Tornados and Other Scary Weather

Last night... the night that we had tornados all over the Eastern part of Nebraska... and Western Iowa... according to our weather guy, Jim Flowers; he hasn't seen anything quite so active or deadly since 1988... and only then was it one large one in Gretna, killing 2 people.
As we watched, there were sightings and touch-downs of funnels in the Lincoln area through to Omaha metro and onto Iowa... the worst one, which killed 4 Boy Scouts at the Little Sioux Boy Scout Camp.
We have campers in Ashland again this week... and funnels were going through there again as well... Summer camp and tornados shouldn't go hand-in-hand.
We live in tornado alley. We know that... and it's what we take with the good...
Our prayers to Iowa... for the recession of their rivers and the healing to the families of the Scouts.

Summer in Nebraska

I think summer has officially arrived... actually, maybe not quite yet... but the rain has come and gone; and returned again and again and again. I'm grateful we're not flooded, quite like my dear friends in Iowa; but the ground is beyond saturated, the fields are still holding water with no where to go... crops will be affected... no doubt about it.
But there is the flip-side... my family in Texas desparately needs rain. An equilibrium of sorts would be helpful... not likely, but it's always a nice idea! :)
The new pool is lovely to go to in the evenings, and the weather is just fabulous... we've had fantastic temperatures... very helpful considering our air conditioner is not up and working... needing a new motor. We pray they find one before the 'heat wave' arrives!
Weekend festivals are starting... that's always the signal that summer really has arrived...

Grandmother Update

Grandmother has returned to the hospital, after suffering a mild stroke last week. She is weak and the family plan is to take her to supervised care after she is released from the hospital.
Unfortunately, grandpa doesn't suspect that she will make it through the summer. Heart-wrenching, but none the less... reality of a 96-year-old.