Ted. We are still healthy, as is everyone in our family and extended family. Checking in with a number of friends, it appears that they are all in good shape (even the daughter of a friend who had a little scare).
The situation around the world continues to evolve and we do our best to keep up. On Monday, March 23, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US airlines were contemplating a complete shut down of all domestic flights. We know that rental car companies are headed in that direction as well. Even though Albuquerque is a great place to reside right now (191 known cases in NM vs 2,198 in GA), we decided that it made more sense to return to Atlanta one month early. We understand that we risk exposure to the virus by flying but believe that a three day road trip would be even riskier.
On March 24 we changed our flights and rebooked to fly back next Tuesday, March 31. That flight was cancelled the next day so we rebooked to fly back on March 30. The following day that flight was cancelled so we rebooked again, and are now scheduled to fly back on a later flight on March 30. We hope that will be the last change but, we just need to stay flexible.
On March 24 we changed our flights and rebooked to fly back next Tuesday, March 31. That flight was cancelled the next day so we rebooked to fly back on March 30. The following day that flight was cancelled so we rebooked again, and are now scheduled to fly back on a later flight on March 30. We hope that will be the last change but, we just need to stay flexible.
This is where our community has stepped up to help us big time. Our friend in Albuquerque, Jeff will drive us to the airport and our friend in Atlanta, Greg will pick us up when we arrive. Our friends Doug & Carolyn are hunkered down (there’s that phrase again) in their Florida house so have offered to let us stay at their Georgia house for a two week quarantine. After that, we plan to split up between our two kids houses so we can help them out.
Who knows what the future holds. However, we think it wiser to return to Georgia while we can. This way, we will be in a better position to help others, or get more help ourselves. Isn’t that one of the great benefits of a community?
We pray that wise leadership and the efforts of medical science will get us all through this difficult time sooner rather than later because there are a lot of kids out there that just want to get back to a normal childhood.
Be safe and keep smiling, y’all!
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| Number 4 grandson, Callum is 7 months old and ready to walk! |
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