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Posted By Kathleen David on June 14, 2020

Today Sheila is celebrating her birthdays that is considered one of the biggies.

Dear Sheila,

Happy Happy Birthday to you!

I am so proud of you for reaching this birthday.

I know that 2020 has been very challenging for you since you are considered essential personal and had to work under conditions that were not great and now are okay at best. But you have managed to make the best of a bad situation. 

You are a creative person with a voice that needs to be heard. I am in awe of your journaling abilities. You have a record of your life that most would be envious of. I encourage you to continue to write and put yourself out there. I believe you will succeed.

I have been going through photos that I took with my camera and there are several of a young you in it. 

I remember when you were born. I was so happy to have a sister. You were a cute toddler with lovely curly hair. You have grown up to be a lovely woman. 

You are smart and intelligent. I always tell people that I am the stupid one in the family as compared to my siblings. Your intellect is sharp and your grades were better than mine in certain subjects. You need to believe in your big brain.

You are loveable. You have the family’s sharp wit and love of puns.

I always enjoyed taking you to conventions and am glad I can bring you to DragonCon. Fandom is something I got to share with you that was important to me and was fun for you. You can hold your own in those late night discussions about everything and the kitchen sink that just happen at conventions.

I love you very much. You are my sister and I believe in you and getting to the next milestone birthday. 

I had fun last night talking to you and your friends. I am looking forward to seeing you tonight at your birthday party.

Hope the day brings you lots of lovely things.

Love

Kath

Your Big Sister

I am grateful that Sheila is in my life. 

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Posted By Kathleen David on June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020 aka Day 18 of the Reopening Epic

I am liking the weather this weekend. The humidity is down as is the temperature. I can see a long walk in my future.

Yesterday was a bit of a wash. Things were done and not done at the same time.

I have had a headache for a couple of days now. It is a low roar one so it is annoying but not something that is stopping me from doing things. I haven’t been taking anything for it because it is not that annoying. I might take some aspirin this morning to calm it down a bit.

All the cats are sleeping and having little hunting dreams, so paws are moving and noses twitching. I wonder if they are hunting together.

Caroline and I have decided that this next year is going to be her learning how to cook for herself and other things that you need to be an independent adult. That and working on her sewing skills so she can start making herself clothes and costumes.

Monday we are going to tackle the next area in our cleaning whirlwind.

I am taking the next two days for me and what I want to do with the usual things that need to be done to keep the house a home.

I am grateful for things that inspire me.

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Posted By Kathleen David on June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020 aka Day 17 of the Reopening Epic

One of the biggest issues for me during the quarantine was my lack of ability to get the notions I need to finish projects. Elastic was impossible so I went through most of my stash. I was running out of basic thread colors like brown and red. My button selection at home is large but there are times I need a certain kind of button that I did not have. Sewing needles had to be used carefully. 

Yesterday I was finally able to go into the fabric store and get those little things that I have been missing. It felt so good that I could do that. I now have the thread I need to finish some projects and new sewing machine needles.

Caroline went with me to find a pattern for a simple skirt which is her next sewing project. She is working on her sewing skills and gets better with each piece she makes.

It felt wonderfully normal with the new things in place to keep us safe. 

And that is giving me hope that we can return to the new normal.

Today is cloudy and foggy so far. Later we are back to sunny and high humidity.  Ah Summer how I have not missed you.

Yesterday I participated in a table read of a short script of a friend’s work set in a universe she created. It was a lot of fun and I hope I can do it again.

Peter will be participating in MacBeth death by fluffy kittens with the Social Distancing Players on June 24^th at 7pm. They have a campaign to actually pay the actors including Peter which can be found  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/macbeth-death-by-fluffy-kittens-live-online?fbclid=IwAR01oSHckiWdiL07SM5jTE8iC3uCUwGcP_IJcLKWPNDrhJCq5X6d1Qkq6-g#/. More on that when we get closer to the show.

I am grateful for fun things to do with my friends that can be done at the proper distance.

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Posted By Kathleen David on June 11, 2020

Day 16 of the Reopening Epic

We went out to dinner last night at one of our favorite restaurants. It was glorious to sit outside and have a meal. I got to catch up with my friends there and everyone made it through this OK. 

It felt normal even with the masks and distance. 

We went to the bowling alley to pick up our winnings for the year. I got the high handicap score for the year which makes me happy. This also got us a little cash in our pockets that we really needed.

Seeing people we haven’t seen in months did make everything feel more normal and gave me good feeling inside.

Gives me hope for the future and that the light at the end of the tunnel is not the on coming train.

It’s like we are sticking our heads out of our fox hole and feeling safe to make the next move.

Retail stores are opening with limited access but that is a good thing. This means I can go into the fabric store and find what I need. I really cannot do this online.

I am grateful for phase 2 and looking forward to phase 3.

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Posted By Kathleen David on June 10, 2020

Wednesday June 10, 2020

Today we enter phase two of reopening and gain places to go that we have not gone to in ages. 

No gyms yet but we can get a haircut again.

We are not entirely sure what is and isn’t open except Malls are not open. 

Outside dining is allowed at social distance. 

It is just a nice feeling to move forward with the new normal.

I think we are going to be feeling our way through this.

If all goes well, then we enter phase three in two weeks.

There are going to be adjustments as this goes on.

But it is a taste of freedom.

I am at a bit of a quandary right now about a couple of things that are going on. Some I have control over and others I do not. I do know I am going to have to make some hard decisions soon. 

Facing reality can really stink and right now I am feeling like it is slapping me in the face.

I do have some fun activities later in the week that I am looking forward to.

Hope you are doing well and being safe.

I am grateful for unexpected funds.

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