March Recap ~ Illnesses, Shows and Sprinkles of Fun

 March was really a month of illness in our family. Rebekah, Timothy and I all got Covid. As expected, it was most difficult for Tim. He is still recovering from his bout with Covid at the beginning of the month. His lungs and cardiac issues just don't mix with this virus. Thankfully, the vaccines and Paxlovid kept him from needing hospital care. We suspect that Elijah may have had it, too, but he didn't test positive the first two times we tested him and was just over being tested after that. He never showed any symptoms. Dear Husband, who had Covid in January, was fine until a week ago. Then he got sick, too. He tested negative for Covid, flu and strep, but sounds horrible. We think he may have some other virus or a very severe case of allergies. We are all finally completely on the mend.

Luckily, we were all healthy the first week of March. Rebekah had her Winter Works performance. It was the studios contemporary ballet production. Rebekah really enjoyed herself and the pictures came out great. 

Far Left

Center front

Rebekah and I had tickets to see the Broadway Musical BeetleJuice the very next night after her performance. I am not a huge fan of BeetleJuice, but it was a really fun show. Rebekah loved it. I really think the guys would have liked the show, but they wanted nothing to do with it...humph!

We lost power one night and had a fun game of Monopoly by candle light. I love spending time with my crew. They are all grown up and live busy lives. 

Elijah also got Employee of The Month at Target this month. We are very proud of him. He still works part time and comes home completely exhausted, but he is well liked and does his job well. 

I had to laugh when I looked at the pictures in my camera roll. They are mostly pictures of treats. Apparently, we needed many treats to make it through this month of illness and gray skies. We tried three new places this month. The first was the new bubble tea place. It was very expensive and the drinks were just so-so. The second place was a Hawaiian restaurant where Dear Husband and I went out to eat. It was delicious! We look forward to going back for someone's birthday. Lastly, we tried the new Italian Ice place. Wow! It was so good. Can't wait to go back when it is really warm this summer. 

Bubble Tea

Yummy Mocktail

Italian Ice with soft serve ice cream.

Spring must be around the corner. One of the neighborhood bears is back. We took this picture while my husband was waiting for the bear to clear our driveway so he could leave for work. 

I read several books in February and March. 

• Call The Midwife by Jennifer Worth. I loved this book. It was a wonderful complement to the PBS show. I plan to read the other books in the series. 
• The Coffin Quilt by Ann Rinaldi. This is a middle school book about the Hatfields and the McCoys. It was well written and not as violent or disturbing as reading an adult version which was fine by me. 
• The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy. This was a wonderful book about the children of John Brown and the Underground Railroad. I really enjoyed it. 
• At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier. This was an interesting book, but sad, violent and filled with tragedy. 
• The Second Mrs. Gioconda by E.L. Konigsburg. Another middle school book that my kids read and I never got around to. It is about the Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci. I enjoyed the quick read. 
• The Lost Girls of Paris by Pan Jenoff. This was an interesting mystery from just after World War II. However, I kind of argued with the characters all they way through and found multiple twists and turns to be not plausible. 

I only got to see my little guy that I care for a few times in March due to our illnesses and his family traveling. We did manage to do the Before Five In a Row book, Runaway Bunny. We did lots of bunny crafts and finished out the unit with a bunny sugar cookie house. He loved decorating it. 

April is looking like a very busy month. 

Blessings, Dawn