"Did you See Anybody you Knew?"

I had to cut my last blog short because I had a very important phone call; my son called and I always love to talk to my children any time they call. We talked about the university baseball team since that is also his alma mater, along with Hubby's and our youngest daughter's and our oldest granddaughter's. Also, a sister-in-law's and a nephew. Now, I have another great-nephew going there so as you can see, this is a family affair of which I am very proud. It is so good to see your children and your grandchildren wanting to keep a tradition alive, a tradition that goes back 56 years! Hubby and I think this is something for which we can be very proud. Now, our youngest son is dating a graduate from the same university. Maybe this tradition will continue.

Today has been a very hot one and it is so dry here. Fortunately, we still have water but sometimes we wonder about the shortage. There will probably be restrictions issues on the city and county water supplies very soon unless we get water in the near future. Our town is having problems with too little water all the time. It's a strange thing that we have a huge lake in our county but we are having to go to the state capital and request more usage. All the counties around us are using the supply but our allotment is minimal. We have been looking into the possibility of buying water from a nearby county. Does this not beat all! Our daughter and her family are camping at the lake this weekend and they said their supply was used up yesterday before they could even get their showers completed. They said it was very slow getting any this morning. The county is considering a moratorium on residential building for up to a year due to the insufficient water and sewage supply. There are many who disagree with this plan. I am anxious to see how this issue pans out. We are definitely growing much too fast in our county; many businesses are wanting to build here but cannot yet do so due to these problems. Where are all these new folks coming from? I am a native of this county and I used to know everyone I would meet on the streets or in the stores. Now, if I recognize 2 people a day I feel fortunate. All of us old timers are getting used to being surrounded by strangers. When my mother was still living and my siblings or I would return from trips, she would also greet us with, "Well, did you see anybody you knew?" Now, if she were still with us, she could ask us the same thing from our just going the mile "uptown".