Work
Being "essential" has had it's downs. No really, there are very few ups. Corporations aren't willing to pay more wages to get the same job done AND have screeners and greeters and counters for the gov't extras, so everyone's stretched thin and overworked. Wasn't bad if it had just stayed "two weeks to flatten the curve." but we're all frazzled and frayed. Rode hard and put away wet will kill anything after a while.
Remodel
Finally found a contractor we trust to do the work. Starting 26th on the On Suite Redo. Taking out the tub and the shower and installing some cabinets where the shower was and a 4'x6' walk in shower under the skylight. Rain head will be in the middle of the skylight. Matching cabinets and new sink/countertop where the old sinks were (doing the Double to single so the wife can have more counterspace..) New toilet, new ceiling fan, new floor tile, new paint. My wife has been using the tub as a terrarium for 10 years and never used it as a bath. If she ever wants one the guest bath still has a tub...don't know what she'll do with her plants.
Weather
For the last 3 months, almost every time I get a day off and can do something about the spring leaves and pine straw and the yard growing out of control it has poured down rain all day (except for the day we had to drive to Fayette Nam for wife's doctor appointments.) I need a break. Haven't mowed in 6 weeks. Anyone have a machete I can borrow?
Music
Trying to get back in the swing. For the last year we've been doing online Church services and no in-house practice until 10 minutes to service just to let the musicians know what key the songs are in. . ? Bassist and I are pretty strong musicians and the drummer doesn't care about keys. We just play along with the Prime app . . This is the new norm, I guess. Prime plays all the instruments we don't and we just play along. Full band no matter who is there or not.
Glad to have the Pulse my wife got me for my birthday (wearable musician's watch). We've figured out how to sync them with the iPad so it vibrates for me (and lights the beat for the drummer's (he hangs his in front of his face so he can see the beat)) White-purple-purple-purple-white-purple-purple . . . Bassist doesn't have one, but he works off the drummer anyway. Prime has a separate track for beat and another for call outs ("Chorus two three four", "Verse three two three four") but it's annoying. Having something on my wrist vibrating the beat took a bit of getting used to, but it's second nature now.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.