Way back when, we developed this Year
One plan as a way of giving people a goal to focus on so that we were just not
wandering aimlessly. I am the type of person that likes to have lists. It helps
keep me organized and it can also give you a feeling of accomplishment to look
back on all the work you have done.
There are also the joys of having an
Advent Calendar for Christmas. Kids use that as a big dramatic countdown to
their favorite day of the year. On Day 300, we decided that we are officially
on the downhill slope. So we took advantage of the dry erase board up by the
old time clock. We have officially started counting down the days to the end of
Year One.
I know it is not some magical day
where all the zombies are going to reach the point of critical mass and they
all collapse into unmoving heaps. I know that in the world in which we all
live, Year One seems just like a random arbitrary number but to all of us,
surviving a full 365 days in this waking nightmare is pretty darn impressive.
I cannot tell you why it is so
impressive or why the human mind feels a compulsory need to celebrate such
achievements but if it can keep everyone out of the doldrums and give us all
something to focus on… Well, why not do it?
Again, time is something that we have
an abundance of. And Alex and some of the girls have taken to getting pretty
creative with the daily changing of the numbers on the dry erase board.
It is one of the few changes that we
have made to the store as of late, so I guess this essay does qualify as a
Fortress of Solitude entry. I am not certain what else to say about the store
that has not already been said.
Our supplies are still holding out. We
have had more than a few flickers and brown-outs but the power is still
holding. We still have the 5,000 gallon propane truck parked outside with the
couplings attached to the emergency generator if necessary.
