…after waiting almost two years I finally got to meet my granddaughter
This Christmas was touch and go. As many of you know our sweet Frances had to be put down last week. If that wasn’t bad enough our daughter in New Brunswick, Gaelan, cancelled her trip to Toronto because of the Omicron variant. All the things I had planned to do with Winnie went out the window. I don’t blame them for not coming. Things got complicated with having to put their dog in a kennel and then they had to be back by December 31st because the kennel was closing down for a two week vacation.
That same day we found out the our daughter-in-law had tested positive for COVID so that meant that two more people were not coming to the house for Christmas. Luckily Josie didn’t have to be hospitalized and our daughter Andrea continues to test herself and the results regularly show negative for COVID. In the meantime on the east coast, Gaelan has been testing herself and she kept getting a faint positive result. Fortunately the last couple of tests have come up negative. On Christmas Eve, Kevin and I spent the evening together sans family.
Fingers crossed that Brendan and his family were going to get here from the U.K. Not only was the spread of the variant rampant there but the airlines were starting to cancel flights because they didn’t have the staff to man the flights. On Christmas Day I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I heard that they were on the plane. When they arrived it was raining but seeing my granddaughter for the first time was like a ray of sunshine.


Jet lag is tough for adults but particularly hard on toddlers. On Sevin’s first night she was up at 3:30 am. I normally sleep till 8:00 but I was in and out of sleep till about 7:00 and I finally decided to get up and actually get outside early and catch the sunrise. We all got warmly dressed. At the least the rain had stopped and we got a peak of the sun coming through the clouds. Seeing that we were up we walked over to the playground so that Sevin could explore.






Today it started to snow. We spent the morning playing with Play Dough and Sevin and I filled the bird feeder and watched the birds and squirrels come for breakfast.


We’re hoping to make some video calls to New Brunswick later today and hopefully we’ll be able to see Andrea and Josie in the next few days. Fingers crossed again.
You have had a hard month of December. I’m hoping that your family recovers from covid and you’ve seen the last of it. I’m glad your Christmas turned out the best as it could. I’ve been enjoying seeing your photos. Stay healthy and warm. Much love and energy being sent your way.
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Thank you so much Cee. Everyone recovered and no one else got sick. We had a great time together but I have to admit that it’s nice to have the house back with just the two of us.
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Sorry to hear about Frances and the Covid implications (hope they are all doing good). But how amazing you finally got to see your granddaughter! Enjoy this special time with her! And then have a great new year! Marcus
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Thank you Marcus. Everyone is fine now and we were able to all get together. My son and I and Sevin did a fair number of outings before the lockdown happened again last week. It was hectic but fun. Last night they got on the plane and returned to the UK. It seems very quiet here today but also very peaceful. Time to take down the Christmas decorations.
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Ah, that is so special!
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Ah! 🙂 How sweet. What a special moment. She looks so smart and relaxed. 🙂
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Thank you Manja. I think she’s very smart and she feels right at home with us. Today we had a house full of family and that was a bit much for her. Five more days and then they return to London. Hopefully we’ll be able to travel later this year and see her again.
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Truly the best gift in seeing your granddaughter. I’m glad everyone is ok. Donna
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Thanks Donna. We also felt very lucky to have stayed COVID free during our two week visit.
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Amen.
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