Because spouse B had contracted COVID and needed to isolate at home and daughter T and I were masking around each other in case one of us was infected, we didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving last Thursday – or, I should say, we celebrated with a nice, but not fancy, dinner of roast pork with roasted vegetables with T and I eating in the dining room and B at the kitchen table where we could talk to each other at a safe distance. Instead of the traditional pie, we had (the also-traditional) Aunt Gert’s Indian pudding for dessert.
That Thursday was Day 12 of B’s COVID experience and the first day he had tested negative. On average, Omicron infections last for eight days, so B was on the long side of the spectrum but someone has to be to balance out those who have a short infectious phase. Because he needed to have two negative tests 48 hours apart for us to be unmasked around each other, he decided that our fancier Thanksgiving dinner should be on Sunday.
While, for many years, I did the bulk of the cooking at our house, I don’t especially enjoy it. B, on the other hand, likes cooking and baking, so he chose the menu and made the meal. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of individual beef Wellington with roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and a Braeburn and Cortland apple pie for dessert.
One of the things for which we are most thankful is that B’s bout with COVID was relatively mild, even if his infectious period did hang on longer than expected. We are also thankful that T and I remained uninfected. The pool of people I know who have never had COVID has dwindled to just a few, so I know it’s likely we will contract it someday, but, for now, we are all happy to be able to spend time together at home unmasked in the same room, whether or not there is a fancy late-Thanksgiving meal on the table.
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Joanne Corey 
I’m glad B did the cooking and that he’s feeling better.
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Thanks, JoAnna!
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I realize that it’s an initial for a name, but seeing spouse B makes me wonder if there is a spouse A.
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LOL – There was not. B and I have been married for over 40 years. I realize that, technically, I should write “spouse, B,” but that seems too fussy. In some of my older posts, I just use B because I explained the family in my About post, but, realizing that people usually just read a post on its own, I started specifying spouse, daughter, etc. when referring to family members, at least the first time in a post.
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I clicked all the way through to the pudding recipe, which looked great. I’m glad B is on the other side of the infection without your getting it—you have an amazing streak!
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The number of people who have dodged COVID is getting really tiny. I’m grateful to still be part of it but wondering how much longer my luck will hold.
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