Hello from soggy Wisconsin! Just read both Matt and Maura and Tim's entries. Sorry to hear about Kassie. That is really freaky. I am glad things went so well with Michele's visit in Idaho. The picture was great,too. Dad called a while ago wondering if we were coming to Irishfest. A lady from Galway was on TV this am saying they had been hoping to get some sun here, but they figure the rain followed them. I guess England and Ireland have been very dreary this summer. We woke up to alot of water around the edges of the basement. We had both sump pumps going and then used both carpet cleaners. What a mess. Fortunately, we have had enough of these before that there was no paper on the floor. I didn't feel like going down there and being in a downpour, but the wet basement settled the question. Our neighbors had six inches in their basement with 3 sumps running. They are borrowing water from us today for their house because their well pump can't run.

Magda, I hope your trip turns out well. This should be a very enriching experience, no matter what. Unfortunately, there are always negative people around.

We are getting things ready for Colin to go back to school and for Bridget's senior year. She won a longest drive competition a couple weeks ago and won a season pass to a couple Kenosha County golf courses. That will be fun. We hope to get a few fun activities in before the 27th.

Sorry to hear about the Yellow Pine house being threatened by fire. Its too bad some of this water can't be re-distributed. Good luck with the career plans, Matt. One of these times it will be your turn, I'm sure.

Well, back to sucking water! Hope everyone has a great week. Love, Susan