We had wind like that Wednesday and Thursday. There was a fire right north of where I work and it burned a 8 mile long and 1/2 mile wide swath before they got it out. At least 10 different towns had there fire departments there. Then on Thursday it started up again. They worked on it for over another 6 hours before they had it out. Today I am not doing much of anything. I have diarrhea since Wednesday. We were going to go to Bismarck. When I woke up this morning and still had it I decided we wouldn't be going. I took some Immodium now so I hope it helps. Tomorrow we will go to church and then out for dinner and that's about it.

Wednesday was UGLY!!! 120k (70 mph) here all day and most of the night!! Plus freezing rain and sleet. The barn roof finally collapsed and we lost a calf. I don't even want to cover the damage at work, siding and shingles blown off, eaves ripped down. Yesterday was calm and warm, but a cold breeze is blowing today.

My kids are still in Viet Nam, so we are having my elderly neighbour over for supper tomorrow. Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas, carrots and corn from the garden last year, and for dessert a pecan and cranberry flan.

Going to my SIL's tomorrow. She is such a good one, having the whole family over. She makes an egg hunt for the kids. What a lot of work, the whole thing. I am taking deviled eggs. How did I get so lucky--they are easy.

Bengardening, I hope when you wake up tomorrow that you are fully recovered. What you've been going through is not fun. Neither was having your barn roof come down and losing a calf, Prairie_Rose.

I never did get my pie made today so will have to get it done early tomorrow. Luckily Easter dinner doesn't tend to be as much work as Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners. My SIL is bringing her awesome scalloped potatoes, which is probably the Easter dish requiring the most work. I'm also making deviled eggs, Socks! It's a tradition that started many years ago when we were just trying to use the eggs that my sons dyed for the holiday.

Enjoy your day tomorrow, Glenda and everyone else:)

I too hope that you feel better tomorrow Bengardening.

Ah Prairie_Rose, I am so sorry about your calf and the barn roof. That is going to be some work getting that back to normal.

All of the holiday food sounds delicious! We are having a quiet day at home, butterfly pork chops on the grill (applewood rub, I think), baked sweet potatoes, steamed asparagus and yeast rolls.

The barn roof was half torn off a few years ago in a plow wind (tornado that doesn't actually touch the ground). It is nearly a hundred years old, was not worth fixing, and we don't use a barn for much. Now, however, the rest of the roof has come down, so I guess we will tear the rest of it down this year. Only reason we haven't done that yet, is it serves as part of the corral on that side. Not a big loss, just a big incovinence.