I'm baaack!

I haven't written anything for a long time. Actually it's been since the flood. What devastation! We used to live in Czech Village and our homes there, although far from the river (we thought) were hit by the flood. It's so sad to see now, 6 weeks later, the area looks like a ghost town or a battle ground. And then there's the loss of most of the Cedar Rapids Public Library adult collection and the closing of the main library for probably a year. Such a terrible loss! On the bright side, Cedar Rapids is sharing some of their staff with Hiawatha, Marion, and West. How would we have survived this summer without their help? More importantly, it has been so good to work with Cedar Rapids staff, most of whom I'd never met. That's one bright side of the Flood -- an enhanced working relationship with our counterparts at Cedar Rapids. They have all been so wonderful to work with and although I look forward to Main being back to "normal" I will really miss working daily with our Cedar Rapids friends!