Happy September, Everyone!

Before we know it, the days and nights will be cooling down, and it will be sweater weather! 

I am hoping that by the time this issue comes out, the CRAZY weather we have been experiencing since the beginning of spring will have calmed down. I have lived in Omaha my entire life, and I’ve never seen a year like this. I was here for the 1975 terrible tornado…but even that year, it was a “one and done.” This year seems to keep going and going. Let’s hope we have a mild fall.

I am writing this column from home, the day after the wind storm that hit Omaha on July 31st. Our neighborhood looks like a war zone. Trees down all over the place. Lots of the neighbors have no power. For some odd reason, we do have power. We ended up having a very large tree crash into our yard from our neighbors’ yard, and we lost our favorite tree. Manny and I love this neighborhood because of the beautiful trees. I guess when you have wind gusts over 90 miles an hour, you are bound to have a lot of them come down.

Our neighborhood has really come together, and I am guessing that this is happening all over Omaha. Last night, after the storm had passed, everyone came out to assess damage that had been done to their homes and their neighbors’ homes. We all supported one another, as we always do. It’s one of the reasons that I love living in Omaha. 

Today, you can hear the chainsaws buzzing from all directions. Manny is taking cold Gatorade to share with the workmen around the neighborhood. It is 91 degrees, and that’s just who Manny is. 

My husband is originally from Los Angeles. He discovered Omaha when the Navy brought him here to be a recruiter in 1999. When he retired in 2004, he tried going back to L.A. He soon realized it just didn’t work for him anymore. So, even though he has been around the world 14 times in his 20-year Navy career, he chose Omaha as his home. Manny came from a huge city, but he has the heart of a Nebraskan.

We’ll talk next month! Until then, stay safe and be happy!