It is over a year now and still the demon is among us. Things keep getting worse, not better. Even those who have had two injections and a booster still get it; that includes some of my family members. My daughter had it really bad. Felt so sorry for her.
We still live in a senior apartment and two people got the bug. Just as quarantine was over, two more people have it now. Our meals consist of waiting in line for a Styrofoam container with some food and drink. We're never sure what they are going to put into those cartons, and most of it is not healthy for people in their 80s and 90s.
Happy news. Two of my grandsons are getting married this year. One in June and one in November. Feel so badly that we don't travel anymore and I won't get to their weddings. One of my grandsons in FL got married and I didn't get there either. They now have three children and bought another house. I'm so glad we have facetime and I get to see all of them that way.
I've been writing stories for them, but guess they'll never get to read them either. Don't know how to get them into a book form so I can send it to them. I've written about Butterflies, white tail doves-Bill and Coo and their children, Lovey and Dovey; a hippo and rhino falling in love-Henrietta and Ronnie; a story about elephants that reside at The Sanctuary in Tennessee and a few other not so much fun stories about two other elephants that I didn't know about until my research took me to the pages on the internet, Ellie Elephant. I've written about a dragonfly named Donny and damselfly, Daisy, relationship, and just finished one about Lilly Ladybug and her sister, Ann. Years ago I wrote "A Mouse in the House." It is a mouse narrating, who talks about his family and mine. Both of my parents have memoirs done for them and I'm working on mine. Wondering just how much do I want to tell. (smile)
I guess I'm doing the writing for my sanity more than for their entertainment. Don't know if children read for pleasure anymore and will any of them have an interest. My daughter in FL read one of the short stories about butterflies to them. I sent it via email. She was interested seeing the pictures I had in the story so the great grandchildren could see how butterflies are formed, show all the stages.
My dad used to show my sis and I a lot of interesting things and tell us even more. Each time he took a trip south, he brought something back for us to have and listen to a story about it. Sometimes, he brought wild animals home from hunting too. When we traveled south to visit his family, we saw a sulfur mine, coal pits, pyrite gold and went 'crabbing" in the Gulf of Mexico. He brought cotton boles and found an old hornet's nest for us to bring to school to show the other children. I think I've exhausted the genealogy on both sides of the family.
It's been over a year now and still haven't gotten a hair cut and I stopped dying it so I have a salt and pepper head of hair with natural blonde streaks on each side. Geee! Ever since Microsoft put Windows 12 on this computer, there's been nothing but problems. I see on YouTube if it's been more than a week of it being placed on my desktop, I may lose Windows 10 and have to purchase it. Bummer. Computer hung up again. Need to stop now.
Signing off for the night. It's Saturday and I like to watch "Vera," a program, on PBS station.
