The Sunday Salon is a Facebook group that has become an
informal week-in-review gathering place for bloggers.
It is also a place to share our thoughts about things of a bookish nature.
You can also link up weekly on Readerbuzz.
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer
~ It’s a chance to share news~
A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received, and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.
HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE!
The weather was the news this week. Severe Weather Alerts brought rain, thunderstorms, hail, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding. Our family made it through pretty well. We had some surface moisture on the basement floor, and there were some shingles in the yard. There was some flooding and damage throughout the town. Daughter #1’s area had stronger winds, which caused a power outage, some damage, and several downed trees and branches, but they had no personal damage. Schools were closed on Wednesday due to the power outage, and most of the sporting events were cancelled. Milwaukee had severe flooding, making travel throughout the city dangerous. A country church was hit hard. The storms ran through the Midwest all week, with the weather service reporting 5 tornado touchdowns, EF – 0 to EF-3 in Southern Wisconsin.
Growing up in Wisconsin, I rarely remember going to the basement during storms. Many people in my neck of the woods, including my father, who was a fireman/chief, had other ideas. He would go outside or to the fire station and watch the sky, many times with me by his side. My husband has always done the same. I love comedian Charlie Berens. He was brought up and still lives in Wisconsin. Sans the beer, the video below is spot on for us, only not for dads, but moms too, and sometimes the kids. The trip to Oz adds to the fun.
Weekly Rewind April 13 – 18, 2026
Monday – My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #16 – 2026
Thursday – The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by J. D. Brinkworth #Review @BerkleyMystery @jdbrinkworth
Last Sunday, we visited all the kids and grandkids to deliver their Easter Bunny gifts. We also stopped to visit my sister. She is in an assisted living memory care facility and had been having a sad few days. It is so hard to lose all your independence. Our visit brightened her day. Korbyn was the highlight for her. He is growing so fast, and to her, he was very heavy.
On Wednesday, my computer had a major malfunction/gremlin. First, none of my documents would open. Then, I clicked on the Edge logo to open the internet, and all Mr. Dollycas’s work tabs opened up, none of mine. He has never used this computer for anything except to help me when I do something dumb. I shut down the computer, hoping a restart would fix whatever was happening. Nope. Frustrated, I went to read a book. I came back about 45 minutes later. My husband had started a system restore, so I went back to my book. At least two hours later, I tried to get back to work, but I couldn’t log in to my blog’s dashboard, Amazon, GoodReads, or anything to do with Google. Because I could on my phone and on my laptop, we decided the computer was the problem.
Yesterday, we attended the birthday party for a sweet little lady. Miss Rylynn turns 1 on the 15th. She wasn’t too sure about her smash cake, just putting one finger on it for the frosting, but she loved it when we all sang Happy Birthday. This past year has passed so quickly. She has such a cute little personality and smile (when everyone isn’t trying to take her picture) 🙂 We are so blessed to have her, her sister, Natalie, and their parents in our lives.
March is always a hard month for me; I am happy to have it in the rear-view mirror. We have learned over the years that staying busy helps us power through the hard days of Kris’s birth and his death. Spending time with our grandchildren also helps, and they keep us pretty busy.
Last Friday night, we attended Kaden’s 2nd track meet of the year. His shot put distance improved, but he wasn’t happy because he threw much farther in practice.
Yesterday, Mr. Korbyn turned 6 months old. He is rolling everywhere, will be crawling soon, loves his bouncy chair, is in his 
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