As my grandfather Cooke used to say, “I have a pregnant idea.” When our lives get back to normal after this virus I think we should have a big Rockdale celebration.
I’m picturing it at the KC Hall. Tables set up in the middle for eating and visiting with friends we haven’t seen in a long time.
Restaurants around the edges selling whatever meal they decided to bring for $10 a plate. Like a big mall food court.
Since our Easter won’t be going the way we’d have liked it to go, our area preachers could give us a word about being thankful. Maybe some choirs could entertain us. I nominate Rising Star Baptist Choir.
We could even wear our Easter finery since we didn’t get to use it the first go round. Or not. I’m all about jeans and comfort. Dress code is your choice.
Maybe a kid’s talent show so they can entertain us with all the things they learned at home school?
Who else could we get involved?
A salute to our area medical workers.
All the people who volunteered in some way.
All of our kids in sports and everything else whose school year didn’t end up like we all wanted it to be for them.
All the retail workers most especially, the real heros during all of this. Stocking shelves day and night to make sure we could get the things we needed.
Our area truck drivers who delivered all the food and necessities.
Oh, and our postal workers who made sure we all got our mail every day.
Our government officials (and The Reporter, of course) who made sure we all stayed informed with the latest news.
All of the people who fixed free breakfasts and lunches for the kids of our city.
And our teachers and school employees for learning a new way of teaching on the fly and doing such a great job in so little time.
We could celebrate all the kids who had a birthday during all of this and didn’t get to have a party.
And all of the people who had anniversaries.
And all the folks who had to cancel wedding plans.
A moment of silence for those who didn’t make it.
How about beauty shop, barber shop and nail stations because I think we’re all going to be looking a little raggedy by that time.
I bet weight loss businesses and gyms would make a ton of money on sign-ups for all of us who gained significant weight during the quarantine. So can we pull this
So can we pull this together, Rockdale?
I’m looking forward to hearing laughing kids running around without a care in the world, which is exactly they way they should be.
Someone smarter than me will have to figure all of this out, but I sure hope my pregnant idea has a baby.
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