We're having a rainstorm

Yes, there's rain falling and wind blowing outside as I write this.  The lights are flickering a little, but so far no outage.  As for the rain, I'm happy to see it; we've been very dry.  You can water a garden all you like, but it isn't the same as a good rain.  We live in a trailer house, so I could do without the wind.

I have never had such a longing for a road trip!  But really, what destination would you choose during a pandemic?  Where would you go?  If we were going to be gone for more that 18 hours, we'd have to stay in a hotel.  Would that be safe?  Anyplace I might want to visit, there are people who might give me the plague.  

I get confused about who to believe anyhow.  At least half the folks I see on Facebook make fun of the "sheep" who allow the government to tell them what they can and cannot do, and those folks are really rude about it.  Fifteen times a day I start hoping, for a split second, that they all catch the virus, then I immediately repent and apologize to God and ask Him to help me not be so childish.  But who do they think they are, to think they know better than doctors and scientists what people ought to do?  I don't like being called names.  I don't care what they do, but I don't like being made fun of for doing what is supposed to be the right thing.  I think our president has set an example that makes it ok for people to call names and throw stones at everybody.  

OK, I vented; now I feel better.  I'll probably kick myself later for having an opinion, return to my blog, and delete that last paragraph.

Cliff happened to stumble across a chart on Facebook showing which stores have special hours for seniors during the coronavirus scare, and he read off some of the stores' names to me.  I told him I knew about that, but I didn't want to make him get up at 6 AM just to go to Costco; he said that wouldn't be a problem.  So this morning I said, "Tuesday is one of the days Costco opens for seniors; I think we'll go there tomorrow."

"What are you going to get?" he asked me.

Try as I might, I couldn't think of one item we needed from Costco, or anywhere else, really.  So I guess I'll wait until we actually NEED to go.  See?  I want to go someplace, but don't have anywhere to go while all the interesting activities are on pause.  This would be a wonderful time to have a cabin at the lake.  I won't even mention the places one could go in a camper, because finally, once and for all, I realize a camper is not going to be part of our lives.  Cliff isn't up to messing with it, and honestly, it isn't fun for me any more either.  Memories of camping are pleasant, but the memories come from a time when I wasn't this old, sore, and tired.  

Honestly, I like our little routines around here.  There are certain shows we watch together at certain times of the day; we both have books to read... life goes on.  The weather has been beautiful for my daily walks.  I'm glad I walked early today, because now it's probably wet and muddy out there  When we ate dinner at noon, we watched our recorded episode of "Call the Midwife".  We still have two more seasons of West Wing to watch, and I dread thinking about how I'll miss it when we've seen it all for the second time.  Last Saturday night our local Fox TV station showed the Super Bowl over again, so we enjoyed re-watching our team win.

One change I made over the weekend:  I told some of our immediate family they can come in the house to visit.  Our daughter is working from home.  The grandson and son-in-law go to work every day, but the place they both work keeps a close eye on things.  They take their temperatures each day when they arrive; anyone with a fever gets two weeks off with pay.  One fellow called in to say his wife had a fever and gets to stay home with pay.  Unless you have plenty to keep you busy at home, though, it's a lousy time for a paid vacation when there's nowhere to go.

This entry is short and sweet (or maybe sour?) but it's all I have.  I'll try to get an actual subject next time, and try to stay out of politics.  

God bless you, every one.  By the way, the rain is over now, the sky is clearing, and we have a little over 1/2 inch of rain in the gauge.  That'll make the seeds come up.

I'll leave you with a video I made of the chicks playing outside; after watching it, you can decide if I should trust Gabe with them.  I think you'll come to the same conclusion I did.