I did come to our Christmas family gathering, it gave me an opportunity to see in person my very autistic nephew & support him in my own way. Everyone tested with Covid-19 antigen tests beforehand & we are boosted too (except nephew). So we’ll blame it on the dog if we get Covid. The newest variant hasn’t really hit our area in any big way though, & not everyone joined us that might have otherwise.

I think being able to share little activities that I enjoyed as a child with my nephew helps me in adjusting to gatherings. I learned this time his favorite music group is the Eagles so I will now look for Eagles things to share with him next time.

The host prepared my nephew’s favorite dinner, & he did pay the cook big comments devouring it. Just seeing him is a real joy for me. And so far, knock on wood the dog hasn’t given us Covid!