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Nebraska is in a bit of a drought now. Everything is so dry – the grass is sharp and crispy and the dust on the playground is so dehydrated it’s like walking on talcum powder. The children are so, so dirty at the end of the day. They run around and it’s like watching Pig Pen from Peanuts come to life.

Add to that: it’s harvest time. The machines are out in the dry, dry fields kicking up a bunch of dust that hangs in the air. Bleh.

Add to that: the continuous roadwork in town. A friend of mine lives right along 6th street/Highway 15 and said that she hasn’t been able to have her windows open June.

Bleh. I need to go powerwash my nose.

This is the day that Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall. Deborah’s daughter, Macy, moved to Florida this year to begin her teaching career. The school is closed the next few days and Macy has evacuated to the home of a friend’s grandparents. I am freaking out about the whole situation, and from my […]

Our local brewery sells giant pretzels that you can buy frozen and take home. You spritz them with water, sprinkle on the salt and then pop them in the microwave for three minutes. Boom. Hot pretzel, and they even sell dips to use. They are a bit pricey, and of course, Cheap Lauren wanted to […]

I have had a crazy craving for Cap’n Crunch cereal lately. I’ve done a pretty good job putting it off because 1) food is rather expensive now and it seemed like a waste of money, 2) my waist is rather expansive now and it seemed like ….. eh, you get the joke. I don’t need […]

When Brad was here last week, I was telling him how hard it was to post because I go so long between them, I feel like I need to do a big ‘catch up’ post. He said just post about little dumb things, so that’s what I’m doing. (However, for the memory archive: my left […]

Hey, Brady and Deborah, here’s the update: Lloyd and I don’t have it bad at all. What has been a mild inconvenience for us has been a nightmare for the people living at the intersection north of us. Several are either elderly or have health issues and this has affected them greatly. Lloyd and I […]