April 22, 1930: It’s been about a month since the dust storm, all the banks are on a "bank holiday". All our neighbors say it’s called a “dust bowl”. We don’t know how long it’s gonna last, but I really hope not too long, because Mamma came down with a bad cold and Sammy won’t stop coughing. Mark went out about a week ago to find medicine, but he never came back. I’m getting real worried.