1. The Big Ditch is still holding. Obviously, great news! Still a chance it could break, but with the river starting to go down, it's looking better.
2. Des Moines County was declared a Federal Disaster Area. Not that anyone would ever want that, but it's a sigh of relief because now my parents are eligible for FEMA funding.
3. Mom, Dad, and I went with Dave in the plane tonight. I can't even begin to describe it. I saw the house. Heartwrenching. We flew up the Mississippi, all over our area, by Oakville, and then we followed the Iowa River to Columbus Junction. Between myself and my parents, we took almost 250 pictures, along with a short video. I'll find a place to post them tomorrow and link it to this site. But for now, here's the farm:
Peyton was a joy today! Mom and I are going to run some errands tomorrow and see my other Grandma, the one who built our house. She's very discouraged, so hopefully I can cheer her up a bit!
Much more Thursday morning!!!
steph
1 comment:
Wow... thanks for the aerial. I was anxious to see it. Can't wait to see more and the video. Also anxious to talk to you again--- I know you've been busy! I'll be in Btown Friday. Having lunch with Sally, so maybe we can catch up for even just a little bit either morning or afternoon, even if for 20 minutes or something. Is there a Starbucks in the casino? Off to Moline this afternoon- talk to you soon!
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