Feeling lonely and isolated or just frustrated with staying home? Or just tired? I am. We have our two usually adorable grandsons staying with us. They are only 18 months apart. They are having too much togetherness and thus this leads to conflicts that are wearing me out. --- So I basically lost it a few minutes ago... where has this raging person come from?? but miracle of all they are now working together quietly!!! ah the power of music we have been listening to We Are The World, Branden & James, Justin Hines and Meg Barnhouse
One thinks he's a fox and has been just talking in fox language... sometimes I can translate but today my world translator from Star Trek is not working. The other one just seems angry. They have dealt with a lot. Their sister died in the womb just a week before this whole quarantine happened here in Iowa. Their parents are fortunate to have jobs at this time, and only live 25 miles away but at this time that can seem like a million miles. Their uncle Jeff lives in New York City - where the reports of what is happening make it sound like a war zone. Their uncle Wes & his wife Bethany live in Des Moines where they had to close their just opened restaurant.
My sisters - Karen (& her husband & one son), Sandy and Vicki (& her daughter & granddaughter) live in Southern California. Vicki's son & his family and Sandy's daughter & family live in or near San Fransisco. Karen's other son lives in Mass.
We are blessed to have our family but at the same time it is hard to be so far away from our loved ones.
My heart goes out to my former scouter and now friend Ryan. His father lost the fight against cancer and they cannot have a serve for friends to attend. Hopefully they will have a celebration of life in the future.
As I am venting - here's one thing that has been bothering me... people blaming the Chinese for the virus. Just because it started there doesn't mean that we should blame the chinese people for the spread of the disease. That was done by people who didn't know they were infected. You are exposed today, but you don't come down with the disease for 14 days. You continue your regular life and spread the disease to 10 others, who then spread the disease to 10 people, and now the 100 people spread the disease to 10 others each... and the next things we hear 1 million people are KNOWN to have the disease. KNOWN is important because not everyone is getting tested that have the symptoms. So the numbers could be much higher... after all if you are not diagnosed with it, did you have it??
For updates on Iowa
For updates on the World
stay healthy, wash your hands and be kind to all.
Love,
Blessed be Kathy
One thinks he's a fox and has been just talking in fox language... sometimes I can translate but today my world translator from Star Trek is not working. The other one just seems angry. They have dealt with a lot. Their sister died in the womb just a week before this whole quarantine happened here in Iowa. Their parents are fortunate to have jobs at this time, and only live 25 miles away but at this time that can seem like a million miles. Their uncle Jeff lives in New York City - where the reports of what is happening make it sound like a war zone. Their uncle Wes & his wife Bethany live in Des Moines where they had to close their just opened restaurant.
My sisters - Karen (& her husband & one son), Sandy and Vicki (& her daughter & granddaughter) live in Southern California. Vicki's son & his family and Sandy's daughter & family live in or near San Fransisco. Karen's other son lives in Mass.
We are blessed to have our family but at the same time it is hard to be so far away from our loved ones.
My heart goes out to my former scouter and now friend Ryan. His father lost the fight against cancer and they cannot have a serve for friends to attend. Hopefully they will have a celebration of life in the future.
As I am venting - here's one thing that has been bothering me... people blaming the Chinese for the virus. Just because it started there doesn't mean that we should blame the chinese people for the spread of the disease. That was done by people who didn't know they were infected. You are exposed today, but you don't come down with the disease for 14 days. You continue your regular life and spread the disease to 10 others, who then spread the disease to 10 people, and now the 100 people spread the disease to 10 others each... and the next things we hear 1 million people are KNOWN to have the disease. KNOWN is important because not everyone is getting tested that have the symptoms. So the numbers could be much higher... after all if you are not diagnosed with it, did you have it??
For updates on Iowa
For updates on the World
stay healthy, wash your hands and be kind to all.
Love,
Blessed be Kathy
