We received a letter from our builder about six months ago telling us that when the Certainteed siding on our house was manufactured, there were some problems. It has become our responsibility to file a claim (15 pages!) with them in an attempt to get some money for replacement siding. This has been a long and arduous process with lots of photos, measurements, calculations, documented proof, etc. We just submitted our second filing after the first one was rejected, for no apparent reason. We are hoping all of our time and effort eventually pays off.
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| Many pictures were submitted to indicate defective material. |
And as everyone knows, taxes had to be prepared and filed. Good news: we get money back!
And then there was the car boo-boo.
And the worst news of all is the flooding that had occurred in our state this month. A heavy winter snowfall and very late spring with rapid melting, dams broken, rivers flooded, roads washed away, and livestock loss was great.
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| flooding near the Elkhorn River |
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| Rancher tries to save his cattle. |
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| Attempts to sandbag Lincoln's well. |
In Lincoln we had a water restriction for several days until our well could be secured, but that was nothing compared to other people in the state.
Good news: we were high and dry.
Tom Ineck writes music reviews for our local paper. He hosts an annual house party and this year he invited Rusty to be the house band. There were over 50 people squeezed into this charming attic.
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| The Rusty White Band |
My Loveknotter friends and I attended high tea at Green Leaf Tea. It was very fancy! We each had our own pot of tea, shamrock decorations on the table, and white roses to take home.
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| Lorraine, Linda, Di, Chris |
It's been a very cold spring, but I did manage to join my bike club for the annual St. Patty's Day Ride.
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| 20 mile ride to Eagle and back. |
Our host provided fun games to challenge us while we ate corned beef and hash.
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| Leo and Pete race to fill cups with peanuts using chop sticks. |
And my first trail ride...
Rusty and I are very proud of Anna. She completed her first ever half-marathon and raised money for research for people with brain tumors.
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| Way to go, Anna! |
Another "atta-girl" shout out to Olivia who now has an official website for her business. Very clean, smart, classy!
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| https://www.seastnan.com/ |
The best part of March was my 3G Adventure with Ruby! (That's GiGi and Granddaughter.)
Ruby flew unaccompanied from Philadelphia to Omaha.
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| arriving in Omaha |
That evening we attended the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra concert.
The next day we went to Friday morning breakfast, coffee at The Mill, shopping in the Haymarket.
Then we stopped at Francie and Finch and picked up some new books.
Of course we had to have a bike ride.
For Ruby, a highlight of the trip was getting to snuggle with Gretchen.
Ruby had a project for school so we used the camera to record every step of her baking a cake.
We also spent several hours at the YMCA pool.
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| Ruby and new friend, Katie. |
And more Gretchen time.
We spent time just hanging out on the patio.
One evening we sat together in the swing and cuddled up under a big, warm blanket. We used the cellphone to share and sing our favorite songs while we watched the stars come out. I think this was my very favorite moment of the 3G Adventure!
On Sunday we went to the Children's Zoo.
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| A trip to the Zoo always includes a ride on the train. |
And again, more time with Gretchen!
Thank you, Ruby, for coming to visit us!
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| We had a lovely Friday evening listening to chamber music. |
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| Rusty, featured soloist at First Plymouth. |
The month of March ended on a beautiful "note" from Rusty.
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