2nd Dose and my toys are home (most of them, anyway)

Finally got our 2nd dose of Sinovac and right now I am getting myself ready for any side effects that may happen. I'm praying that it won't be that bad and that we will still be able to function well tomorrow.

I have to admit that a few days before our 2nd shot I was having reservations, largely because of news telling that the vaccine will harm you and that they don't really offer that much protection anyway. I've had well meaning people telling me that my body has its own natural defences against Covid and that I should not be afraid. Thing is though is that I've lost an aunt to covid as well as some people I know and it can't be more real than that. As far as I understand it too, vaccines have worked before and so far our vaccines are promising enough. I know it's not a hundred percent guarantee of not getting sick, but anything that gives me an edge over having severe Covid and dying from it is a shot worth taking. I don't want to leave my family behind. I want to grow old with my wife and see our son start his own family. 

I've always believed that God is guiding us, He has spared me from making a lot of mistakes. In my married life we've seen God work so much in our lives so much so that we believe that if God doesn't want us to get vaccinated He will stop us from doing so, like so many times before.

So here's the majority of my toy collection coming home. I've still left 2 large boxes in Malabon as well as a smaller one in my parents house. I can't express how giddy I am right now to get them sorted out. I've kept a large number of toys in storage before but I've made it a point that they are easily accessible for me and that is what I plan to do this week as well. 

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