And The Protests Continue...

I am not against what is being protested about I am against when an outsider utilizes a peaceful protest and turn it into a riot with looting.  I still cannot get the images of watching these random people just walk into stores that are not open but was broken into and just take items.  Why?  These people have no right to just take it.  If anything, they should of protected the store from looters especially if this is their neighborhood and where they shop.  Wake up people!
I have heard the theory that they do this so that others who have not experience discrimination to feel how it is.  That is bull!  Everyone has been discriminated at one time or another and women are still discriminated to this day especially with equal pay or job.  As long as we are humans someone is going to be discriminated.  It is right? No! Does it happen? Yes.  Will it continue to happen? Yes!
This problem has been going on since the beginning of time and will not be going away anytime soon.  Has it changed a bit? YES!  Can it continue to change? You bet!
All I can hope is that things will be a lot calmer in this country and we just all try to get along.  We are all humans, all of lives matter and we all just have to try and get along.  Be kind, Be nice and pray.  Have a nice day!

Why?

Why?  Why has looting become the norm when protests take place?  How is this helping what is being protested about?  Why would any "group" want to organize looting?  Looting is illegal and stealing from others is not right and does not fix anything or prove anything except that if you have looted you are now a criminal and not a protester.  I watched coverage of the riots in Chicago.  It made me sad and mad.  I was sad because if the covidvirus never happened I would be packing to head for Chicago on my T.eens L.oving C.hrist tour.  I am mad watching the city I grew up in getting looted and destroying property for justice; justice?  How?  In the city I live in now we are under a curfew and the protests that all started out peaceful got violent but not because of the protesters.  It is because of an organized group that comes in to cause trouble for justice; justice?
I understand the anger over what has happened and black lives matter but to me ALL lives matter.
I am angry over something I cannot control but I can do something about it...legally...I can use my voice, my keyboard and my presence not go loot some place of business that has nothing to do with my anger.  Think people, think about your actions and pray for a better way to show your anger. Pray for justice.  Just pray!

The High And Lows Of May 30, 2020

The year 2020 is setting all sorts of historic records.  As if the Covid virus is not enough we had more history making actions yesterday.  First of all Black Lives Matter - they do but in reality ALL lives matter!  With that off my chest let’s get on with it.  Yesterday we saw something truly amazing.  We watched a rocket with humans being sent into space.  I remember as a child watching this kind of a launch quite a bit on tv in my classrooms.  We would stop everything to watch.  NASA was space exploration and they were doing a good job.  Yes there were tragedies but they have triumphs too!  Watching the launch yesterday gave the county a break from the Covid crisis and the rallies so I thought. It gave ya a positive history making moment.  Then I change channels to see coverage of the riots, not rallies in Chicago, LA and in my own city of Jacksonville.  Another history making moment. Really people?  I have one question; how is destroying property and hurting other people physically helping?  Is it going to bring the lives that were were taken to return? No, instead of peacefully making a statement we bring violence into it.  Dumb!  Martin Luther King brought change through his actions and his words.  All that is happening now is showing the world how violent a few of us are.  Seeing the pictures and watching live actions of police vs protestors just makes me mad.  The police are human and mistakes can be make.  The people who were responsible for the injustice that happened are being charged.  Rioters stealing from a store that is not involved in anyway does nothing but create loss for all.  Wake up people!  Think before you react! If you want to make things change then do it but not at the expense of others, especially the innocent ones.  It was a great day and a terrible day; May 30, 2020.

A Scary Moment For A Mom...

As I was making preparations for my youngest daughter’s birthday last Wednesday, her birthday was Thursday, something very scary happened to my daughter.  The day started very strange with her still being asleep when I left for work.  It stayed that way when I came home from work and she was very distanced with me and it seemed whatever I did it was annoying her.  The afternoon went on with me on the edge trying to not be annoying and after dinner she left for her tennis clinic.  Around 8:00 pm she came home, driven by a friend, saying she left her car at the tennis club and felt like she was in a dream and was very confused.  I knew it was not dehydration because she drinks over 100 oz of water a day.  She had a decent meal before she left but she is a calorie counter and with her work out she may have been low and did not have enough fuel.  Then the headache started and after talking with a friend who was an ER doctor he told her it sounded like ACM - Acute Confusional Migraine.  It can be triggered by heat or stress; she had both.  The real concern here is that my daughter has lost all memory of this day.  She woke up on her birthday with a slight headache and no memory of the day before.  Now that I look back on that day I realize she was not herself.  We are praying that it was a migraine and not something more serious.  As a mom it is always tough watching your child hurt and also very scary for something like this to happen and not know if it could or will happen again.
We celebrated her birthday with family and friends, staying with in the Covid limit, and she has recalled everything except what happened on the day before her birthday.  A scary moment for a Mom!

Memorial Weekend Day Four

As we wrapped up the final day of our Memorial Day weekend it once again was a day where everything was changed.  Our Emmy came home early and so it was decided to take our BBQ over the her house  and celebrate her getting better and spend time together.  We had burgers and dogs and it was good to see Emmy but she was so exhausted that she was not making sense.  After a nap she began to feel better and became the Emmy we love.  Rory was so good balancing keeping Caroline busy and helping Emmy out.  We came home and Rory and I watched some YouTube together until bedtime them Jenny, Nate and I played two games of Phase 10; one of my favorite card games.  I lost both games but still had fun!  We did not do our last movie night but will try to squeeze it in today.  I hope you all had a nice weekend too!  I have one more day off so I will be doing everything today that I should have done all weekend!

Memorial Week end Day Three

Our day started quiet and lazy.  That is what the plan for the day was.  It was suppose to be stay in our jammies day.  We built a Christmas present that Aunt Pam gave Rory but we had not had the chance to built.  It was a Lego Frozen Jewelry box.  I have never put together a lego kit before so Rory and I had our challenge.  It was fun and fairly easy if you follow the directions.  It is really cute and it only took about an hour.  We were planning on our next craft when we got a call about our friend Emmy who had fallen and broke her arm.  Emmy’s parents and Rory’s parents were up in Savannah for the weekend.  I was asked to go take care of Caroline, Emmy’s little sister, so her grandma could take her to the ER.  Just as Rory and I were about to leave we got another call to stay home because all the parents were coming home.  Rory and I picked up the house, we were a little messy playing, and waited for mom and dad.  Emmy had to go the the children’s hospital to have surgery.  She had three pins placed in her arm.  She is doing well and headed home.
Today is Memorial Day and all our plans are up in the air waiting to see about Emmy.  However, I would like to thank all those who served and did not come home.  This day to honor them is not enough for what they and their families gave to our great country but I do appreciate you  and your love and dedication to us all.

Memorial Weekend Day Two

Day Two started like every other day with a great big “Good morning Gammy.”  Something I will never stop loving to hear.  We did our typical breakfast in bed, Rory, watched a little YouTube, then got ready to start our day.  Aunt Carrie came to clean then once she was done we all headed to Target; with a couple of stops along the way.  I had to go to Kohl’s and Michael’s to pick up my curbside orders.  After that we were headed to Target where Rory was going to spend one of her gift cards she received on her birthday.  After looking through the Dollar Spot and the toy department Rory made here choice.  She bought a high hair for her new doll, a Trolls sippy/snack cup and a watermelon flavored candy bottle.  She spent her entire card but was very happy with her purchases.  We headed home where Aunt Carrie surprised Rory with a gift from a friend and a bonus gift from her.  Rory received a Cinderella doll and a toy slingshot.  She has been eyeing that sling shot for a while so she was thrilled!  Thanks Aunt Carrie!  We finished watching the live action “Lion King” and had a nice afternoon crafting and playing dolls.  Our Saturday night movie was the old classic “It Takes Two” staring the Olsen twins, Kirstie Alley and Steve Gutenberg.  One of my Children’s favorite when they were little.  After the movie it was bedtime!  It was another great day and we are ready for day three to begin!