Grinning From Ear to Ear
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79961)
United States
June 4, 2020 9:15am CST
Happy Thursday Everyone! a beautiful sunny day here this morning and the temperatures are getting into what feels like summer. Looks like a fairly warm day ahead.
Yesterday was a busy day for me. I didn't have time to spend here so I'm behind in my notifications.
Both daughters went to Sams Club decked out in masks, etc. No lines and everyone was keeping with the social distancing. That's the good news. The bad news....hardly any meat. They had rotisserie chickens but only wings if you didn't want the rotisserie. No ground beef but they did have London broils and beef cubes. Other than the meat shortage it seems they were able to get everything else.
After Sams Club they picked up pizza and my two grandkids and came here for lunch. It's the first time since quarantine that we've all been together. It was such a wonderful afternoon even though we didn't hug or kiss. It was so nice seeing them especially since they only live on the other side of the cornfield.
By the time they left I was smiling ear to ear.
I can't even remember everything else that made Wednesday zip by.
Today I feel energized and all those quarantine blues seem to have disappeared.
I knew I missed my family but I didn't even know how much until I actually saw them in person.
I hope everyone who is missing their family gets to see them soon.
It's the best medicine in the world.
Today we're back to the daily routine. Don't even have to figure out what to make for dinner....we still have leftover rotisserie chicken that we had last night.
Hope everyone is having a good day
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
4 Jun 20
I am glad you were able to see your family. I call my aunt about twice a week (give or take), but haven't seen her in several weeks. Haven't been able to hug her in several months. My cousin (her daughter) is one of those that would most likely die if she contracted the virus. She has a mitochondrial disease that is slowly killing her as is.
I only go to the one grocery store now, and they have finally started getting a good amount of meat in. The dry goods are also finding their way back to the shelf too.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
4 Jun 20
I'm sure your aunt is taking extra precautions especially if her daughter has an underlying condition. It's still a scary time cause the virus isn't gone.
My daughter went grocery shopping yesterday but so far we've been having everything delivered. I'm going to continue with delivery for awhile.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
4 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 A few weeks ago she (my aunt) told me that she felt as if she might have the virus. She went to get tested and it came back negative, but she exhibited a lot of the symptoms. Of course, some of the symptoms were things she deals with on a day to day basis because of her fibro, and it could have also just been the flu. She felt better after a few days, and my cousin did not seem to contract whatever my aunt had.
I need to try the grocery delivery service, but mostly because there are one or two stores too far away that I'd like to get some things to stock up on.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I'm certainly glad your aunt didn't have the virus
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Jun 20
I am so so glad you got to spend time with your loved ones! I am sure it was amazing. =)
Enjoy your day!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 They are doing well thank you. And yes getting big! They grow too fast.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
@LovingMyBabies you certainly have a beautiful family
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
4 Jun 20
Hope you're enjoying your day too Jen 
how are the kids? getting big I'm sure
how are the kids? getting big I'm sure1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (459122)
• Switzerland
5 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 We are not complaining, we know that what the authorities are doing is to protect us and not to harass us.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
@LadyDuck I saw on the news this morning that Italy is opening for tourist travel.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
4 Jun 20
I'm sure you'll be happy to see your family and friends when July rolls around. It's been a crazy time for all of us
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
11 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 I can understand them not wanting to take the risk before now.
@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
It certainly was the highlight of my day/week/month. They live so close and yet we had to keep our distance. My son in law was going to work every day so they were afraid to come here just in case.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49129)
• United States
5 Jun 20
I think we’ll be having leftovers too.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49129)
• United States
5 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 me too
it’s always better the next day.
it’s always better the next day.
@Hannihar (129538)
• Israel
5 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225
I am glad that there was no line when your daughters went shopping. So sorry about the meat. So glad you could all be together and have pizza too. I am so glad it took for the family to visit for you to be happy.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
It was wonderful seeing my daughter and the kids and having a face to face visit.
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
4 Jun 20
Good Morning to you over there. Your dinner sounds good. So far so good here enjoying mylotting
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
I was really missing them especially since they live so close. They were here all the time and then wham quarantine hit. Our face to face visit was awesome even if we couldn't hug each other yet.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
4 Jun 20
they are not called leftovers in our house they are called planned over and we love them
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
11 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 no problem as we have gotten older my wife cooks more of things so that we have some for later or for dinner the next evening
@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
I'm going to steal your saying "planned over" next time we're having leftovers
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jun 20
Happy you got to see them. I should have my Monster tomorrow night.
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 Yes, I have babysat a few times. So we have still had get together s since we are around each other some anyways
@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
Have you seen her throughout quarantine?
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@moffittjc (118556)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 20
I agree that getting a chance to see and spend time with family in person would make me smile from ear to ear, and erase all the isolation and loneliness that had crept in during the lockdown. I'm so happy for you that you got to spend time with your family! I'm sure you created some wonderful memories!
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
It's been so difficult not seeing them since they live so close. Usually they are here all the time
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@moffittjc (118556)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 Sometimes, I think that having family so close makes it all the more harder when you can't see them.
@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jun 20
It makes all the difference to the mood and your health. I'm so glad you saw them, even if you couldn't hug and kiss.
Getting back to a normal routine also helps keep you healthy and happy.
I'm feeling that too with being back in the pool and socializing again at a safe distance.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
4 Jun 20
I'm so anxious for things to get back to normal even if it means we still have to take necessary precautions against Covid
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@just4him (307136)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jun 20
@Marilynda1225 I am too. It will be a blessing when things are fully normal again if that ever happens.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
I was missing my daughter and grandkids so much. They live so close and yet it seemed so far throughout quarantine. I appreciated our facetime calls but nothing beats face to face in person.
@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
4 Jun 20
Hopefully you'll be able to see them soon. It's been hard not seeing family while in quarantine.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
Seeing them face to face will really be great even if you have to keep your distance.
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
5 Jun 20
So glad you had a good day yesterday and got to be with family!
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
5 Jun 20
It was wonderful. It's what I missed most about quarantine
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