urbanhomesteader

Flooding and how it's effecting my family....June 14, 2008

Good morning everyone. I'm feeling for those in the flooded areas. My father is in Iowa unable to get home because of the flooding there and my brother is in Southern WI unable to get his load out because of the same. They are not sure if they will make it home for Father's Day although they are at least trying to get closer so they can at least spend the day together. They have both driven hundreds of miles out of the way in attempt so make it and I think last word was they were 50 miles apart - each in a different state tho.

I can't help but feel how this latest slam by Mother Nature will effect more than just Father's Day. Here in Wisconsin, most freight trains are inopperable due to dammaged or flooded tracks. Truckers are stranded with loads of meat, produce, ect and no where to go with it. Most areas flooded are farming land - corn to be exact.  How will this latest "slam" effect our economy??? So many people lost or are loosing homes, buisnesses, jobs, crops, ect.... Not just here in Wisconsin but all over the mid west. Will this hike food prices up even more? Will more need to lean on the government for aide? Will gas prices take a hit because of it? So many questions yet we must remember, God will provide. Let today's troubles be enough for one day.  Lean on God. I pray all of us will have the instinct to "tweak" our emergency supplies to include more grains and corn based products. I also pray that we remain calm and keep our wits and do trust that the Lord will provide and help us to find a way.

I'm planning my vacation that begins Thursday. I'm lookiing forward to going to the Renewable Energy Expo in Custer, WI. There are so many booths with so much learning potential. I've always wanted to go but my daughter was never interested and would have made the experience a chore. I'll spend Friday there. I'm taking Taffy camping for a couple days, strawberries will be ready after that so will make a couple pickings of around 4 flats to dry and can as sauce. I've plenty of jam so may not make any this year. I'm going to juice a bunch to can the juice and make jelly if I start to run short before next year. I'll also take a couple days and finish clearing out the old house. Whew, some vacation LOL. All is good. I'm looking forward to all but the clearing out of the old house. I still have mixed feelings about the whole thing but what do ya do???

I pray each of you has a beautiful and safe day. Praying for all in flood lands.

Michele