Saturday, Oct. 10

6:30 a.m. - With no campground sites available at Loud Thunder nor West Lake, I returned the JayFlight back to it's parking area.  I did it by myself this time, and it looks good!  It was a bit challenging because I had to get out of the truck several times to make sure I wasn't going to hit anything.  Just as I was finishing that up, Carmen made a surprise visit, so that was nice.  This morning I'm going to get cleaned up and head over to North Scott High School for some volleyball officiating.  I'm honestly not real crazy to do this, but the pay is usually really good, and I haven't done much volleyball.  I'll survive.  I'm not sure what the rest of today and the weekend is going to include.  The weather is suppose to be very nice, so I hope to get a little hiking on a trail somewhere; I haven't been to Blackhawk State Park for awhile, so maybe that's an option.

Things to do for school

- meet with Mr. Lehtola and Mrs. Hasson

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Wash the trailer.
• Winterize the trailer.
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Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (10/10)

• Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
• As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.
• As of June 29 (4 months), there were 142, 461 positive cases and 6,902 deaths.
• As of July 31 (5 months), there were 178,837 positive cases and 7,495 deaths.
• As of August 29 (6 months), there were 231,363 positive cases and 8,008 deaths.
• How did I miss September 29?

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 392
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 395
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 406

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - 3,318 positive cases; 81 deaths
• TODAY - 3,338 positive cases; 82 deaths

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see;
    a humble heart, that I may hear;
    a heart of love, that I may serve;
    a heart of faith, that I may abide in the spirit. 

                                                                     Amen

Friday, October 9

6:41 a.m. - I hooked the trailer up last night and was going to get a camping spot for this nice weather this weekend.  I had called Loud Thunder earlier in the day and discovered there were no sites left there.  So I thought I would try West Lake, as I just wanted something close.  So I called West Lake around 4:30 p.m. and was told there were about 15 sites left.  No problem, right?  Hook up the trailer and get over there, so I did.  And when I got there, all the sites were full.  UGH!  So I drove my pride and enthusiasm back home.  And there the JayFlight sits in the front yard ready to go with nowhere to go.  Later today, I'll be backing it back into the parking spot next to the house.  Dang it anyway!  Well, it's Friday, I can always focus on that.

3:44 p.m. - Friday afternoon, and the Harrison girls and Amber went to the store and are bringing back supper.  I'm going to try to get a few things done while they are gone, including backing the trailer up on my own, which will be a miracle if I am able to do it.  Then I think I will either run out to Loud Thunder and check on the mower possibility, or I will take the empty jugs of antifreeze into Milan to the recycle place.

Things to do for school

- meet with Mr. Lehtola and Mrs. Hasson

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Winterize the trailer.
• Wash the trailer.
• Fix the washers game. 

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (10/8)

Hospitalization was higher today than recent past days...hasn't gone up to 400 in awhile.  I hope it was just a quick bump that will drop again this weekend.

• Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
• As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.
• As of June 29 (4 months), there were 142, 461 positive cases and 6,902 deaths.
• As of July 31 (5 months), there were 178,837 positive cases and 7,495 deaths.
• As of August 29 (6 months), there were 231,363 positive cases and 8,008 deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 372
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 392
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 395

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - 3,291 positive cases; 81 deaths
• TODAY - 3,318 positive cases; 81 deaths

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see;
    a humble heart, that I may hear;
    a heart of love, that I may serve;
    a heart of faith, that I may abide in the spirit. 

                                                                     Amen

Thursday, October 8

Things to do for school

- visit with Ms. Kapraun - DONE

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Winterize the trailer.
• Wash the trailer.
• Fix the washers game. 
• Load firewood into the truck. - DONE

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (10/8)

Hospitalization was higher today than recent past days...hasn't gone up to 400 in awhile.  I hope it was just a quick bump that will drop again this weekend.

• Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
• As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.
• As of June 29 (4 months), there were 142, 461 positive cases and 6,902 deaths.
• As of July 31 (5 months), there were 178,837 positive cases and 7,495 deaths.
• As of August 29 (6 months), there were 231,363 positive cases and 8,008 deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 384
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 372
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 392

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - 3,253 positive cases; 81 deaths
• TODAY - 3,291 positive cases; 81 deaths

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see;
    a humble heart, that I may hear;
    a heart of love, that I may serve;
    a heart of faith, that I may abide in the spirit. 

                                                                     Amen