On Thursday I took Basil on a long walk in the morning, and every time I started to run I felt flush and feverish, so I stopped. I started to suspect I might have a mild virus and so did Mary and Ammon’s piano lessons on Zoom. After that I cleaned and had a little fight with Lydia about harp practice, after which I took the car out to wash and vacuum it and calm down. I always feel so bad for Lydia when I lose my temper, and sometimes it is best to just remove myself from the situation so I don’t make things worse.
While I was out I went to Aubergine and mid-meal realized that I was experiencing Covid symptoms. I scheduled an appointment to get tested and went home to go to bed, where I spent the rest of the day.
We did drive to the dealership and picked up our new car (and I didn’t make remote contact with anyone, since I just stayed in the same car there and back) which the kids named Black Beauty. We were thrilled when they named it Black Beauty because it gave us hope that they will keep it cleaner than our last car, which they named–with the greatest affection– “Pigpen.”