03-03-22 I am afraid to listen to the news
It is difficult not to put my head in the sand these days, was odd to be at a hockey game, knowing what is happening in Ukraine. Just as I was pulling in to pick up Ash to go to the game, I heard on the news that the Russians had bombed a Nuclear plant and were shooting at firefighters trying to put out or control the fire. The person talking said that if the plant blew up it would be 10 times worse than Chernobyl. That is a terrifying bit of information. I am not going to check the news tonight, I want to sleep in my peaceful corner of the world and pray for it all to be over before that happens.
I received a text from my oldest cousin, Dale, that he was making dinner and listening to the Joshua Tree, my favourite album and that he was thinking of me. He had asked his Mom what was the next generation up that lived in Ukraine but she didn’t know. I do need to work on that side of the family tree more. It is hard as my grandparents were John and Anne, two common names. It has been very surprising how many people I know that have ancestors from that area. Canada has a large Ukrainian population.
The game went into sudden death overtime against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and we won which was a nice ending to the evening. We came out to snow showers, sigh. The family trip to Drumheller is booked for hotels now and I look forward to the May Long Weekend to get away with them all.
triumphgal 