Katnip-

This was the year that none of us saw coming. A year filled with heartache, lots of defeats and it would seem little triumphs. My year was taken over by working as a nurse during a global pandemic, a global pandemic that half my country believes is a hoax, but that’s a whole other mess. My year was spent distancing from all those I love for fear I would get them sick. My year that has come full circle and I am ending it curled up at home, on lockdown, while I recover from Covid. On the other side, this year we saw so many people and communities come together to help those less fortunate. This year I built stronger relationships with co-workers and friends who have become like family when I cannot be around my own. This year we also saw our country vote out a man who had no business running a country to begin with (hallelujah, now can someone explain why Mitch McConnell is still there?). 2020 has taken a lot out of us all in more ways than just one, but as one of my favorite quotes says, “Bad days build better days.” None of us knows what 2021 is going to bring, but we can only hope that it will be better days. Happy New Year and bless you all. ♥️

AndiBlackbird

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We are all thankful for the people like you who were there on the front lines. I’m sorry to hear that you are recovering from Covid, but I’m glad to hear you are recovering. It’s been a pretty shit year but there have been bright spots here and there, as you have pointed out. Here’s to 2021! Hopefully a much better year! ❤️
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beabybear

Amen. Ending mine with colds. Get well soon to both of us. May 2021 be blessed and better for all of us. ❤️
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beabybear

.　　                ∩∞∩　        ()""()                               í hσpє your
                       　  　(＾ᴗ＾)       (๑•́⌄•́๑)        ∧∞∧         thαnksgíving        
             (\_/)              つ旦⊂）     ( OO ﾉ      (・ᴗ・)     tαвlє ís full σf
          (・⌔・)_｡￣￣￣￣￣ ┌iii┐￣￣ \⊂ )　    чσur  fαvσrítє
          /　 つc(___ｱ (¯¯)Ɔ            .•*°•_     旦  \                  fσσd αnd
          しーJ          \               ¸.•*°•_       # )             \            surrσundєd
                                  \       ɛ=< _____ \ - __)               \   вч чσur fαvσrítє
                                    \     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                 \          pєσplє
                              ∧,,∧                               ζ ζ                      \     
          ‎                  (⋆❛ ہ ❛⋆)                       (''''''''')                  \       ('\./')
                             .ﾉ　⊃   \＿＿∧,∧＿＿＿＿＿_____＼( ˊᗜˋ ∩
                            (＿ゞ      ※（＾ο＾）※ ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ ※   ヾU～ノ
                            　　    ＼二人つ⊂人二二二二二二二二ヽ
          
          
                               dσn't вσthєr cσuntíng cαlσríєs tσdαч, 
                                                    just чσur вlєssíngs. 
                                             hαppч thαnksgívíng, kαt!

beabybear

          .                    ৎ୭ ৎ୭                                     ৎ୭ ৎ୭
                    ৎ୭                       ৎ୭              ৎ୭                        ৎ୭
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              ৎ୭                       nσ вєαutч shínєs                         ৎ୭
                 ৎ୭                            thαn thαt                              ৎ୭
                     ৎ୭                 σf α gσσd hєαrt.                  ৎ୭
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                                       hαppч wєєkєnd, kαt!

beabybear

          .                          Gσd σncє sαíd
                                    í nєєd sσmєσnє
                       strσng єnσugh tσ pull α cαrt 
                      gєntlє єnσugh tσ lσvє α chíld 
              smαrt єnσugh tσ prσtєct hís mαstєr.
             pαssíσnαtє єnσugh tσ lσvє hís fαmíly
                       sσmєσnє wíth sσ much lσvє 
                           thαt cαn líft thє spíríts σf 
                                     α вrσkєn hєαrt 
                                     sσ gσd crєαtєd 
                                              α dσg.
          
                                         ▷o◁„
                                     _/∙̎  ∙̎ /    \
                                   ( ̮●‿  \‿/
                                          ̗•̀••••  ʺ„ ʹ ʺ„, ╮ ))
                                        (   ʺ„ʹ„ʺ„    (       ) ∕
                                          | \  \ ‾‾\    l \   l 
                                       („(„_/  („_((„_/
             ⁀`´”´⁀`´”´´⁀´”´⁀`´”´´⁀`”´´⁀`
          
                   hαppч íntєrnαtíσnαl dσg dαч, kαt!

beabybear

                                             
           .                                    ∧∞∧     ∧,,,∧ 
           .                             （* •́ .̫ •̀ *)(=･ᴗ･=) 
           †.〇 〇☆･･･☆ ･･･☆ ･･･☆ ･･･☆ ･･･☆〇 〇. † 
          ╋╋　　                      +. ﾟﾟﾟﾟ.+　　                       ╋╋ 
          ╋º☆        ᕼᗩᑭᑭƳ Iᑎ丅ᗴᖇᑎᗩ丅Iᗝᑎᗩᒪ        ☆º╋ 
          ╋º☆                    ᖴᖇIᗴᑎᗪSᕼIᑭ ᗪᗩƳ!                  ☆º╋ 
          ╋☆ …………………… .☆ ………………… ☆º ╋

beabybear

。                “dσn't trαvєl αlσnє.  lífє ís α вumpч rídє, 
            。 wíth lσts σf twísts αnd turns. íf чσu gєt knσckєd dσwn
              。 чσu nєєd sσmєσnє вєsídє чσu tσ hєlp чσu stαnd up
               。゜ αgαín. αnd whєn чσu gєt tírєd αnd  wαnt tσ gívє 
          　 　。゜  up,  чσur cσmpαníσns wíll pull чσu tσ чσur
          　 。゜　    fєєt. sєlєct fríєnds whσ mαkє чσu вєttєr."
                ¶￣|           ∧,∧           ∩∞∩       ∧,,∧          ∧ ∧         ∧ ∧
            .(￣￣|ロ|  ( ･ᴗ･ )     (*･∀･*)  (･∇･')     (^o^＊) (  •⌄• )
          .[[≡≡≡|_|==[∪♡∪]  [￣HOGWARTS￣][￣EXPRESS￣]
          ∠◎◎◎=◎-◎◎◎=◎-◎◎◎=◎◎◎-◎ ◎◎=◎
          〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
          
                                           hαppч wєєkєnd, kαt!

beabybear

⁀v⁀          
                    ｡`＊ ｡＊.  •`ゞ
                ｡＊ ; • “\ /"`＊;`＊".            ⁀v⁀
              ｡＊  -_｡ヾ｡_-＊ ｡＊/"•  
              ｡＊   ; • “\ /" ・;ヾ｡`ゞ
               `＊; ｡＊ `＊;／`-｡＊                                  ⁀v⁀
                       •\ヾ/  /`＊ヾ:`-
                            |(_/`
                             川 　　　                          lífє ís shσrt,
                             川　　                              grαв α fríєnd
                ∩,,∩     川    ∧,,∧                       αnd dσ whαtєvєr
             (｡^∇^｡)川(｡^∇^｡)                  єхcítєs чσur spírít.
          o(o＿U    川    U＿o)o           hαppч wєєkєnd, kαt!
           ”´”`´”``´”´”`´”`´´”`´”´”´”`”´”`”´”`´”`”´”´”`

beabybear

Sending sweet thoughts                __ . - . __
          for a Happy, hoppy,                        (/ (  `⌔´)\)
          Easter!                                                    (  . .”) .”)
                            ¸✰´ ¯ `✰˛.                   C(″  . . / .(   ˏ⌢ˎ
          ✰´ ¯ `✰˛                  ¸✰´ ¯ `✰˛  .\_”) _”) (  ⁂ )
          ”´”´”`´”```”`´”´”`´”``”´”`´”``”´””´””´”
          
          May this Easter renew your spirit and fill your 
          heart with peace and happiness. And I wish 
          the Easter Bunny would give you all the sweet 
          treats you ever wanted. Happy Easter, Kat! ❤️

beabybear

          .           　　　　 ＊⌒∞⌒＊
          　　　　            ノノノハ ヾ
          　　　　            从*・ᴗ・*从
                      ┏♪━…━〇━…〇…━+☆+..┓
          　　               
                                       shє ís α drєαmєr
                                        shє ís α вєlíєvєr
                                            shє ís α dσєr
                                      shє ís αn αchíєvєr 
                                         αnd shє ís чσu.  
          
                      ┗+☆+━…━…━…━…━♬ ┛
          
                    hαppч íntєrnαtíσnαl wσmєn’s dαч!