Information dump

Part of the problem of not updating this website very often is that, like Brad, I have relied on it to be an Online Memory Archive. Not having it has proved to be troublesome, like when I got an insurance letter this week about a doctor visit back in March on a Sunday. Sunday? That’s crazy! I was ready to write back to them and say they had me mixed up with someone else, but then I remembered that I had pink eye and went to urgent care in Lincoln…. on a Sunday.

So, here are some things to record:

We went to the lake again. This time I was prepared with everything under the sun to keep Lloyd warm: the behind-the-chair foil reflectors, his sweatshirt and a giant down jacket and tongs to move coals under his chair…… and then we didn’t get there until well after the sun came up and it wasn’t very cold at all. In other news, I bought a collapsible kettle (on clearance) to use with my tiny stove, and I love it oh, so much.

Part of the reason that we were late is that when I was loading the car, the neighborhood orange cat who has been skittish of me was 100% not skittish that morning and would not leave me alone. So many scritches! No photo, but I’m writing it down so you’ll know him later. I’m calling him Little Ralph, but I’m pretty sure he lives a couple of houses down.

The construction in Seward is in full force. North of us they still have Park Avenue torn up and are laying GIGANTIC storm sewer pipes to mitigate any future flooding.

The Highway 15 project is also in full force. I asked for the community (via Facebook)to help my class see what was going on and lots of people sent in photos. I made a little video of them. (Ugh. After uploading I see that I have some random photos from a video I made for parents. Just ignore those.)

As if that weren’t enough, one of the water towers in town is getting replaced. On a walk to see the downtown construction, we saw what looked like a spaceship – and it was the new tower under construction.

There was some terrible weather this week – so many tornadoes and lots of destruction around Lincoln and Omaha. Thankfully, Seward was safe, but pray for those who are dealing with the aftermath.

Ok, I’m unlikely to update daily, but at least this will help me. May is going to be a big of a whirlwind with graduations and Anna’s upcoming wedding. See you later!