Another week done! This week I’m adding pictures to my post because I did some things like clearing out a little space for myself in my room and I finally did some more work on that picture I keep talking about 😊

Saturday January 27, 2024

It was Judy, she lived right on the edge of town, she raised sheep for wool. Judy explained to the protectors that the previous night she was cleaning up at the end of the day, when suddenly a cold wind started blowing. She came out of the barn and looked at the sky expecting rain clouds but instead she saw a huge hole in the sky. Judy explained that through the hole she saw a girl running and the girl fell and quickly started to fall to the ground. Immediately behind the girl were three cloaked figures, not men, skeletons flew through the hole and she lost sight of them in the trees. “Laura,” Blue said, “Laura was the girl.” The protectors thanked Judy for telling them then walked to their main house. Once the door was closed they removed their masks and boots the sat around the large table in the main room.

Monday January 27, 2025

Monday is the best day, I’m going to keep telling myself that and eventually it will be true. Looking over my journal entries from last week I’ve realized I am thinking a lot about going to the office every Tuesday. I mentioned it twice. I guess I don’t want that disruption of my week to deter me from writing in my journal every day. I guess I’ll bring it with me and write in it on my break or at lunch. Last year I had to go to the office one week each month. I didn’t write at all after the first two weeks and my 2024 journal died. I have been making a spot for myself in my room. I was going to get a couch from Texas Thrift but it was sold and gone when I went back to buy it so now I have a futon and I also have a new dresser on the way. My dresser now is 65 ½ inches long and has a huge mirror. It took up a lot of space. I’m glad to be rid of the gigantic thing.

The big dresser and big mirror.

Sunday January 28, 2024

The protectors were all very quiet for a moment. Each one in their own way reflecting on the day. Red spoke first, “Tomorrow after she has rested we need to talk to Laura.” Everyone nodded in agreement. Then, Blue spoke, “What if Doctor Sally is in danger?” The four women looked at one another. “Those skeletons, they killed Judy,” Blue continued, “what if they come back?” Red was looking at her hands, “I’ll go stay there,” she said, “If I sense anything Purple will know and she can get the rest of you.” Green looked at Red and said, “I’ll go too, they will need a healer if anything happens.” With a plan in place the protectors had dinner, then Green and Red left for Doctor Sally’s.

Tuesday January 28, 2025

Yesterday toward the end of work I was so tired. I took a nap after work and slept for two hours, which was fine because I had a busy evening planned. I put a new dresser I got together and moved it in my room. I kind of have a nice spot for myself now. What that means for today though is I have to clean everywhere. Usually, I split it up and Monday I do three rooms then Tuesday I do the next three then Wednesday I do laundry. If I don’t know one else will. One of these days I’ll get someone to help me, but not this week, it’s too busy. Harry has his new job and it will just be too much. I hope he does well there. I just don’t want him to start doing bad at school. Next he will be driving and after that he will move out. The middle one hasn’t yet though so who knows? Maybe he will still be with me in his 20’s. Well enough of that for today. Have a good day and stay salty.

My spot, the futon the art cart and art desk and the smaller and more convenient dresser.

Monday January 29, 2024

Red and Green started putting their cloaks and masks back on then packed a few provisions. They started the journey across town to where Doctor Sally lived. Doctor Sally was confused by Laura. After Laura brought Julie back to life, she had come back inside the office, sat in the corner by the window, buried her head in her arms and stayed there. She rocked back and forth and quietly repeated over and over, “I’m sorry, don’t hurt me.” Doctor Sally made something to eat and placed the plate next to Laura. Sally ate then looked at Laura, she had also eaten the food, stopped rocking and was staring out the window.

Wednesday January 29, 2025

I don’t feel good. I called out yesterday and today. It’s my throat it feels weird and I am so tired. I am going to sleep for a bit after I’m done writing, then I am going to take a shower and hopefully that will help me perk up a bit. Today I need to pick up Harry from school and take him to his job. I still can’t believe he has one but I’m glad he does. Hopefully he stick with it, he needs to just so he can see how much money he spends. I give that kid so much money it’s insane. I guess I used to give money to William also but I don’t think it was the same as what I give Harry. My oldest is autistic so he is the easiest to care for you’d think it’d be the other way around but it’s not. I love them all so much. Being a mother is not easy it takes a lot of work. You do the best you can, and you have to realize it’s not all about you anymore.

Tuesday January 30, 2024

Sally picked up Laura’s empty plate and had just stood back up when there was a knock at the door. Laura put her head in her arms, started rocking and repeating her “I’m sorry,” chant again. Sally opened the door and saw Red and Green standing there. She explained to them what Laura had been doing since they left. Red and Green told Sally what Judy had seen and told her they were going to stay there because they were worried about Sally’s safety. They also wanted to question Laura. Red and Green sat on the floor next to Laura, after several minutes Laura looked at them and asked, “Are you going to hurt me?”

Thursday January 30, 2025

Well Harry seems to really enjoy his job. He has only had one shift and the restaurant he works for hasn’t opened yet, so we will see how everything shakes out as time goes on. He gets paid $13 an hour; I was like wow! I guess things like the cost of living have changed since I was a kid though. My first job paid me $6.50 an hour, a lot has changed since then. If he was living alone he wouldn’t be able to get far with that amount. I’m glad he has a job now and he sees what working is like. He also thought he wasn’t getting paid for training and I’m like ‘you should be, everyone gets paid for training.’ He was too scared to ask because he didn’t want them to think he was just there for the money. I’m like everyone is there for the money kid. No one wants to work for free. I think he will be fine. Out of all three of them he is the most like me.

Wednesday January 31, 2024

Red shook her head leaned forward and said, “No, we won’t hurt you. No one wants to hurt you.” Green and red were both looking at Laura and Green asked, “How did you get here?” Laura closed her eyes and started to sob, in a soft whispery voice she said, “I was running, and I fell.” Red looked to Green then back to Laura, “Running where?” she asked. Red shifted her weight in the silence then when Laura didn’t answer she asked, “Why were you running? Were you running from someone?” Laura opened he eyes wide with a shaky voice she said, “From the bones. They were mad. I was keeping people alive, and they were mad. So, I ran and ran until I couldn’t run anymore, then I fell and I kept falling. When I woke up, it was bright, and you were there.”

Friday January 31, 2025

The plane crash is bad all those people died. There are already conspiracy theories. There is one that says the helicopter didn’t have any of its homing signals on and there was someone in the plane that didn’t want to stay alive. Ok sure, how did the traffic controllers see it? Because they did ask do you see the plane? Then they told them to come in behind the plane, so not true. It’s just sad that people have to make this tragedy about them. That’s what conspiracy theorists do, they take something truly tragic and turn it so they have all the attention they make something where people are mourning the loss of loved ones and say this is what really happened, pay attention to me instead. I have all the answers no one cares about for that matter no one wants. This was an accident plain and simple that’s all. Let the relatives of the people that passed mourn.

Thursday February 1, 2024

Red and Green took turns sleeping that night. Laura didn’t sleep. Green told her she needed rest, but she would just shake her head. Late that night while Red was keeping guard Laura sat up strait and put her face almost against the window. Red sensing danger woke Green, and they both looked out the window with Laura. “They’re here,” Laura said, “But somethings wrong.” “Who?” Red asked, “Who is here?” “The bones,” Laura said. “But something is wrong, they can’t find me. They are near the town.” Red Green and Laura left Doctor Sally’s and quickly started toward the town.

Saturday February 1, 2025

We made it through the first month of 2025. All things considered January wasn’t all that bad. It passed by very quickly. The most notable thing that happened last month was Harry getting a job. I already had to talk with him about missing school and still going to work. I told him if he couldn’t do both then the job needed to go, not school. The next day he sucked it up and did both. It sucks but I’ll have to pick him up every day, bring him home to change, then take him back again. Also, everyone has been snotty and sometimes coughing. It’s not Covid, we took an at home test, so just allergies. I looked back at my work planner; I missed a few days during this month at this time last year also. This must be a seasonal thing for all of us. Next year I will try to remember so I can prepare, but I doubt I will. All the stuff that happens who can remember anything?

Friday February 2, 2024

Authors note, towards the end of January in 2024 I had stopped writing daily in my journal. I would pick it up and just start writing to make up days. This happened in the last few entries. In this one I had stopped focusing on the story I was writing and started writing random things, so these entries did not happen on the days written in the journal, they were maybe written a few weeks later.

I read a story once about people who married young and grew old together. In their later years some grew apart and separated then divorced and some stayed together. In this story they found that when the couples stayed together and one died, man or woman, the other partner just stropped living and shortly after they died too. That’s it, they didn’t get sick, suffer from some uncurable ailment or some terrible disease, they just stopped living. I don’t remember there being any mention of love in this report. No mention at all that this was the reason they couldn’t live without the other. Just that when one died their partner just decided not to continue living.

Sunday February 2, 2025

I had a big week, it was a long week, and I spent a couple days of the week pretty sick, but I made it through. I am also proud of myself because I am still blogging and writing in my journal daily. I’m not going to pat myself on the back until I’ve made it three months in because last year I quit writing about mid-February. There are a few in March but that was after days of not writing and the rest of the entries are blank. So, this week I am going to add pictures to my entries because there were many things that I did that need pictorial explanation. I love posting them to the blog I have because it’s like the weekly newsletter about me 😊 One thing I want to add this month is walking every day. I started doing that last year and it’s the one thing I did consistently until daylight savings time settled in and it got cold. I really hate daylight savings time.