Tonight was pretty rough - Mommy had started feeling pain early evening, and we could tell the kidney stone was on the move once again. She only took part of the medication prescribed, hoping not to need all of it, but within time, she did need to take all of it. Kidney stones are no fun. She and I were up a good part of the night tonight, and unfortunately it hasn't passed yet. The good news is that she did eventually get to sleep, and I imagine sleep will come easier for us tomorrow, as we'll be fairly tired.
Madison was back in school today, or at least back to school work. There's been a date set for us to go back to the actual building soon and get her stuff from her locker. I'm assuming there's a yearbook involved with this as well, but all of this is fairly fluid.
Actually, "fluid" is not the perfect word to describe what's going on. Yes, news sort of changes and shifts. But progress and our very nature is at a complete blockage, and yes, that's much like a kidney stone. It's annoying, it's hugely painful, and it's blocking us from doing anything else in our lives right now like going out and doing things with other people. A good portion of the country is ready to move on right now, as there are protests in particular states against governors that are viewed as too strict, or even totalitarian. The other side of the argument is that these super strict measures are saving lives, which sounds absolute in a way. But science is one thing that seems to be fluid these days, shifting and actually moving the goal posts of when we were supposed to be done with all of this. The end result of this was firstly about making sure hospitals weren't overwhelmed. Now it seems to be about eradicating the spread of it completely. This seems impossible, and in the meantime businesses are suffering. Or rather, families that depend on income are suffering. One of our favorite fast food chains used to be Steak and Shake, and we read that they are permanently closing ten percent of their restaurants. One statistic we read - which is hopefully very high - is that nearly 40% of the jobs lost so far will never return after this pandemic. So on one hand, being safe is important and saving lives, but on the other hand, it seems that opening things up again is saving lives too. It's a difficult decision for our leaders, who we're praying for each night.
Tonight Mommy was with us on the couch as we finished up our Indiana Jones saga by watching "The Crystal Skull." We like this movie too, yes, even the refrigerator. As if that wasn't more unrealistic than falling out off airplane in an inflatable raft and all that followed. Anyway, it was fun to watch, and we're all in on this quest now. Tomorrow we'll be filming some more for KidPak's "The Quest" series with a game segment, and then following that, Nerdo and Pastor Lance.
Today Madison did her classwork, at one point creating a video of herself doing a review of "The Outsiders." She said she was honest about the book: she didn't like it as much. This is funny to me, because in every review I ever did for school, whether you like the book or not you praise it for the eloquent style of writing, and masterful storytelling, and beautiful evocative imagery that this unforgettable book leaves with the reader. But not Madison. Her review in one word would probably be, "Meh!"
She had piano class today, and it wasn't as smooth, but she's gearing up for an online piano recital, and perhaps the teacher is looking to perfect certain things that haven't been as exact lately. None of these were pointed out before, so it took a bit of time to address them one by one.
Daddy was outside today, mowing the Jurassic Park that has become our back yard. Weeds were starting to tower in certain difficult to reach places, so I was flattening that curve, so to speak. I also finished pressure washing the back deck, getting all the stairs and so forth. Next pressure washing project is the driveway - it's a neat little tool. Or big tool. It washes away the scum and darkness, and it's almost as if you're putting a fresh layer of paint on something.
Our herb planter in the back looks nice. Nana and Ye-Ye got us oregano, cilantro, basil, thyme, and more, and now we have a nice handy planter in the back. It looks great, and of course it's useful. We've got mint in the planter down further, and we use that in our water to add some flavor, and it's all rather nice.
The other thing that was fun today was about an hour of Battlefront. Madison has been really enjoying battling Daddy on Mustafar and on the Tantive IV, although we work together frequently on Hoth, Kamino and Geonosis. If none of this makes sense, that's okay. We're playing video games together, working together or competing. She likes the Mustafar level the best right now, always going after Daddy when she gets to be Obi Wan Kenobi. I know I'm in trouble when I hear Madison say, "Well hello there!"
Anyway, tonight we read a little at bedtime, almost done with our story from the planet Lothal. The bad guys are being dealt with, while Ezra Bridger and Bossk the bounty hunter have won the day. Tomorrow we finish up that story, and finally return these library books. Yeah, we've been holding on to them a while. Madison has been wanting to hear "The Brightest Star in the North," the book that complemented the last "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, so we may read that one again. The three of us enjoyed it, so why not?
We said our prayers tonight, and of course we were praying for Mommy's well-being. We're praying for Ba-Ba too. And our country. A lot of people are in need of healing. It would be a long night for Mommy and I, as she wasn't feeling great, waiting for this to pass. But there was the old saying, right in this midst of it all. It was a joke about kidney stones, but it could be about all that's going on in our nation right now: "this too shall pass."
That sounds like some good news we can believe in. Like a kidney stone, this too shall pass!
Madison was back in school today, or at least back to school work. There's been a date set for us to go back to the actual building soon and get her stuff from her locker. I'm assuming there's a yearbook involved with this as well, but all of this is fairly fluid.
Actually, "fluid" is not the perfect word to describe what's going on. Yes, news sort of changes and shifts. But progress and our very nature is at a complete blockage, and yes, that's much like a kidney stone. It's annoying, it's hugely painful, and it's blocking us from doing anything else in our lives right now like going out and doing things with other people. A good portion of the country is ready to move on right now, as there are protests in particular states against governors that are viewed as too strict, or even totalitarian. The other side of the argument is that these super strict measures are saving lives, which sounds absolute in a way. But science is one thing that seems to be fluid these days, shifting and actually moving the goal posts of when we were supposed to be done with all of this. The end result of this was firstly about making sure hospitals weren't overwhelmed. Now it seems to be about eradicating the spread of it completely. This seems impossible, and in the meantime businesses are suffering. Or rather, families that depend on income are suffering. One of our favorite fast food chains used to be Steak and Shake, and we read that they are permanently closing ten percent of their restaurants. One statistic we read - which is hopefully very high - is that nearly 40% of the jobs lost so far will never return after this pandemic. So on one hand, being safe is important and saving lives, but on the other hand, it seems that opening things up again is saving lives too. It's a difficult decision for our leaders, who we're praying for each night.
Tonight Mommy was with us on the couch as we finished up our Indiana Jones saga by watching "The Crystal Skull." We like this movie too, yes, even the refrigerator. As if that wasn't more unrealistic than falling out off airplane in an inflatable raft and all that followed. Anyway, it was fun to watch, and we're all in on this quest now. Tomorrow we'll be filming some more for KidPak's "The Quest" series with a game segment, and then following that, Nerdo and Pastor Lance.
Today Madison did her classwork, at one point creating a video of herself doing a review of "The Outsiders." She said she was honest about the book: she didn't like it as much. This is funny to me, because in every review I ever did for school, whether you like the book or not you praise it for the eloquent style of writing, and masterful storytelling, and beautiful evocative imagery that this unforgettable book leaves with the reader. But not Madison. Her review in one word would probably be, "Meh!"
She had piano class today, and it wasn't as smooth, but she's gearing up for an online piano recital, and perhaps the teacher is looking to perfect certain things that haven't been as exact lately. None of these were pointed out before, so it took a bit of time to address them one by one.
Daddy was outside today, mowing the Jurassic Park that has become our back yard. Weeds were starting to tower in certain difficult to reach places, so I was flattening that curve, so to speak. I also finished pressure washing the back deck, getting all the stairs and so forth. Next pressure washing project is the driveway - it's a neat little tool. Or big tool. It washes away the scum and darkness, and it's almost as if you're putting a fresh layer of paint on something.
Our herb planter in the back looks nice. Nana and Ye-Ye got us oregano, cilantro, basil, thyme, and more, and now we have a nice handy planter in the back. It looks great, and of course it's useful. We've got mint in the planter down further, and we use that in our water to add some flavor, and it's all rather nice.
The other thing that was fun today was about an hour of Battlefront. Madison has been really enjoying battling Daddy on Mustafar and on the Tantive IV, although we work together frequently on Hoth, Kamino and Geonosis. If none of this makes sense, that's okay. We're playing video games together, working together or competing. She likes the Mustafar level the best right now, always going after Daddy when she gets to be Obi Wan Kenobi. I know I'm in trouble when I hear Madison say, "Well hello there!"
Anyway, tonight we read a little at bedtime, almost done with our story from the planet Lothal. The bad guys are being dealt with, while Ezra Bridger and Bossk the bounty hunter have won the day. Tomorrow we finish up that story, and finally return these library books. Yeah, we've been holding on to them a while. Madison has been wanting to hear "The Brightest Star in the North," the book that complemented the last "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, so we may read that one again. The three of us enjoyed it, so why not?
We said our prayers tonight, and of course we were praying for Mommy's well-being. We're praying for Ba-Ba too. And our country. A lot of people are in need of healing. It would be a long night for Mommy and I, as she wasn't feeling great, waiting for this to pass. But there was the old saying, right in this midst of it all. It was a joke about kidney stones, but it could be about all that's going on in our nation right now: "this too shall pass."
That sounds like some good news we can believe in. Like a kidney stone, this too shall pass!
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