5 straight days of sunshine!

It's overcast this morning after thunderboomers came through overnight. We had five straight days of sunshine, blue skies and warmth, so that's more than we probably should have expected. The chance of rain increases as we go into the afternoon. The problem with that is that, once it leaves here, it heads to Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and the last thing those people need is rain. . . . . .

Over the weekend I was at four Post 1 Legion games here in Vermillion, doing my duty as a reporter for the Vermillion Plain Talk. We (see? I've become a Vermillionite!) won two and lost two. There is supposed to be a doubleheader this evening against Harrisburg, but the forecast doesn't sound too promising. . . . . .

I drove to Akron, Iowa (that's only about 25 miles away) on Sunday afternoon to cover the Vermillion Red Sox game (that's the amateur team on which I report for the Plain Talk). What a beautiful little smalltown ballpark they have over there! . . . . .

Grandson Dylan leaves tomorrow to spend 10 days with his dad in the Rapid City area. Oliver will spend the first couple of days wandering around the house looking for him. As for me, it's really lonesome around here without him, and my daily schedule suddenly has no regimentation when he's away because there's nowhere I have to be at a certain time! . . . . .

One thing on which I need to get to work is a performance (yes, a performance!) on piano and organ I have to do out at Dalesburg Lutheran Church on Friday afternoon, June 20. They have a huge shindig called Sommarfest out there, and I am one of the entertainers. I agreed to that in a very weak moment obviously. . . . . .

The radio news reporter just said gas is likely to be at $4 per gallon through next year. It just costs too much to go anywhere! I've already skipped two weddings in the past two months that I really wanted to attend, and I even need to schedule trips to see the kids very carefully. Somehow or other I need to get to Rapid City and Custer once this summer to see Jason and Allison as well as Custer friends; I haven't been out there since moving away in May 2007. And also to Rochester and Minneapolis to see Holly and family and Ryan. . . . . .

Have a good day!