Ron is pretty much replacing our front porch with vinyl product so we don't have to paint it every other year. Hannah had fun playing with all the tools. During the destruction of the porch a small storm moved through which gave us the very beautiful rainbow (it was really colorful but started to fade before we could get a photo). I love that we can see a full rainbow where we live. This always makes me think of the Wizard of Oz (although I don't like the movie...it scared me as a child) because the author lived in our city. I found some interesting information about Mr. Baum and his years spent in our state.
The South Dakota years
In July 1888, Baum and his wife moved to Aberdeen, Dakota Territory, where he opened a store, "Baum's Bazaar". His habit of giving out wares on credit led to the eventual bankrupting of the store, so Baum turned to editing a local newspaper, The Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer, where he wrote a column, Our Landlady. Baum's description of Kansas in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is based on his experiences in drought-ridden South Dakota. During much of this time, Matilda Joslyn Gage was living in the Baum household. While he was in South Dakota, Baum sang in a quartet that included a man who would become one of the first Populist (People's Party) Senators in the U.S., James Kyle.
Hannah and I spent the afternoon at the waterpark...Thank God for giving us another day to play in the water. I can't tell you how cold and windy it has been everyday. Please God let it be summer already.
Tomorrow is Father's Day and Ron bought his own present (some sort of mighty power saw). Good for him but Hannah insists on getting him a butterfly balloon (and I am so letting her get the balloon for daddy).
Happy Father's day to all.
Blessings,
Bliss
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