2021 was very much the same as 2020. We spent a good portion of the year trying to be Covid aware.
We spent a lot of time outside and enjoyed dining al fresco. As cautious as we all were, Cathy and Erin still had breakthrough infections. Both recovered and both were grateful they had received the vaccine.
Erin continues to work as a social worker at Washington Middle School in Green Bay. Kathleen continues to work for the New York City Health Department.
Because of Covid we didn’t do much traveling this year. Cathy enjoyed a women’s weekend in Rhinelander while Ken enjoyed a gathering of high school friends in Eagle River.
In Fall, Cathy and I volunteered for two weeks at Fort McCoy in Tomah, WI. Fort McCoy is a military base in western Wisconsin and is the temporary home for 13,000 Afghans. We volunteered to assist with the younger children who live on the base. There are roughly 6500 children living there. We did blog about our experience. If you’re interested please feel free to read our blog at www.BlaneyTravelLog.Blogspot.com. Our time there was something we will remember for a lifetime. We made a return trip to the base for a three day stay in early December. 
Later in December, Ken, Cathy and Erin went to visit Kathleen and take in the sites of New York at Christmas time. If you ever have the opportunity, I hope you take it. Cathy and I went to “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Broadway while the girls went to the “Nutcracker” at Lincoln Center and we all went to the “Rockettes Christmas Spectacular” at Radio City Music Hall. We also saw the Rockefeller Center Tree, went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral for Mass and took a carriage ride through Central Park.
We hope your holiday season is a happy and healthy one! May God Bless us, everyone!
Ken and Cathy
