By scribblingramma on Skatehive
... I finally am getting around to writing another post. It will be a mish-mash of what has been going on since I last posted. In late February I spent six days at my youngest daughter's apartment, helping her with cooking, cleaning, laundry, and child care while she recovered from having her gallbladder removed. She had a slow recovery, but was finally able to look after herself and her pre-schooler. In mid-March a strong wind blew through our area for several hours, taking down many trees. We lost at least 7 on our property, and nearly everyone in the area lost a few. Roads were blocked until someone came along with a chainsaw to clear a path. By the time I needed to drive out of our neighborhood, this was the only remaining downed tree across the road, and I could get around it. Little bits of debris from trees littered the roads for days. We barely got a good start on raking up the mess in our yard before it snowed the next day. The one good thing about snow in March is that it doe