Life right now is a little like waiting for the other shoe to drop. Flood is coming. South of us, North Dakota has already been declared a disaster area. Parts of this city are desperately sand bagging, but at the same time we have had a blizzard blowing for three days. It's clear and calm right now, but still quite cold. I can't believe the snow drifts we have in the back yard where we were pumping just a few short days ago. They have started to evacuate areas south of us. The newspaper today showed families moving into local hotels. Other than ground water, we should be okay. Neither of us is in any physical condition to be sandbagging, but we still wonder how we can be part of it--or should we just stay out of the way?

Today I have planned a shopping trip. We've talked about it, and I have decided to actually buy a couple of books. Lately there have been some excellent quilting books come out. So we're off to spend money. No sewing today!