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It’s Day 10. Only four more days left of our quarantine. No symptoms. A little stir crazy, but very thankful to be back in the U.S. (from our trip to Italy) and healthy. We’re horrified by what is happening in Italy and around the world. We keep thinking of the sweet people we met there. And we pray. Of course, like everyone else, we read the news. And we pray.

This sweet woman fixed our breakfast every morning at our last hotel. Kindly serving, she called me Madam. We wonder how she is. Is she quarantined like us? How are the others?

What’s It Like in Quarantine?

To be honest, it’s not that bad. We’re grateful for our city’s delivery infrastructure. We’ve had groceries delivered. Just leave it on the porch and ring the bell. Amazon and USPS have delivered. They just leave it on the porch anyway. We finally realized the other night that we could order from Uber Eats and have a nice meal.

Like I said. We’re not suffering. If we’re missing anything, it’s little things. Like a Route 44 Diet Limeade from Sonic. So we’re making them at home. Fresh limes and Diet Sprite have filled my craving. Canned Diet Coke for the hubby.

Our views are spectacular! If we’re going to be confined to quarters, it’s nice that we have amazing views. Ya, that’s Pikes Peak we’re looking at.

Thankfully, I’m able to work from home. I’m very grateful for this. And Ray has got plenty to keep him busy. And church is accessible online.

We miss church. We miss gathering with people on Sunday morning. We miss taking communion. We miss worship. And we look forward to being back. We haven’t had to miss the teaching, though. Thankfully, we attend a church that livestreams its services each Sunday. So we sit in our living room and watch the service. It’s not the same, but we’re grateful.

So we’re doing fine…in case you wanted to know. And, hopefully, you won’t have to dread a quarantine if you should have to endure it.

A little Netflix. A lot of Facebook and Instagram. And online shopping helps a lot. Long neglected cleaning is happening. And forgotten projects. Good books. A good man. Oh and, of course, a good dog.

It’s survivable. And we’re grateful.

Read about our last trip. There was no quarantine on return, by the way.