Let's write a fun message to Elle for her birthday in our entries. Birthdays in the middle of a pandemic My son turned six on Monday. It wasn’t what we had planned – the party at Chuck E Cheese and the cupcakes for his class at school. Yet we had a family celebration. I was still able to get cake from Dairy Queen and pizza for dinner. Zander said it was the best birthday he had ever had. A friend of mine called from the nursing home where she resides. Her birthday is the same day as my son’s. Her family was going to have a small party for her with dinner and a cake. They were unable to come because the nursing home would not allow visitors. While the nursing home was trying to keep her safe, it was still a loss for my friend. These are hard times for people with birthdays. Yet, perhaps these are times to slow down and do what we can to celebrate simply. That does not mean there is not grief in that for some of us. For introverts like me, this time to be alone without...
