Memorial weekend...

We headed south to Iowa for Memorial weekend. Visited the cemetery to pay our respects to my grandparents and aunt. My mom, along with some others, did an amazing job at making it beautiful. They sure are missed.

The trip was rather LONG... on the way there, Presley decided to puke her breakfast up. I actually managed to catch it all in my hands. After pulling over and cleaning up, we were on our way. We stopped in Story City to celebrate Lindsey's graduation from college. The BBQ was at the park with the carousel. Of course, we took Presley on it. She wasn't too sure about it. Didn't cry or scream, but didn't smile either.
Sunday we spent the afternoon at the park in Vail with the McCollough crew. All was well there, except Madeleine, my niece, spent four hours in the ER getting fluids for dehydration. Other than that, it was a good time.



The trip home on Monday was NOT FUN. Presley ended up spiking fevers and screaming most of the way home. Ended up taking the day off (Tues) and took her to the doctor. She has hand, foot and mouth disease. Not much you can do for it... poor kid. Needless to say, our next trip to Iowa will be a long way out.

While we were in Iowa, I got a call from a co-worker telling us about the devastating tornado that riped through Hugo... where we live. The actual destruction was about 3 miles north of us. We ended up having minor hail damage to the siding and to the car. Nothing compared to those who lost everything... including the life of a two year old boy. Please keep the families of the devastation in your thoughts and prayers as they work to collect and rebuild.