Our COVID-19 Winter

I wrote this post and then never posted it so it is a little behind the times!

We left our motor home in Houston for the kids to use this winter and summer and came back to the house in Michigan. Crazy, huh? Haven't experienced a Michigan winter since 1978! The main reason was to remodel the master bathroom during the cold months when contractor crews are more available - then have the summer months to play! It was a relatively mild winter, we were enjoying watching our old high school basketball team make their way to the state championship, and then COVID-19 became a household menace! Life outside our home was cancelled and we've been "quarantined" since March 11th. Zoom is the new Skype and is keeping us in touch with family and friends!

Fortunately, the national shut down has not effected us retirees much and our kids are all still able to work from home but, many are really suffering financially and from illness. Our granddaughters are missing school and friends but they are healthy! Warm weather in Texas allows them to swim, ride their bikes and fish in the ponds near their house. Praying for health and prosperity for all!

Our bathroom project was going pretty well until businesses were forced to close. We are waiting for vanity tops and shower panels. We strung a wire and hung a shower curtain. Not real pretty but functional! The good news is my clawfoot bathtub is wonderful!

The weather has been unpredictable - warm enough for tulips and daffodils to bloom and then a 4 inch snowstorm to paint us a winterwonderland! It all melted in 2 days and my flowers are now struggling to survive. Hopefully, it is the last of winter and spring is on its way!

The barn can be heated so we've been finishing the cement floor with a Rustoleum epoxy paint to make clean up easier. It will be nice to have it done so Roger can move all his tools and equipment in and get organized. He has been waiting too long for his "he shed!"

Marion gave me this beautiful quilt and a friend sewed a new backing on it. I hung it on the hall wall so I can look at the amazing crewel stitching as I walk by!

Finally got our master bathroom finished! Love it!