My apologies for my absence – I have been away from home for 10 days on what some would call a vacation.  If anyone has kids, though, they know that you never get a vacation unless you leave the kids at home!

While I get myself and my family acclimated to our summer schedule, I’ll share an interesting observation I discovered while visiting my hometown.  I lived in my third foster home, which was near the Des Moines river.  It was also down the road from a meat packing plant.  And right across the street from the city’s sewage treatment disposal plant.

This is a photo of the crossroads street sign right by the house:

Funny what you notice when you are 30 years older and have good glasses.  hehe