Tonight is the best sighting time for the “Christmas Star”
The Winter Solstice, which takes place on Dec. 21 and marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.
It also commemorates the Great Conjunction, an event during which the two largest planets in our solar system – Jupiter and Saturn – will nearly overlap to form a "double planet”,
How rare is this occurrence? The last time a close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn was seen by humans was 1226. A conjunction this close isn't expected to happen again until 2080
A poem I copied that sums it all up. It’s a month before Christmas, and all through the town,
Can you believe I still haven’t heard back from the bank! So, I’m over it! I’ve rented a climate controlled storage unit, moved all my “stuff” into it and put my place in storage on FL. In the meantime, I’ve stopped payment on my rig (I guess I’ll be hearing from them in a few months). I’m rotating time with my girls, getting ready for Christmas and most important thewedding was THE MOST Beautiful and Fun EVENT of the YEAR!!! Jordan looked absolutely stunning in her gown:
My girls were beautiful (as always)
Bryson looked handsome (as always)
Bobby looked like a million with “his girls”
The chaos continues and I need to rethink my living conditions and financial situation. My IRA took a big hit when this chaos started, and although Andrew (my financial guy) has recovered most of it, I stopped taking monthly draws to help build it back up. The market is up and down like a yo-yo, so I am looking at the best way to cut my expenses. I MUST keep my car, no negotiation there. The only other thing I own is my RV and I really don’t own it. I can afford that payment, but when you add lot rent, electric and insurance, the cost doesn’t justify the means. I still live in an RV, on blocks, not tied down, in FL, 7-10 hours away from my babies. I’ve sent a certified letter to the bank, begging them to renegotiate my loan, so they will release the title and let me sell it. Now, the waiting begins.
I haven’t written for awhile mainly because this mess has dragged on for months now and I’m about over it.
We’ve done all the things they’ve said to do. Wash hands, sanitize everything, wear a face mask, self distance, yada,yada,yada. We’ve lessened (“flattened”) the curve, brought the numbers down and slowly started reopening things. Of course, once the rioters started, all those “precautions” meant nothing because “Black Lives Matter” and we need to tear down statues and destroy anything from our history that “offends”. And we mustn’t forget about defunding the police, because they’re all bad. I can’t believe how stupid things have gotten. I can’t believe they are allowing rioters to destroy everything. We have laws against rioting and looting. We have laws against defacing property. We have laws against destroying other people’s property. We have laws against all of this mess! We have our National Guard and Military, and Police and Swat Teams and good men and women who have sworn to protect and defend, but “they” won’t let them bring order. I thought all the anti-Trump people would’ve woken up when they saw what an awesome job he & his task force did on the pandemic, but they haven’t. When he got that under control,they started with the protests and riots. Now that we’re about over that mess, the “numbers” are going back up and the Covid chaos starts again. Mandates to wear a face mask are being passed just about everywhere. Like a stupid face mask is going to “stop the spread” of the unseen virus. Everyone acts like a positive test result is the death of you. There is greater than 90% SURVIVAL RATE, what is the big deal?!?!? People live and die everyday with and from Cancer, Diabetes, Heart, Kidney and Liver diseases. Let alone Accidents, Suicide, Drug and Alcohol abuse. I could go on and on, but there’s no talking logic to the masses. Everyone has gone nuts!
I don’t understand why they hate him (Trump) and want to destroy our country. And, as much as I hate to bring “religion” into it, I have to admit, I’ve read “the back of the Book”.
The Book of Revelation (the last book in the Bible) talks about end times. It talks about how crazy the World is going to get before the Lord calls His children home. I believe in God. I believe in His Salvation through Faith. I know one day I will stand before Him and I will hang my head low because I have failed Him in so many ways. But, I do believe He loves me & saved me from the wrath & destruction He will spew on this World. I believe in the Rapture, when He will call His children Home before the destruction happens. That’s what I am placing my Hope & Faith on. If it’s true, then I will have eternal life in Heaven. If it’s not true, then Lord only knows what will happen.
In the meantime, I will pray for my babies, try to take care of myself, do what I can, when I can and Trust He will take care of me.
It’s the only Hope we have right now.
There’s all kinds of words used through this pandemic that I want to log.
These words and comments have become so commonplace that as we continuously hear them, our minds instinctively recognize them and unfortunately, adhere to the messages sent.
Words like, “Asymptomatic”; recognizing the possibility that anyone can be a carrier of the virus without showing any symptoms; thus the ability to infect others including our loved ones.
“Social distancing” is maintaining a “safe” (6 ft) distance from everyone. This separation not only includes sitting outside with friends and family, it includes shopping lines, one way entrance/exits shopping aisles, etc.
“Self quarantine” or “stay at home” is self explanatory, but basically means a 2wk “stay at home” after visiting other areas that may have been infected. Basically, a self imposed lockdown.
Wearing Face Masks is (to some), their new “normal”. Most businesses now require employees to wear one, and a lot require customers to wear one, as well. There’s a LOT of discussion (and confusion) on this.
Wearing Hand Gloves - no comment on this (just wash your hands!). Hand Sanitizer sales have gone off the charts and, how to make “homemade” if you can’t find any in the stores
(Aloe Vera gel & alcohol, I think) Proper Hand Washing signs, videos and postings are everywhere. That little quickie water, soap, rinse method just doesn’t cut it anymore.
Proper wiping down and disinfecting of counters, door knobs. “The new normal” is used to stipulate the changes that have and will become the way we will now conduct business and live. (this scares me)
“Recoveries” are the positive numbers everyone seems to ignore. In all the numbers of cases vs deaths, those that have recovered far exceeded the odds.
Ventilators are the machines that most hospitals have a few of, but not the thousands that were projected as needed. (Now there are surplus that are made, stored and sent around the world as needed). Recovery from the need for a ventilator is low, but possible.
Testing kits have been developed and designed to test if you are a carrier or have had it and have an antibody to the virus. A simple 15 minute test is now available that is much more comfortable than the original method of sticking a long swab up your nose.
“Contactless” is another word that is thrown about. If you order anything that is delivered to your home, it is left outside so you have no contact with those who have delivered it. Of course, the desired way to receive it wasto wait until the deliverer left, retrieving the package (after disinfecting it by wiping it down or spraying it); wiping down all contents, discarding the delivery package. And washing your hands after. Strangely, Pizza places advertise “no touch and contactless” delivery once your pizza is prepared and placed the box. (Which I thought they always were once the pizza maker put it together and popped it in the oven, but who am I?).
“Spit Shields” or “Sneeze Guards” arenow installed in almost every store to help protect the employees behind the counters. Most shops have even moved their card scanners outside of the sneeze guard so you can scan your own card instead of them handling it.
Although the pandemic chaos has been downgraded due to all the protests from Patriots who want to go back to work or reopen their shops; and the racial protestors in the George Floyd murder. (White cop killed black suspect previously wrote about). The thousands walking in the streets takes away from the “social distance” mandates. And some stores opening vs not churches, etc has started trampling on freedoms that no one wants to lose. And don’t get me started on the politics of the entire mess.
We can’t live in a bubble (Thank God we don’t have to)
I’m blessed, staying positive and trying to spend more time with my babies
Next goal is how to recover and survive from the chaos around us.
Stay calm, stay safe, wash your hands and pray for our World.
The only time I do this blog is when Mr Charley & I travel. Since the coronavirus stopped the world, we put this years travel plans on hold.
We’ve been spending time with our babies. Just being able to hug them, sit and listen to them, watch them interact with their families has been more exciting and renewing than any roadtrip.
As the rest of the country “wakes up”, the unrest begins. As if there wasn’t enough chaos with Covid, now the rioters and looters are burning down businesses in Minneapolis.
A black man named George Floyd was being arrested after an employee at a grocery store called police to accuse him of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. He died after pleading for help as a police officer used his knee on Floyd's neck to pin him -- unarmed and handcuffed -- to the ground. His death sparked outrage and protests across the country.
I’m not saying the police were right or wrong. I am not a judge. All I’m saying is protesting about injustice can be done without burning, looting and destroying businesses and property.
Even George Floyd’s family hasn’t asked for this.
Shame on us.
Humans haven’t learned one thing. As the World was healing through Covid-19, it only took days for humans to destroy it.
Forgive us, Lord. I don’t understand mankind, but I do know the difference between good & evil. I pray there is more good in the World than what the media is showing us. I know there has to be, for all our sake.
I will continue to look for the positiveand the good. I have to for my own sanity and survival.
Stay calm, stay safe, wash your hands and pray for our World.
