The News from Lake Wobegon

Well, its been a quite week in Lake Wobegon Minnesota, my home town, at the edge of the prairie.

It has been rainy all week, so everything is blossoming and green.  The hummingbirds are coming to the flowers and everywhere is the smell of mown grass.

My grandma and grandpa (Omi and Oompa) are here for the week.  They are going to be moving here from Portland at the end of June after 25 years of living in Portland.  As of yesterday they finally have a place to live.  For a while they were waiting to see if they could get into a senior apartment somewhere, but there are long waiting lists everywhere.  So while they sit on the waiting list, they are moving into a townhouse nearby. The rest of this week will be dedicated to them getting healthcare and insurance put in order.  Then next Thursday  my mom and I are headed out to their place to help them clean up and do some packing.

Next week I am starting work at the Early Childhood Center (ECC).  Stay tuned for cute little kid stories.

That's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.