On this year's Memorial Day we were trying to recall if we ever had a Memorial Day (in the midwest) that wasn't rainy, windy, cold, or all three. Couldn't remember a single one that had beautiful weather, and this one was no exception. It did more than rain. It was a deluge. We spent most of the w/e at Steve's, so our RV just sat empty at Scott Air Force Base. The combination of heavy rain, strong wind was too much for one of the living room slides. It leaked enough to soak a part of the LR carpet. A little sponging up with towels and running fans overnight dried it up pretty well. As much as anything can dry with humidity readings in the high 90 per cents. NOW we remember what it was about the midwest that we didn't care for all that much. There was a tornado in MN that killed 8 people, but we're still in IL.
We all (Steve, 3 kids, Pat and me) went to St. Louis to the City Museum on Memorial Day. This is a facility that is difficult to describe. It's a tall building, maybe 6 stories, in downtown St. Louis that has been reclaimed and remodeled into a hands-on playland for kids (and adults). There is climbing, sliding, games, art studios, and more. We were there less than 5 hours, but could have spent the entire day, and more, and not run out of things to see and do. Never got into the aquarium part at all. Perhaps we'll return another time and try to see it all. If you are a fan of old buildings, vintage architectural stuff, and the remake of "found" stuff into something useful, then this is a place you will like.
Tuesday morning things are still gray and humid. The morning calm was shattered by the take off of two fighter jets (I think F-16's). After take off they turned back and flew overhead at low altitude. Very noisy!
Back on normal schedule now. Kids are finishing school this week, Steve is back into baseball mode, and we're still retired and free to do anything we choose. Getting used to the life.
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