March 21, 2025

This past week's weather has certainly had its ups and downs.

Sunday was sunny and the high was 60°. Monday and Tuesday were both sunny and in the low 80s. On Wednesday we had 60-70 mph winds, blizzard-like conditions but no accumulation, and icy rain. Today is Friday and we're back to sunny skies with a few wispy clouds. The high is expected to be 70°. Tomorrow's high shows 77° with the possibility of late-day thunderstorms.

Thus is the usual Kansas weather of March. One day warm and sunny, the next freezing and wintry.

If you read my previous post, we had that awful dirt storm a week ago today. I should have taken a photo of my vacuum cannister full of dirt after I cleaned. Yuck. The sad thing about that dirt storm was that there was a 77 car pileup on I-70 in northern Kansas near Colby in which eight people died. It was heart-breaking to see the photos of that in the news.

Jerry's wound care appointment yesterday was good. The ulcer is just a tiny sliver of open area that is now only about 3/4" by 1/8". Thank goodness that the doctor introduced us to the ointment that has been a godsend. It's been amazing to watch it grow new tissue to replace the old. It sure will be great when he no longer needs every other day dressing changes or these every other week appointments. I pray that time comes soon.

Son John just got a raise the other day, and another promotion may be coming soon (could take up to three months). His wife - daughter-in-law Katelyn - got a raise last month. They sure needed these raises because of all the medical bills from while they were both in the hospital.

Grandson Aero (John's son from a previous marriage) will be seven years old in a couple weeks. He was recently rated in the 90th percentile nationally for math! Woo-hoo! I'm so proud of him! He's taking after his dad, for sure.

Daughter-in-law Amanda (widow of my son, Jeff) still works for the local school system ... she's been with the district for sixteen years. I often wonder what Jeff would have achieved had he lived. I believe by now he might have been part of the management - or some higher position by now - at the company where he and John both worked when the industrial accident happened.

Grandson Andrew (Jeff/Amanda's son) is still a food service manager. His fiance - Kaylee - works at a daycare. Their daughter, Nilah, is three years old and the sweetest little girl.

Granddaughter Madison (Jeff/Amanda's daughter) is still working on a college degree, mostly doing it online so she can stay home with great-grandson Symere, who is a little over a year and a half. Symere has turned out to be a dare-devil of a little bugger. Madison's boyfriend, Jey, works as a stock clerk.

Granddaughter Kara (Jeff/Amanda's daughter) is a Junior in high school. She is a smart and wonderful young lady.

Son John and I pooled resources and we'll go to Autozone tomorrow morning to buy a water pump so he can work on my car. That doesn't fix everything that's wrong with my car, but it's a start.

Soon we'll be working on the garden area at John and Katelyn's so we can get things going. I want to get the onions in soon. We stopped growing potatoes a couple years ago ... too much of a hassle. The crocus and daffodils poked up from the ground at their house about two weeks ago. I noticed the trees budding about that time, too. Spring is beginning and I can hardly wait for the warmth of the sun on my back as I get my hands in the dirt again! The monarch butterflies and hummingbirds will soon be arriving!

Photo from my 2023 garden.

Have a blessed weekend!

Diana 🌻