Times are so exciting … where do I start? Our washable face masks came in! Woo-hoo! The state opened up routine dental visits this week. Our normal 6 month appointments were this week. My 8:30 appointment was unchanged. Danita’s appointment was moved from 9:00 to 9:15, to reduce the number of people waiting in the lobby. Fortunately, she was able to re-arrange her schedule.

The forecast for this week was 7 straight days of rain. I told Danita that if the forecast held, we would have to go to the Silver Diner to get milkshakes. The forecast was entirely wrong. The weather was OK for outdoor activities every day except Friday. We were glad to be able to get outdoors. I missed the milkshakes. We decided to get Wegman’s muffins for Sunday breakfast. Their muffins are tasty and very large. It was an experience. We arrived at 7 just as the store was opening. There was a huge line of people waiting to get in, not quite 6 feet apart. We made it in the store before they reached their capacity limit. The muffins were good.

We talked with Pella about replacing the sliding doors going out to the deck. We’ll talk to Anderson this week. It appears our doors aren’t water damaged enough to be replaced by the condo association, and that they will not have to repair the ledger board holding our deck against the house. The final determination is months away. But getting permission to replace the doors through the architectural committee and three condos can take a while. We’re positioning ourselves to move forward when the time comes. We’re also considering other interior decoration changes. Danita is looking at having the ugly bush in our front yard removed and putting in some Tiger Lillies. (I’m told I’m using the wrong name, but that’s what I call them). That will require permission of the landscaping committee.

The big news is that the community is looking at what they will have to do to open the pool and gym when the time comes. Admission will be limited. There will likely be 1-hour or 2-hour timed slots. Given our population, using paper signups in the clubhouse is quite popular. But that involves touching pens and paper, and people gathering around the signup sheet. The board is looking at electronic signup. But that would require residents to give the community their Email address. I’m surprised at how many people don’t want to do this. I looked at some options and decided that if we use E-signup, SignupGenius is probably as good as any. I might set up a test system next week so the board can see what it’s like.

The drama at Riderwood continues unabated. Danita’s back hurts from the constant stress.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.