Live in the Now!!

[BobbiJo]

Hey BBJ, sounds like things are going OK and you've got it all under control Love the thunderstorms btw, we haven't had them for a few years here. Ever since I was little I loved the suspense and the sense of adventure with the power going out etc

Oh and I didn't think Iowa had Borders let alone one where they sell latte...that's too Los Angeles LOL j/k

You DO remember I used to live in SoCal?? Sierra Madre, between Pasadena and Arcadia. Had a Starbucks within walking distance. Thus started the coffee fixation...actually it started in Boise, ID in 2000 with a little place called Moxie Java.

The Borders, to be fair, is in Nebraska, not Iowa. But there are a few Borders stores in the state, around Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Not just all silos around here. Got ourselves a real live Mac Donalds right in my little town! It's been here for three years now, big time progress. Still too small for a Taco Bell franchise though.

So just getting ready for bed and heard a sickening, prolonged tree-limb-cracking sound. After the crackling I waited for the huge thud as it took out a fence or the playset or a house...never heard a thud. So either a limb somewhere only cracked part way and hasn't landed yet, or what I don't know.

Oh crap. That was ten minutes ago and I just heard another loud crack. Someboy is losing a big limb out there. I don't have any big trees in my back yard as you know if you saw my pics on FB. However my neighbor to the north has a few gigantic trees that the vultures like to circle and roost in. They would easily take out my fence and possibly the kids' playset. Guess I will solve the mystery when the sun comes up...