Coronavirus Journey, Part 13

Part thirteen of my ongoing journal entries about life in the time of the 2020-2021 Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Previous posts: Part One (Jan-Mar, 2020). Part Two (April 2020). Part Three (May 2020). Part Four (June 2020). Part Five (July 2020). Part Six (August 2020). Part Seven (September 2020). Part Eight (October 2020). Part Nine (November 2020). Part Ten (December 2020). Part Eleven (January 2021). Part Twelve (February 2021).

March 3

It’s Month 13 of this journal, week 50, give or take, coming up on the anniversary of starting all this nonsense. It’s been a year.

The current situation is largely positive, but maybe more in limbo than actually getting better at the moment. Vaccines are rolling out but the drop in cases has stalled. Biden is promising enough vaccines for all adults in the U.S. by the end of May but in the meantime a number of states (especially Republican ones) are lifting many or all restrictions right now. It seems premature.

Numbers:

• Global cases: 115,000,000; Daily average: 373K; Total Deaths: 2,550,000
• USA cases: 28,700,000; Daily average: 66K; Total Deaths: 516,000 
• Maryland cases: 383,000  Deaths: 7,905; “At risk of outbreak” per CovidActNow.org
  • 1 state “On track to contain COVID” (Northern Marianas)
  • 4 states “Slow disease growth” (Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Hawaii)
  • 39 states “At risk of outbreak” (North Carolina, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire…)
  • 9 states “Active or imminent outbreak” (New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Delaware…)
  • 0 states “Severe outbreak”

There’s no word on when Maryland might move to the next level of vaccination eligibility but we’re hoping it will be in March. A number of our over-65 friends have had their first or second shots and it makes a huge actual and psychological difference for them. We’re looking forward to it.

The weather is starting to warm up and we’re looking forward to starting to eat outside again and start seeing people on our deck or maybe at an outdoor restaurant. We’ve gotten past the worst of winter and a flurry of home repair problems in the past week. The water heater is replaced. We have one quote on fixing our leaky roof and are waiting for a second. I’ve got folks giving me quotes to mulch the flower beds. My taxes are mostly done. Spring is a comin’!

Deb is asking me about tennis starting next week. I think Maryland is close but not quite there yet. Howard County is still listed as “high risk” and I’d like to see it tick down a level before playing indoors.

I am mostly done with researching and writing my Garbutt Family Documents post. I thought I was done a week ago but I kept thinking of new angles to search and finding more sites to wander through. I’m pretty pleased with the results and have started to tidy up some of the related posts to incorporate these new-found family details. I’ve shared it with Laurie, Sue and Maggie and they’ve said nice things so far.

The world of politics is largely quiet, or at least a low level of boil, more credit to Biden. The big Covid relief package is winding its labyrinthine way through the Congressional reconciliation process. It has passed the House and is now in the Senate where the negotiations seem to be largely behind closed doors. More compromises are likely but they hope to be done within a week or so before unemployment benefits expire in mid-March. Trump made his first post-election speech last Sunday at CPAC and somehow the Republic has survived. The TV folks can spend vast amounts of time fixated on Gov. Cuomo’s latest indiscretions. You know, normal.

March 9

We are nibbling at Spring with a string of days in the 60s starting today. I’m already planning to grill a steak outdoors tomorrow evening. Soon will be crocuses and daffodils…and lawn mowing and weeds. I started working on this post in the bedroom and Barb made me move out to the deck with Manny to enjoy the fine day.

We are still anxiously waiting our turn for vaccines.  Barb is frustrated to learn of more and more people under 65 she knows getting vaccinated. She’s got all her feelers out for places to sign up — she’s convinced I’m being too complacent about the whole process. This morning’s fuss was about a site called Dr. B which promises to text you if leftover doses are available near you. I think it’s a little dubious but OK, we’re signed up. We’ll see what they try to sell us.

Having pre-registered at a few of these sites, I’m no longer sure I will be in Group 2 or at least high on the list once Group 2 opens. My main comorbidity is being somewhat obese. Barb at least has diabetes and a history of high blood pressure (even if it has gone down lately…but she’s still taking medication). Lucky her. My sleep apnea doesn’t seem to count for anything; neither does high cholesterol. Damn.

The virus itself is holding steady, more or less, with an average daily U.S. cases still hovering around 60,000 and global cases ticking up near 400,000 daily. There were lots of pictures over the weekend of gatherings in Texas and Florida and other places where there were way too many maskless people drinking and carrying on. It still seems too early for that and there’s much concern (among people prone to be concerned) about a new surge based on variants and relaxation of restrictions. Seems likely.

Numbers:

• Global cases: 117,000,000; Daily average: 398K; Total Deaths: 2,600,000
• USA cases: 29,100,000; Daily average: 59K; Total Deaths: 525,000 
• Maryland cases: 388,000  Deaths: 7,963; “At risk of outbreak” per CovidActNow.org
  • 1 state “On track to contain COVID” (Northern Marianas)
  • 6 states “Slow disease growth” (Wyoming, Washington, Missouri, Puerto Rico…)
  • 42 states “At risk of outbreak” (Florida, Delaware, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts…)
  • 4 states “Active or imminent outbreak” (New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina)
  • 0 states “Severe outbreak”

The one-year anniversary of lock-down is coming in a few days and being commemorated in lots of articles and TV pieces. Biden’s Covid Relief bill passed the Senate and is back in the House for final reconciliation but seems sure to pass this week. Biden has lined up a primetime speech on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary and take a victory lap on the bill. In the meantime, however, there is much fuss over Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry. Yes, there is still racism in the royal family and Meghan was unhappy. We are shocked.

I’m trying to be productive in a spring cleaning kind of way. I finished my tax stuff and delivered it to Tuttle. I also filed a year’s worth of mail in my office, uncovering a few things I should have taken care of months ago. I’m in the midst of getting quotes on mulching the yard and fixing our roof. I will soon have to tackle more objectionable tasks like doing Barb’s financial disclosure form for work, scrubbing the basement of cat stuff, and general decluttering and trips to Goodwill and the dump.

I finished the Garbutt Documents post (for at least the second time) and did a subsequent 8 Miles from Mayday post about the impact of a particularly sad bit of history I found. I wrote Ann Edwards a note but haven’t heard anything back; I’ve asked Sue to discreetly follow up if she ever communicates with Ann. I still have a lot of questions about the impact of the accident on our family but I’m not sure I’ll ever have real answers; not sure if I will do anything further with it. Maybe it’s best to let old tragedies lie. 

Also on the website, I more or less completed my Planning Coach post. It’s probably time to tackle 2006 next. I also got an unexpected note from Len saying she enjoyed reading some of the Garbutt and family history links. It was nice to hear from her. I asked whether she’s gotten vaccinated yet and the answer was no, the sites are too far away. She’s hoping the vaccine sites will soon be closer to her in Green Valley.

In viewing, Barb and I are still enjoying The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel though the third season has been aggravating at times. I finished Fleabag and was charmed by the second season. Many of the problems I had with the first season were neatly addressed or resolved in the second season, making me think the first season’s cringes were more deliberate than I realized. I can definitely bump it up to 3 stars and maybe 4. 

I banged through the final 3 episodes of Good Omens last night. This high-gloss, big budget series was disappointing to begin with but grew on me by the end of its 6 episodes. It’s a high-concept take on Armageddon and the battle between good and evil, sort of a Biblical Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Given the talent involved across the board, the series should be better, but by the end I started to actually like some of the characters. Maybe 3 stars, at best.

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I made it to the Scattergories game today with Sue, Laurie, Susanna and Amila, which makes several weeks in a row for me. I’m enjoying the time with the family more than the game itself, but it seems well worth it. Many smiles and a little bonding are good things. Laurie shared a cure photo from Maggie — note the dozens of sheep at the front gate and sleeping watchdog on the porch. Attaboy!

March 15

We took a nice little Sunday drive yesterday, mainly so Barb could use the time to catch up on her magazines that have been piling up. We drove down to Purcellville, Virginia to find the tree we planted for Fred and Louise back in 1999. I had lost track of where the tree was located until I put together the post a year ago at the start of the pandemic. I found a note that mentioned Franklin Park in Purcellville, Loudon County. I thought it would make for a good road trip, and yesterday was finally the day. 

The weather was pleasant, a bright blue sky and a breezy 60-some degrees. We headed out with no particular schedule, stopping in Mt. Airy near home for a quick McDonald’s brunch. I tried their new spicy chicken sandwich which was OK but not as good as Popeye’s. Barb had a McDouble and as always ended up with a bunch of bun scraps left over. She joked about where to toss them out and we decided it should be an offering to the spirits of Fred and Louise, a Chinese-style ancestor offering with a Fisher twist. We figure this is an appropriate Fisher-Duncan tradition that Allie can carry on someday.

The drive to Purcellville took a little more than an hour, rolling along small Virginia foothill roads with clusters of new wineries, horse farms and retirement mansions sprinkled among the older farms and homesteads. It had been years since I drove these roads and I was reminded how pleasant it can be to just wander through the mid-Atlantic countryside.

We found Franklin Park and drove around looking for a sign to the Memorial Garden. I happened to notice a small sign and a gazebo that looked familiar from the photos. When we did the planting in 1999 the park was quite new and ours was the first tree in the garden. We parked nearby and walked through the little grove of dogwoods and other plantings, looking at the small memorial plaques on wooden posts but not finding one for Fred and Louise. We scouted a little further afield, through the surrounding Frisbee golf course and wound up back at the car. We wondered if maybe there was another memorial garden in the park. 

I decided to go back for one more look, remembering from the photos that Betsy had them install a plaque on a rock. On the second try, I found the plaque under a large oak (?) tree. I called Barb over and took photos as she made her offering on McDonald’s scraps. We were impressed with the tree (complete with its own squirrel’s nest); all in all a nice spot and an appropriate memorial to them both. We had a moment of memory for Fred and Louise, then retreated to the car and sent photos to Betsy (who was contending with a blizzard in Denver) and Allie. 

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We poked around Purcellville for a few minutes, then turned north and headed back to Frederick for a proper supper at Manalu, one of Barb’s favorite restaurants. We got a table on their tented porch and had a nice meal that was nicer once a noisy table of ladies left and our waiter correctly brought Barb’s veal francese rather than chicken. It being Pi Day (3/14), we searched out a lemon meringue pie at the EC Diner before returning home to Manny. Barb finished lots of magazines and seemed relaxed for one of the few times in this pandemic year.

We didn’t even think about the day being the exact anniversary of our return from Aruba and the start of our lockdown. I’m not going to belabor the analysis of our year at home, what we’ve lost and what we’ve gained. There will be time for that further down the road when we are truly out of the woods. We’re not there yet. Suffice to say, I’m thankful we have weathered the pandemic better than most, so far, and appalled at the misery — so much of it unnecessary — the pandemic and our society’s reaction has caused.

Numbers:

• Global cases: 120,000,000; Daily average: 431K; Total Deaths: 2,650,000
• USA cases: 29,500,000; Daily average: 55K; Total Deaths: 534,000 
• Maryland cases: 394,000  Deaths: 8,048; “At risk of outbreak” per CovidActNow.org
  • 0 state “On track to contain COVID” 
  • 10 states “Slow disease growth” (Wyoming, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Washington, Kansas…)
  • 40 states “At risk of outbreak” (Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Florida, Delaware, South Carolina…)
  • 3 states “Active or imminent outbreak” (New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island)
  • 0 states “Severe outbreak”

The U.S. case numbers continue to decline slightly but global cases have started rising again. Lockdowns are popping up in Europe, with Italy shutting things down through Easter. Biden promises there will be enough vaccines for all U.S. adults by May 1, and nearly 3 million people are being vaccinated daily which is encouraging, but there’s still no specific news on expanded eligibility. We wait our turn.

March 19

Big news in our little family: we have vaccination appointments! We are both set to get our first Pfizer shots this Sunday, March 21, at Six Flags which is a state mass vaccination site off the DC Beltway. We have follow ups scheduled too, for April 11, also a Sunday.

Gov. Hogan announced yesterday afternoon that Maryland would expand vaccination qualifications to include over-60’s regardless of other health issues beginning next Tuesday. Barb, through her grapevine network, was clued in a couple of hours ahead of the announcement and started bugging me to make sure we were pre-registered on a half-dozen different sites. A couple of hours after the announcement she ping’d me to check again because some people were actually getting appointments. I was able to get further in the registration process on the main Maryland site but still no appointments available.

Barb was very agitated with the notion that some people were getting in line ahead of us and that I was evidently incompetent in actually snagging a reservation. We both had a restless night of sleep. I got up at 6:30am and started checking websites. Still no luck. Barb started calling the main Maryland information number at 7am and before long got through to a human being. The phone operator was nice and Barb sweet-talked her in her best chatty customer service style. The agent found our pre-registrations and started down the path of making sure we qualified. Barb rattled off all her medical conditions and prescriptions but wasn’t making real headway. Then Barb mentioned she was a lawyer and it was like she said the magic word. The agent immediately said “Oh, that’s it. You’re qualified as 1C” (which means she maybe could have gotten an appointment back in February, but that’s another discussion). The agent got Barb lined up for shots.

Then Barb asked about getting me an appointment as well. The agent found my pre-registration and went down the same list of questions. I’m not a lawyer so that magic door wasn’t open. We listed my comorbidities and the agent said I would need a letter from my doctor. But she let us go ahead and made reservations adjacent to Barb’s and we both got our confirmation emails. I’ve called my doctor to try to get a letter today or tomorrow, but even if I can’t get a letter we will both go on Sunday. Our bet is that if we’re both there with appointments then we will most likely both get vaccinated. If not, I’ll start going through the cycle again on Tuesday when I’m officially eligible.

Barb’s mood has instantly brightened. She started calling various high-priority co-workers to tell them about this “lawyer” loophole (which only works if you call in — it’s not an option on the website) and a couple of them have already gotten appointments this morning as well. She will tell her whole staff on a regular staff call this afternoon.

The lawyer loophole may be a very recent, unpublicized thing. Barb laughingly showed me an email a couple of days ago from a Maryland lawyers lobbying group which argued that all lawyers are essential workers and should qualify in category 1C. I guess the state actually bought that argument, though they haven’t said so publicly. They probably rightly fear the outrage such a decision would generate. I myself am appalled, but at the same time pleased that Barb qualifies…especially since we would both qualify anyway in three more days. At this point, the priority is to get as many people vaccinated as possible, categories be damned. 

So, that’s the big news of the moment for us, but there are a couple of other items to note. We got a call from Sara last night with an update that she has not given birth yet but the doctor says it could be anytime in the next week. If she hasn’t had the baby by next Thursday, March 25, they will induce her then. So that’s very exciting. Sara and Tylor (in the background) seem well and very ready to have this baby, already.

Allie is taking Perri to an eye specialist today to determine whether Perri needs any particular procedures on her bad eye…like maybe sewing it up to prevent infections. Allie is renting a Zip Car and driving to the doctor which has us more worried for her than for Perri. We hope they both make it through the day OK.

As long as I’m writing, here’s where things stand with the virus. Cases are rising again worldwide which seems linked to new variants; Europe is having trouble with its vaccine rollout and has questions over the Astra Zeneca vaccine and blood clots. The U.S. is more or less stable over this week, a standoff in the race between vaccines and variants.

Numbers:

• Global cases: 122,000,000; Daily average: 449K; Total Deaths: 2,690,000
• USA cases: 29,700,000; Daily average: 55K; Total Deaths: 539,000 
• Maryland cases: 397,000  Deaths: 8,113; “At risk of outbreak” per CovidActNow.org
  • 0 state “On track to contain COVID” 
  • 10 states “Slow disease growth” (Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Washington, Kansas…)
  • 39 states “At risk of outbreak” (Delaware, Massachusetts, Connecticut, South Carolina, Florida…)
  • 4 states “Active or imminent outbreak” (New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Michigan)
  • 0 states “Severe outbreak”

March 22

Barb and I got our first round of Covid vaccine shots yesterday. It was at the main Maryland drive-through mass vaccination site at Six Flags near DC. We arrived about 30 minutes early for our 3:15pm and 3:30pm scheduled times and wove our way through a maze of cones and volunteer attendants pointing the way. It was a pretty well orchestrated system of waiting awhile in one spot then pulling to another holding area to wait there while they checked us in, then finally moving into lines for the actual shots. The whole process took about 90 minutes, including waiting 15 minutes afterwards to make sure we had no immediate reactions. While I had gotten a doctor’s note on Friday, it turns out all we needed was our reservation confirmation and a driver’s license, which is what I’d figured. They really just want to get shots into people’s arms.

Seeing the number of volunteers, National Guards, and nurses involved, plus all the tents, cones, trailers for refrigeration, porta potties, wireless computer tablets and whatnot makes you realize what a logistical headache and expensive proposition it is to operate such a site. It takes a competent government response to manage and can’t just be foisted upon doctors and the existing healthcare system. I was pleased that there seemed to be no direct involvement with the medical insurance infrastructure — no one ever asked for our insurance information. It’s a public health crisis response being handled with public funds, which is as it should be, it seems to me.

We had no ill-effects from the shots, other than a little tiredness but that’s a very typical Sunday afternoon phenomenon for us. There’s a great psychological relief to getting the shots. Barb in particular was buzzing and had to talk to various friends to let them know and compare  experiences. Since Barb helped crack the code on Friday for getting reservations, at least five of her colleagues also got shots over the past couple of days, including Diana and Larry. We also debriefed with Allie and then with Betsy.

Today I let Deb know that I will be able to rejoin our tennis block for the last few dates in April. I’m thinking about getting involved with tennis or pickleball at the Cattail club since we’re now social members. It’s probably a good time to expand my tennis circle a little bit and play more.

We nailed down our July flights to Denver, including hotels and a rental car, so that trip is now pretty well set. We still need to figure out the specifics of Allie and Perri coming down, probably before the 4th of July weekend, and when she heads back. We also talked with Allie about us visiting her in Boston in May, sometime before Memorial Day. She will look into availability of a guest apartment in her building. The time for making plans has returned, as had the willingness. Thanks, vaccine!

I’ve started watching a show on Amazon called Upload. It’s a slightly futuristic comedy set in the 2030s. The main character gets in an accident and just before he dies his consciousness is uploaded to a virtual resort afterlife (patterned after the Mohonk Mountain Resort which we visited in 2003). Complications ensue: there’s a dash of mystery, romance, and class politics leavened with the comedy. The show premiered in May 2020 completely under my radar (probably because we didn’t subscribe to Amazon then; I don’t remember reading this NY Times article about the show), but I’m enjoying it and found that Allie already binged it and really liked it. It fits into a noble continuum of scifi shows and movies that offer a look at our potential future, including Star Trek, 2001, Blade Runner, The Matrix, and Black Mirror. It’s packed with interesting gadgets and ideas — some wonderful, some cautionary, some implausible — about where our lives and technologies may be headed. I’m halfway through the initial 10-episode season. I’m hoping the second half holds up; a second season is planned.

March 26

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It’s easy to be optimistic this time of year. We’re having our first 80-degree day (very windy, though), a little tease of what’s to come. The daffodils are out and I’m rather pleased with this photo I took this morning. Manny and I are enjoying the deck as I write. 

We just got word that Sue sold her house as-is and at full asking price the first day of listing it, which makes my recommendation to sell seem like a good idea (should have set a higher price, I guess…but that’s on the real estate agent). We have a call on Monday with my Schwab planner and Sue, Jon, Keri and Susanna to go over Sue’s financial status and gather input for her plan. I’m hoping that works out well, too.

We’re waiting anxiously for word from Denver where Sara has gone into the hospital to give birth to baby Bao Bao, or rather, Embrey. Lots of optimism there for a new family member and a big new stage of life for Sara and Tylor. And Betsy and Joe get to be Grandma and Grandpop!

Barb and I have had no ill-effects from our vaccine shots. In fact, it’s quite the opposite as our mental health improved and we can once again start to think about living and traveling again. We’ve made plans to go see Allie in May, hopefully staying at the guest apartment in her building (reservations open next week). Barb and I will have a steak frites dinner to celebrate my birthday on Sunday, eating outdoors in Bethesda even if it’s rainy. More outdoor restaurants beckon in our near future. Our second round of shots will be April 11, or two Sundays away, with my birthday and Easter in between. Our landscapers are lined up to mulch the flowerbeds and work on our weeds next week, relieving me of some weed anxiety. It should be a good few weeks.

The political and viral worlds poke along. Biden held his first news conference yesterday to generally positive results. He evidently stumbled on some facts and figures but came across as earnest and fundamentally decent. The media did not distinguish itself, asking some dumb questions and trying to provoke a moment of outrage. You can see why this format for news gathering and dissemination is falling out of favor. It’s not conducive to actual, thoughtful dialogue or discussion. It’s mostly a high wire act waiting for the President to fall.

There’s been some hand wringing that the media, especially cable news, has seen a large drop in audience since Trump left — which he had predicted and for once was right. It’s been a relief, actually, not to have to watch the news all the time. It’s also kind of painful to tune in now and see the talking heads flounder for an angle, trying to generate some outrage and eyeballs. I’m watching much less and feel better for it.

Having passed the Covid Relief bill, Biden is turning his administration and Congress’s attention to a multi-trillion dollar series of infrastructure and social programs. It’s an ambitious agenda that will run headlong into a debate over the filibuster. Meanwhile, immigration troubles (is it a crisis or not, wonders the media) particularly over the handling of unaccompanied children, firing of North Korean missiles, ongoing human rights and trade issues with China and a score of other topics threaten to derail and distract. 

And above all, there’s the virus which is not nearly done yet. The U.S. and global case counts are definitely ticking up again, the global count significantly (up 37% from a month ago). Vaccine distribution in Europe is lagging far behind the U.S., U.K. and others. Europe had distribution problems of its own, compounded by questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine which makes up the bulk of its supply. Some countries are enforcing lockdowns, particularly over Easter. Laurie has no idea when or how she will get vaccinated.

Numbers:

• Global cases: 126,000,000; Daily average: 521K; Total Deaths: 2,760,000
• USA cases: 30,100,000; Daily average: 59K; Total Deaths: 546,000 
• Maryland cases: 404,000  Deaths: 8,217; “At risk of outbreak” per CovidActNow.org
  • 1 state “On track to contain COVID” (Northern Marianas)
  • 15 states “Slow disease growth” (Washington, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Missouri…)
  • 30 states “At risk of outbreak” (Delaware, South Dakota, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Minnesota…)
  • 7 states “Active or imminent outbreak” (New Jersey, Michigan, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York)
  • 0 states “Severe outbreak”

It’s enough to put a dent in one’s optimism. I’m not going to let it, so I’m going to stop writing for the moment. I’m going to go out shopping and find something unhealthy for lunch. So there!

March 28

Happy Birthday to me! We are having a good day, though the weather is not cooperating. We moved our planned steak frites dinner at Medium Rare up to a lunch to avoid an anticipated storm front this evening. As it is, the day is cool and rainy even though the forecast had been warm and sunny. Such is March, I guess. 

We had a similar problem yesterday when the weather turned cooler and cloudier than expected, so we moved dinner plans up an hour. We ate at Bolder, a place not far away in Mt. Airy but in a direction where we hardly ever go. I had a really good short rib on grits dish that was very filling. Barb and I shared a shrimp appetizer and she had onion soup as her main since none of the entrees appealed to her. I’m glad the restaurant is still in business and seems to be doing well but I’m not sure we’ll start going any more often.

The big news of the weekend, though, was the birth of Embrey Ann Schafer on Saturday morning, March 27 at 2:18am, Denver time. She clocked in at 7lb 14oz, 20.6 inches. We haven’t gotten the full story yet from Betsy or Kristen but it seemed to take a long time. We heard they were going to induce Sara on Thursday but on Thursday evening Betsy said that Sara and Tylor were just checking into the hospital. They started inducing Sara on Friday night but it took more than 24 hours for her to dilate enough to start pushing. Once she did, baby Embrey popped out within 90 minutes. So, it was something like 29 hours of labor but relatively quick on the worst part of it. We have a bunch of pictures of the new baby, Sara and Tylor, courtesy of Betsy and Kristen — though I don’t think Kristen was actually there. She has tonsillitis and is not allowed near the baby for a while longer, just in case.

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Sara, Tylor and Embrey went home on Sunday and immediately invited both sets of grandparents over for a sushi dinner which Sara was craving. More photos ensued. Embrey is a tiny little cutie and was a big hit. We can’t wait to meet her.

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