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In any of the stores I've been in over the last 2 weeks, the majority are not wearing masks. Gloves have never been worn by employees in any retail stores around here, they just spread germs, and COVID doesn't spread on surfaces anyway. You only see gloves on people working at deli cases, or in food handling as has always been the case.
There are those employees and customers who are still wearing masks, but maybe just 15-20%. Some stores still have employees wearing them, regardless of vaccine, but the stores I frequent do not.
I'm just not afraid at this point. I've never been one to get up close to strangers, that hasn't changed. Our weekly shopping has returned to normal. Church is very normal, except the room still up for social distancing and streaming of the service. Only a handful of people are taking advantage of that now, and if you use that room you're asked to wear a mask.
The collection plates aren't being passed, I don't know if that will return, and how communion is served is different. There is a locked collection box at the entrance to the worship center for people to put their offering in. I pay mine online like all my bills. Individual little sealed cups are placed in the holders on the backs of the pews. They have a sealed wafer as well. In the past communion was served by passing the plates, similar to a collection. I don't mind this way at all, it's generally once per month.
Our son and his family are finally coming up from Louisville at the end of the month. Last time we saw them was thanksgiving of 2019. We've video chatted many times, but it will be great to see them and their kids who are 7½ and 5½. The 7 year old is our only granddaughter. The 5 year old sent me a thank you letter a few months ago that said, "I hope you are still alive when we come to your house." I framed it.
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