Having to put in a new sump pump over the weekend was a highlight of our Easter vacation.

And let's just say that our basement floor is now quite a bit shinier than it was before its unexpected bath. But we were at least able to find a brand new pump with many of the stores being closed for Easter. And we got to hear some live bluegrass music in Aberdeen Saturday night that we otherwise might not have.

A temperature sign on one particular bank in Aberdeen that early evening said 91 degrees, though in our local area it probably didn't reach quite that warm, more like the lower 80's maybe. And there were still a few snow piles laying around here and there. The one musician remarked that only in South Dakota would you find 91 degrees and snowbanks on the same day. And he was probably correct. Or not quite, as I could imagine this would indeed be possible in North Dakota, as well!