(I just voted for my own comment! Still making mistakes on the platform 😄)
Your children are growing so fast! Time does fly.
My daughter works in an elementary school. They got their first positive COVID case today. 2nd day of school! I don't think they are sending kids home, unless they have been in close contact. Really casual attitude. Which probably explains our high infection rate in the U.S.
We (my family) are fine, and I have the same sensation you do of having lost a whole year. It wasn't hard, but where did it go?
Everyone in my family is vaccinated (J&J, Moderna, and Pfizer). Now the CDC is talking about boosters for Moderna and J&J. The secret to surviving, for anyone at any time, I guess, is adapting. So, we adapt.
I hope you and your family get through the year with relatively little discomfort, and certainly in good health.
We indeed need to adapt but most and for all, we need to think collectively, and for the best of our society. Many here in France (however only a minority) cannot do that and have a kind of "me, me, me and myself" vision of life, which adds to the usual set of conspiracy believers). In the US, the situation seems worse, from what I have read online.
I will try to spend some time on HIVE this week and write a new posts summarising my life since March 2020. I am however unsure I will find the time and energy to do it. The last two weeks were again very demanding administration-wise... The following week will be heavy, but hopefully not as heavy as the previous ones.
Anyways, have a nice week-end!