A Really Wet Week In Iowa

The garage sale is over, didn't do as well as I had hoped, but St
Vince will be here in a few days to collect all of the stuff we
don't want anymore. The clothing will be given to anyone who has the need, the rest of the stuff will either be sold or tossed out.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is shut down, at least eight feet of water in
their downtown area. I know it well, from volleyball and bowling
tournament trips over there. Iowa City, home to my Hawkeyes is also
in bad shape. At least a dozen of the U's buildings are in bad
shape or lost already. The bldg that houses the computers has about
a 10 foot high sand bag wall around it. Over 100 volunteers passed
books from the basement of the library up three floors to safety.
The rare books are stored in the basement, they had to quit when
the tornado sirens went off Sat afternoon.

My back yard is dry, but it stinks. Sat was the first time we could mow in a week.

Baby
Kayley, born at 27 weeks is making great progress. with each day there are more tests, but this AZ children's hospital is a great
one and the parents have access to everything. If they need to know
about something the doctor's discussed with them, they send a
message to the Emily Information center and the next day they
receive a big package of answers....

The roses are blooming, in the
midst of the high water. The golf course I play at had major flooding on the back nine and it is now open. Two big tournaments out there this week, I am playing in the Komen event and the local
chamber of commerce has their big yearly event also. Whew....we
are lucky compared to the people in Cedar Rapids, Chelsea, Iowa
City, New Hartford........a long list of battered towns and cities.
Carry on my friends.......