There was a close encounter of the aviation kind. On Monday, a plane crashed very close to my brother's house. The news vans were stationed at the end of their driveway for a couple of days.
There were close encounters of the wildlife varieties. This included two skunks (one in our yard), a coyote, and a possum (not the cat).
We had extended family sadness. This roused a sleeping, ancient, family drama llama, but it will probably drift back into slumberland soon. It is just sad. Slowly backing away is probably the best answer, although far from being a good one. Some things cannot be fixed, and some things are not ours to fix.
There was a surprise tornado. It was not near our home. We had eerie, shining sun combined with rain and a bit of hail.
There were good things that happened, too. There was a birthday. My nephew turned eight. The party included plenty of bowling, silliness, and chocolate cake.


I have also been knitting the Prairie Rose Shawl. I only have about sixteen more rows to go, so I will wait to take photos.
Oh, and I had an amazing shopping trip, bargain-wise. You need toilet paper and caffeine-free Diet Pepsi? We have it here.