2/21/2021

 2/21/2021

This was a cold, dreary, rainy week. I am so-o-o ready for spring. It may only be February, but I’ve had it. On the other hand, I’m pretty glad I don’t live in Texas! I’m trying my best to think warm thoughts. I bought a new door mat when I was out shopping with Kay this week. Between that and the forsythia on my front door, I’m trying hard!

Not only am I anxious for spring to come, but I’m also very ready to emerge from isolation. This has gone on long enough. I had my first COVID shot back on February 1, and my second dose is scheduled for Tuesday this week. When I took a walk today, I went out without a mask. That’s the first time I’ve done that, even to just walk. But no one else had one on, and I was in the open air, and It’s difficult to walk with a mask, so I took a chance. Could we be returning to some semblance of “normal”? Wouldn’t that be great!

I also enrolled in the training at DH for new docents. Much has changed in the full year since I last did a tour there, and I wanted to be updated. I did that on Monday, and on Thursday, I took a tour. I think I will like some of the new patterns that are necessary because of the social distancing. For example, the tours no longer begin in the basement of the house, but in Columbia Square. That gives the guides an opportunity to tell not only of the Davenport House, but also of the greater history of Savannah, and what it may have been like in the 1820s. I signed up and am scheduled to give a tour on March 9. I hope this works, because I do miss it. 

And finally, I filed my tax return. I had been reading that by filing early, it not only may ensure that if there’s another stimulus check those who have filed would get theirs fastest, but it also adds a little protection against identity theft and fraud. I had been dreading it because of the questions about the sale of the condo, the reporting of last year’s stimulus money, and the forgiveness of 401K withdrawals. None of those were issues, and the program I use walked me through everything. I will be getting 100% of my payments returned to me. I’m not really happy about that – I am a citizen, and I should pay for my part in keeping this country financial afloat. And I can afford it. But I’m not going to turn it down. Just like I don't turn down the stimulus checks. But I will turn them around. And I will be able to direct my contributions where I want. I guess there’s that.