Alva Review-Courier -

Gone is the snow. Fifteen degrees below is a memory, and I haven't had to leave the faucets dripping all week.

Jack and I dropped Dad off at the Kansas Star Casino and went to the pinball place yesterday. It has been over a year since our last trip, and when Jack called to see if I wanted to go I quivered like I was waiting for my first kiss. We will mask up and take ample sanitizer along.

If this goes well maybe Cleo and I can try eating in at a restaurant sometime. Sadly, it probably won't be a buffet. I still have a problem using the same spoon 50 other people have. Every time I drive by an...