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Kay Manning (Elrod)
In times of uncertainty, I find it helpful to focus on the good news. Because the good news stories are frequently overlooked by the media, perhaps we can write our own and share them amongst ourselves.
On a local channel yesterday, there was a young mother in the grocery store who was paying for her groceries only to find out her credit card was denied. She had only a small amount of money in her purse that would not cover her $160 bill. The lady behind her offered to pay for her groceries and the young woman said she could not let her do that because her bill was so high. The person behind the nice lady offering to pay then offered a portion and the person behind that person offered a portion and before she knew it her groceries had been paid for. This is the American spirit at its finest.
I have a friend who works at Trader Joes on a part-time basis. She said last week she was working the check-out when a young mother came through her line with her two little boys. After a number of items had been rung up the mother started asking "how much is it now" to make sure she could pay. My friend told her it didn't matter, her bill was taken care of. She said she couldn't bear to see people do without necessities in a time like this and she certainly could afford to pay for milk and bread to help someone in need. We both had a good cry over her story, but that's what friends are for.
Ideas to keep children busy while practicing social distancing - please feel free to make suggestions: As long as we can still get out to Lowes or Home Depot, buy your grands some seed packets, seed starter soil or some potting soil, and some little planting cups. Let them discover the joys of gardening from the beginning of the growth process. Include some young flowering plants or vegetables that can be planted in containers until the ground is ready for transplanting. Both of you might enjoy an herb garden for your kitchen or porch. Being outside is good for us and we all could use some fresh air and sunshine.
My husband called me from Food Lion yesterday and said they had gotten in some toilet paper. He said they had the aisle blocked off with a guard at each end while they stocked the shelves - a line was beginning to form from each side of the aisle. He was laughing yet he came home with a 4-pack.
A story from my brother: My sister-in-law came home from the grocery store the other day and told my brother, "When it gets dark I want you to go out to the car and bring in the toilet paper I just bought!"
Please share your good news stories.
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As many of you know, I was married three weeks ago tomorrow. What a three weeks it has been. I have been working as a remote Senior Tax Advisor with a New York City accounting firm and havbeen working about 55 hours a week since the third week in January. I did take off the Monday and Tuesday mornings on the first week of marriage. The second week of the marriage, Marina, my new wife, came down with flu like symptoms, And I nursed her until I fell ill on Friday night. By last Saturday night early, I was barely breathing. When Marina got me to the hospital about 4 miles from home my blood oxygen was 46%. I found out I had bacterial pneumonia,thank goodness not antibiotic resistant. I was in the hospital until Thursday afternoon. The infection was massive but asymptomatic until last weekend. I am better but still weak still taking antibiotics and Prednisone. What a way to start a marriage. Marina has stood beside me through all of this. It would be hard to go through all this alone for sure. We do marry for better or worse, but I had no idea we we would be tested so early in our marriage. Keep Marina and I in your hearts.
