June 23 - 26, 2010

Three varieties of carrots making them orange, yellow and red.

Beets, peas, parsnips, a green bean, radishes and turnips.

Some pretty small, and some very, very nice!

Fun crop to check on.

Adam just had to come to terms and set his itinerary for the summer. Looks a lot like last summer. We hadn't been planning on that, but will work through it. Last summer he traveled around to all the mines for KieCore, communicating about the new branch of the company and their designing a computer system for all of Kiewit. Always encouraging involvement and ideas from all the personnel at each mine.

Now he needs to honor the other side of his job title as a OneIM Solutions Manager. So again, he'll go around to all of the mines. Only this time, solo. He'll communicate his availability to the mines and all that he is authorized to do in helping them. Things that just can't be done with a phone call or phone conference, which he does already on a regular basis.

Our home is always open to anyone that wants to visit. And now we want to send out an extra invitation ~ come visit anytime if you can get away this summer! We'd love to have you! And Adam will be here on the weekends for sure.

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Missouri on the right and the Platte River on the left of highway 75 being sandbagged back. So far, no problems in our area with the Platte.

The right side of sandbags is keeping the water back right now. Thank you awesome Nebraska Road Department!!

They are also pumping out water from in between the highways.

Caught the smallest toad we've ever seen. So cute!

Our recycling flags still waving...a little bit.

As of June 26, the water is at 36.32 feet. Whereas the flood stage is 26 feet.

The last big flood in our area was in 1993 and they say we have surpassed that now as of June, 2011. In Omaha a couple was interviewed who saw the previous flood of 1952. They said we of course now have so much more resources and equipment working at keeping the water back, that it's hard to tell if the waters are as high as then. They say it's pretty close, and probably higher!

South of us about 8 miles is Lake Waconda, a nice man-made lake surrounded by summer homes. In '93 it was flooded out. But last year they had their levee certified and it is still holding the water back! June 26th, 7 of the 100 homes who have not evacuated at this time, noticed a weakness in the levee. Some water was bubbling up. So they spent all the next day, the 27th, dumping sand on it, hoping to reinforce it. Semi trucks and skids stears going at it! Soon the National Guard will relieve the residents and watch the levee from here on out. As they are in most places.

National Guards from Colorado and Illinois are on call to also come to Nebraska's aid should any more levees fail and extra help is needed. Burlington Northern, National Forest, National Guard helicopters, Road Department and other official vehicles are a common sight around here!

Another good piece of news; our nuclear plant near Omaha that's currently surrounded by water, was shut down last month for routine inspection. When they heard of the flooding coming, they never did start it back up! Though certain things still need to be running due to heat and pressure that is still there...and sandbags and nuclear plants should never be in the same sentence... But still! They, too, are confident to keep things safe!

Oh, to look down this way driving by main street is just way too much water. Two army hummers, even. But the railroad tracks are still holding their own very nicely. So nice hearing the trains continually go by.

Isaiah 43:2b-3 God will be with us; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow us...For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel our Savior.