I'm having a brain sneeze this morning. My thoughts are kind of "all over the place".
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(Clouds in northeast Ohio, August 8, 2007)We had storms rip through northeast Ohio yesterday afternoon. I have never liked thunderstorms--especially those greenish ones with the swirling clouds. Since the tornado hit
Greensburg, I am even more skittish. Thankfully, we were safe. Only one person lost their life yesterday (as well as some livestock at a dairy farm). It could have been worse.
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Speaking of
Greensburg, I experienced another night of "mourning" Tuesday evening. It brought tears, anguish, and many prayers for those I know and love in
Greensburg.
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You should check out the afghan updates for "
Rebuilding Greensburg--Block by Block". Laura
Spradlin and all her contributors definitely deserve many kudos for their labor of love. The picture below is from her blog. That's only a few days' worth of squares, sent to her by knitters from all over the United States, Canada, and other parts of the WORLD! (If you see a bright yellow item in the lower
righthand corner, that's part of a scarf made by yours truly--a non-knitter if there ever was one!)
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On a completely different note, we had to do the "school supplies" shopping trip a couple of days ago. We haven't done this for about 5 years, as we were home schooling. You see, when you home school, you buy supplies when they're on sale, and as you need them. As we walked toward the checkout with our "loot," it was a bit overwhelming. I don't remember needing all this stuff when I was a kid! We had a few notebooks, some pens and pencils, a bottle of glue, and some folders. We didn't need dry erase markers, special expandable folders, tab dividers, etc. And we definitely didn't have to supply the school with tissues, paper towel, and disinfectant wipes! (As a side note, I found a website that is an opportunity for helping school kids in Iraq. Check it out
here.)
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Today is Friday, friends! Rejoice!
We are definitely having some wet, dreary weather in northeast Ohio today! Actually, it has been here since Saturday evening. It's really a bit chilly for this time of year, but you won't hear me complaining! The weatherman is saying it will be back around 90 in a couple of days. 
