It was a normal day for Sasha. She got up early, got the kids up to get ready for school and made lunches. She headed out the door to drop kids at school and had plans to do chores and just relax at home. Normally things for her were very smooth. She got up each morning Monday thru Friday to get kids off to school. Then she would come home and do her daily chores. She had animals to take care of, a garden to tend, a house to maintain and general everyday items that needed to be tended to just like most people. There was always a pile of laundry and dishes in the sink needing to be done. The family had a small but growing hobby farm. Sasha grew a garden with veggies and fruits for the family and canned or preserved what couldn't be eaten during the season. She was lucky to not have to work outside the home. She had fresh food from the garden and fresh eggs from their chickens. The family planned to get other animals for food. This Monday was no different than any other Monday for Sasha, or at least that is how it started.
Brian like Sasha had a daily routine he stuck to. His family too owned some land with animals and a goal of eating off the land rather than the grocery store. Brian's wife took care of the house, animals and their children while he went to work each day. He also had many activities that took him away from the family and land on weekends and days off. He left for work that Monday morning with big plans for the day.
Amanda was a bank teller for Wells Fargo. She worked 40-50 hours a week trying to provide a good life for her two daughters and give them all the things that she could. She commuted to work 45 mins each day, which didn't include dropping the girls off at their respective schools for the day. She was thankful for family that helped to get the girls and watch them when she had to work overtime. She was your typical mom. Grocery shopping each week, eating out alot since they had such busy schedules and living in the city on a small lot, in a rental. She loved her girls very much. Her husband worked nights to help make ends meet, so they didn't see each other as much as they would like, but they knew they were doing what they had to for their girls. Just like Brian and Sasha, Amanda woke up that morning with her day planned out. Work, home, dinner, sleep, repeat cycle.
David was an entrepreneur in Boston. He had a dream of starting his own design company. He had used his retirement and his savings to start his little business but every day he woke up glad that he had left his 9-5 job to pursue his dreams. He had been in business only two years, but he was growing and people were spreading the word that he did great work. He was hopeful and happy with where he was in life. He wasn't married, he did have a golden lab named Buster that greeted him happily each night after work, and laid by his side while he worked from home.
Everyone in the US, thought this Monday would be just like all the rest, but as they would find out, it would be the day everything changed. Forever...
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