Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
6:12 p.m.

Behind again, as usual.

I could not have typed a sentence yesterday to save my little life. It's been raining for a few days, the pollen level has risen in response, and my eyes will not stop crying. They are pretty sore from being wiped frequently. Allergies. Yuck.

We've also gotten quite a bit of hail here over the last couple of days. It has been noisy, but the roof is still attached, so there's that!

Yes, I know we need the water. God bless the rain. And also-- ah-ah-ah-choo!!
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I have been compelled to share on Facebook a bit of the true sorrow I feel about the separation of children from their parents at the borders. In response, I have received feedback that makes me feel even more sorrow knowing there are people out there who will try to justify every horrible thing this administration does because they are more focused on party than on human rights.

Makes me want to move into the woods and hide from everyone.

I could rant and rave some more, but I just don't have the energy. I feel like the nay-sayers and deniers have sucked me dry today. I'm very disappointed in some people I thought were better than this.

On the plus side, there are more people standing up against this crap--so there's that, at least.
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7:01 p.m.

Got sidetracked with my teary eyes and eye drops, checked my Facebook feed when I came back to the computer, and the bad-mouthing has begun. I may have to delete some posts just to keep the peace on my feed. Ugh!
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I swore of politics a while back. It was a good decision. What's wrong with me?

I'm a writer, not a fighter!!

And on that note, I must now catch up on #WriteAwayJune, because--like I said--I'm behind again!!

#WriteAwayJune Day 18 - What is your character's pet peeve?
Emma really hates phony people, people who pose as friends and allies while really plotting to stab you in the back. She grew up with a couple of gorls, Candy and Cherry, who pretended to be her friend while plotting to exploit her at a Halloween party. Emma was a lonely child without a lot of friends; her ability to see and speak with the dead had pretty much rendered her the class weirdo. So she happily trusted these girls, thinking she'd finally been accepted, only to discover that they just wanted to use her as entertainment. Since that time, Emma has been cautious about making new friends. She has a few really good and trusted inner-circle friends, and is content with that.


#WriteAwayJune Day 19 - Describe a day in your character's life.
Thankfully, Emma doesn't spend every day of her life speaking to ghosts and chasing down their stories through research. A typical day starts pretty early. The twins have no concept of the idea of 'sleeping in', so they are usually awake and ready to roar around 6:30 every morning. Emma--NOT a morning person-- drags herselt out of bed, gets Avram and Amalia changed and dressed and feeds them breakfast, while nursing her first cup of coffee.
The living room of their house opens into the dining room with an arched doorway, and Jacob has installed a childproof gate there so that the twins can be corralled if Emma needs to leave them to play for a minute or so. Everything in the room is childproofed, and the toybox is handy, right next to the couch. Emma turns on Sesame Street, secures the gate and takes a bathroom break--with the door open, of course. There is no such thing as privacy once you have children, she's discovered. She rushes through her morning rituals, then makes a dash for her bedroom to grab her clothes. She dresses in the bathroom, because she can hear the twins better from there, and can easily see what they're up to by leaning out the doorway.
Emma does photography in her home, and has some days when she has to work with the twins. Her clients know they can bring their own children along, even if they are not being photographed that day, because Emma and Jacob put a nice play room in the basement next to the small studio and all the children play quite nicely together while photos are being shot. Emma generally schedules two or three sessions after lunch when Jacob is working the day shift. She makes other arrangements when he's got a swing shift or graveyard shift, since his sleep schedule changes.
Emma also does some reporting for the local television station--not as an on-screen reporter, just as a writer/researcher-- and on those days she is very lucky to have a willing grandma to watch the babies for her.
Evenings find her doing her best to keep a kosher kitchen. She's not always successful. Luckily, Jacob is not such a diligent kosher eater that she can't ocassionally goof up.
The Kramers have recently purchased their first VCR, and enjoy watching rented movies before bed. (It's hard to take toddlers to the theater--and expensive!)
If she does happen to be in the midst of an ancestor case, she generally spends late evenings with research materials.
Then, regardless of the time she'll have to rise, she stays up late, reading whatever book she happens to be enjoying.

#WriteAwayJune Day 20 - It's your character's birthday; how do they celebrate?
Emma and her family prefer to have small family gatherings for birthday celebrations. Emma's birthday is in May, and there is nearly always a barbecue planned, but with Wyoming weather being what it is, that plan might be changed to a spaghetti dinner. Chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert, of course. Small gifts only for grownups. Books are a big deal.

I'm outta here, folks. Off to delete stuff.

Hasta next time!

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