More than half of the continental United States was in moderate to extreme drought in June -- including corn- and soybean-producing states -- damaging crops and impacting prices at the grocery store.
Some say if the hot, dry weather continues, this year's drought could rival the "dust bowl" years of the 1930s:
Mike and I went to the Brandi Carlile concert Friday night, got a babysitter and everything. It was fabulous. Zach's diarrhea persisted throughout the week, but he never acted sick. It has sort of resolved. Today he had All Bran for breakfast and told me he had a All Bran poop later. He is getting back to normal.
On the way to Kidz Kabana this morning-
Zach- Mommie, is that a baby animal in your hair?
Turns out I had grabbed one of his baby animal rubber bands for my hair. For a while I thought I had a bird nest in my hair.
The utility company had to cut down a big tree in the nice neighbor's yard. Zach was interested in the machines, but then decided he needed his gun mufflers, then decided it probably wasn't too safe to leave the patio area. Eddie agreed.
Zach has had diarrhea for the past few days. Yesterday he only had 2 dirty diapers. His diaper rash is better today. He'll probably go to Kidz Kabana, because I need to work on a paper. Over the weekend, his diaper rash was painful. Mike set him up on his lion pillow in the living room and turned a fan on. So every time we had to change his diaper, he'd say he wanted the fan. Last night he made it to the park for a little while. He wanted his "suns-cream." I think he is saying it like ice cream. His balance is getting really good.
Just learned that I did not get the wound team job at KUMed. I am sad, but also I my last shift at St. Mary's they let me float to Mother-Baby. I don't want to work there, but it is fun to work at a hospital where I can get experience doing a lot of different things. I am going to try to float to ICU and ER too. Will get some shifts in at KU to keep my place there until something good pops up or maybe not.
