I'm back in Gurnee, IL. It's overcast, raining and cold. At least no tornadoes - yet. I drove up this time at the end of April and started work on May 2nd. I had terrible weather coming up through Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa. Even saw a tornado developing around Des Moines. I was going to stop and come into Gurnee the next day but seeing the tornado, I decided to just keep going.

Bad news today. Chris's sister died last night. Took her own life. I'll miss her. Chris, Mary, all the kids and Matt and Vanessa must feel really bad. I wish there was something I could do. Chris and Mary will really have their hands full. Very, very sad day.

I'm due company in July. Looking forward to see my family. It gets kind of lonely here.