back to school tomorrow.  Seems things will return to normal soon!

3 for three

It's official - we are all three positive for COVID.  As much of a bummer as that is, we are all pretty happy that we can be mask-less around each other, Todd and I can sleep in the same room again, and we can all give each other kisses!  

I felt pretty crummy for two solid days, but am back to about 75% as of yesterday.  Gordy has had very mild symptoms including some headaches, a scratchy throat, and a little cough.  Todd has had it the worst / longest, but he's back to 75% as well.  We all seem to be sleeping a lot more than usual.

It feels pretty weird to know that we have the thing that we've been trying so hard to avoid for the last two years... at least we are vaccinated and boosted.

Fingers crossed that this passes quickly and without too much trouble!

tutu ginger

Tutu Ginger came to visit!  She came for about a month and stayed over at Nana's house to take care of Nana while she recovered from a knee-replacement.  While she was in town, we were able to have a few yummy dinners together, play some board games, go out to lunch, and just enjoy her before she headed back to Oregon.  We miss you already Tutu!

"detected"

Todd has been some version of sick for over a month now.  His symptoms have included occasional headaches, body aches, fatigue, sinus pressure, shortness of breath, and a nasty cough.  Some days he seems nearly normal and then others he's laid out on the bed/couch for what seems like the majority of the day.  He's been struggling to do normal Sells family activities and workouts and he's been sleeping a lot more than usual.  So, we've taken him to get covid tested multiple times.  And each time, his results come back "not detected"... until Monday night.

He's been working as a stunt double on the new Adam Sandler movie, and the entire crew is required to test daily.  For an entire week, his daily tests have come back negative and since he's been kind of sick, we'd always hold our breath as he opened up the result pdf with our fingers crossed that he's negative.  His final day of work was Tuesday, so all he had to do was make it through one last test... "detected".  

Once Todd dried his eyes from being sad about not getting to work again, we started figuring out what his diagnosis meant for our family.  While we all do live together, he'd been so busy with working that Gordy and I actually hadn't been around him much in the last 72 hours.  So, we decided that I'd sleep in Gordy's room for a while, Todd would eat meals in the other room (because masks can't be worn when eating), and we'd all wear masks when in the house and/or near each other.

The whole thing is a little confusing for Gordy, but he's adjusting.  Just to be safe, we all went and got tested this morning and Gordy and my tests have come back as "not detected".  So, at least for the moment, the two of us are covid-free.  Which means that we are better able to care for "our sick dad".

And, we always have the beach to go and enjoy even while isolating!

so many oranges

Our friends have a farm halfway up snake road that is full of fruit trees. They’ve recently sold it to someone who doesn’t farm the fruit, so our friends continue to harvest the trees for the new owner. They invited us up to help with their harvest because Gordy loves to “harvest” and there is so much fruit that they cannot consume or give enough of it away before it falls on the ground.

So, Gordy and I grabbed some large paper bags, threw on our boots, and headed over to help. 

In the end, we must have brought home 50+ oranges of various varieties, 20+ lemons, 20+ lilikois, and a handful of limes. We distributed some to our neighbors and friends and spent the next week and a half juicing!  We made it through all but one before they went bad and we are starting to miss the fresh juice/fruit.

Thankfully, our friends will be back at the farm tomorrow and have invited us for a second round of harvesting!  So, we'll back to mainlining vitamin c into our bodies by noon tomorrow - hooray!