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lighter:
I'm sorry tot was cancelled there, but glad you were safe and finding ways to enjoy it with your ds, Tupp.
My youngest threw herself into the holiday spirit, helped shop, stuff and arrange treat bags....really good onesbc we expected under 30 kids, then dressed up SO cool and warmed to her part...providing a memorable Halloween for the kids in the year of Covid.
She put up a table to provide distance. She kept me focused and we laughed and laughed the whole time.
She scared 3 teen boys so badly in me 1 got a treat bag, then I chased them off our street while they laughed screamed and fl talking about how they had a real haunted house experience....just giddy and so pleased to be away from us.
Next year I want to do zombies with our cars parked askew....some door flung open with bodies and real zombies that jump and chase.....SO much fun.
We truck or treated the other big haunted house and that guy was dressed up and chucking candy down a decorated tube, one at a time. Much fun and banter and happiness was had by all.
If I didn't say, our theme was scary clowns this year, if imperfectly crafted. I threw on my traditional witch costume....youngest did Victorian clothing with amazing uncanny makeup....so cool to look at. With heels she was 6feet tall! Beads, silk and round sunglasses beneath a very interesting hat.
Will have to look up Elk bars....the kids say those are most prized treat. I think are homemade....maybe next year.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
That sounds so lovely, Lighter, I'm really hoping we can do something very big next year. It was eerily quiet last night; usually it's really busy from about 4pm onwards, the little ones first and then the older ones come and it's so much fun. I'm glad you had such a good time and enjoyed yourselves.
I've decided I'm going to have to be more proactive about scheduling in fun stuff for us and social time in some way as well, plus different activities for son. It's so chaotic here I just can't see how they're going to get a handle on it. I think we're going to be in for months again now. I'm digging deep to come up with ideas of things to do and ways to get out and about when the weather allows. It did stop raining as it was getting dark tonight so we got out for half an hour which made a difference xx
lighter:
Tup:
The thing about going through my life in pictures...my father and mother and grandparent's and great granparent's and great great was...
it somehow finished processing all the stuff knocking around my brain.
I feel super present.
Very focused on making the most of my limited moments on this earth. No regrets or panic. Just...
the comfort of being present and having very clear priorities without the past or other people's stuff pulling me off track.
And it feels like....experiencing every moment as though it was my last.....without being sad or wrong.
Just....SO laser focused on the moments, and it's almost an altered state....feels like, anyway. Just noticing everything around me in the bathroom brings comfort and joy and gratitude for what I have in those moments.....for the safety and power and privacy and chance to create more sacred space for myself and lived ones.
I don't care about collecting stuff...I care about honoring things that bring me joy. I care about having an uncluttered space to live my life.
So.....I have the challenge to edit down generations of stuff...with my dibs helping...so we all have sunny floors and spaces.
We got so much done at my dad's lake house. So much to do, still.
It feels likebreathing pure air....no junk or distractions, even though we rarely agree on everything. We have the same goals.
Lighter
lighter:
Tupp:
Liverpool is putting a Corona virus test program of 100% of people as a pilot program for entire country.
Is that a positI've thing, or do you think they won't follow through?
I saw a 1 hour turnaround for the results projected.
((Tupp and son))
Lighter
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on November 03, 2020, 12:45:50 PM ---Tupp:
Liverpool is putting a Corona virus test program of 100% of people as a pilot program for entire country.
Is that a positI've thing, or do you think they won't follow through?
I saw a 1 hour turnaround for the results projected.
((Tupp and son))
I honestly don't know, Lighter, I don't see how it would work in any practical long term way? It's voluntary so I'd imagine a lot of asymptomatic people wouldn't bother (or certainly not more than once). People would have to take time off work to do it; many can't afford to. Organisational skills in the UK are generally always shambolic, long queues, things not happening when they're supposed to, IT systems are always terrible and crash constantly. They've not managed to keep up with demand for tests for people who have symptoms so I'm slightly baffled as to how they're suddenly going to be able to test half a million people every two weeks (or weekly according to some reports) and churn out the results in an hour. You'd only know you're negative at that time; the moment you come into contact with someone else you're at risk again so people would still need to keep away from each other, presumably? You'd still need people to self isolate if they're told they have it and there are people who won't (already cases where that's happened). I'm skeptical, to be honest, especially if they then want to roll it out nationwide - I'm just not convinced that a government who've made such a monumental cock up of it from the word go are suddenly going to start running and efficient and effective service, or that people will comply with it. But we'll see, it would be nice to be wrong about it and for it to make a huge difference! xx
Lighter
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