We went to Illinois for Christmas. It was a very nice trip, except for the fact that my sweety got sick. He caught an upper respiratory infection.
It happens. When you are underslept, over worked, and very stressed, the bugs will find you. Could be worse. Thank God it’s not.
I got to see a lot of interesting stuff in Illinois. My sweety took me to the Alton mall. It is bigger then the one around here. Two floors woohoo.
Where the Mississippi river and the Missouri river converge is a small town called Alton. Alton is said to be one of the most haunted small towns in America. It has a pretty macabre history. For instance, there is this place called Hop Hollow Road.
The story goes that back in the mid 1800’s the military took over the Alton Penitentiary.
When prisoners died and needed to be buried, soldiers would be assigned to burial duties.
This was usually dished out as a punishment. The soldiers that received these punishments were the worst. Let’s just say they weren’t the brightest of the bunch, either.
Legend has it that the men would load the bodies onto wagons from the ferry and would never actually make the entire trip up Hop Hollow Road to the cemetery. Instead of doing what they were told they would stop somewhere down the road and take the corpses and dump them in the woods. Then they would sit, drink, and play cards until it was time to head back to the prison.
Legend says that the ghosts of these poor Confederate soldiers refuse to rest in peace. They haunt Hop Hollow Road. Over the years the ghosts have been seen along the roadway and even sometimes spotted hitchhiking hoping to get a ride to where their bodies were supposed to have been laid to rest, instead of being dumped along some old road.
So if you happen to be traveling down in this area, and see a hitchhiker near old Hop Hollow Road, you might find yourself staring at the ghost of an old Confederate soldier looking for a ride to the cemetery.
Can’t say that I blame those old soldiers. If my body were to have been dumped alongside an old road, instead of being buried in the cemetery, I might go out haunting too.
A Brand New Year
It’s a brand new year with not much to fear.
What will be in store for me this year?
Will I have adventures? Will I sail the seas?
Or will I just be eating black eyed peas…
Or maybe I will just end this post.
And leave you with these old soldiers ghosts..
And leave you with these thoughts to ponder..
Why these old soldiers were left to wander.
Last night was really fun. (Enter sarcasm here) We had seven tornado warnings, so needless to say the sirens sounded like they would never end. Luckily there was no damage to our house or my moms. Mainly just windy. But I am posting some pictures to show you all what happened so close to us. God Bless.
Hey there guys… yes I know you might have noticed no chatbox… Well due to the increase of spammers I have had to take it down for awhile but don’t worry there will be a new one appearing soon… Just wanted everyone to know that so they didn’t worry that someone over took my blog hehe Well until later then…
Sheeple sheeple everywhere.
Not one of them “will” think.
Sheeple people believe what their told
They buy lies from the government, tenfold
They’re happiest not knowing,
Even though evil is surely showing
Reminds me of the three sad monkeys
Hear no speak no and see no
Well i say WAKE UP
I don’t buy lies
Oh HELL NO
When will you sheeple realize
That the government is selling u lies
They don’t care about you
You just think they do
It will be like Nazi Germany all over again
The government will come to take us away!
Have you heard of KBR (Halliburton) concentration camps?
They have a bed where you’ll lay!
Mark my words.
This you should know.
I don’t want to say “I told you so.”
Thus is the fate of the sheeple
Sad sad sheeple people
Food for thought:
Don’t be a sheep. Do not follow the crowd. “Everyone’s doing it,” does not work As so many mothers say to their children, “But if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do that too?” Unfortunately, most people can’t resist going along with the crowd. Remember your fore-fathers and how they fought to give you your freedoms. Don’t follow what anyones tells you to follow! Don’t be a sheep, and let yourself be herded. Step back and read, read, read. Educate yourself.
Matthew Read 7:13-14.
The first form of spiritual deception against which Jesus warns us is sheepism–the tendency to uncritically follow the herd we’re a part of. People tend to arrive at their beliefs not so much by careful examination and deliberate choice as by osmosis from those around them. There is a subtle, but very strong pressure to conform to the majority’s beliefs. Jesus says there is great danger in doing this because at any given time in any given society, the majority are usually wrong. Those who are truly on the right path are usually in the minority and moving against the herd.
The raindrops fall in big heavy splashes
