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Mar. 18, 2008 - Drowning in Texas

I realize as I write this post that Texas is not the only state drowning. But I live here and it affects me here. HA!!!!

I love rain. Underdog jokes with me that I am probably the only person that could survive in Seattle. The sun is too bright for me so I love overcast days. LOL!!! As much as I love rain, today was a bit over the top. It's been a very long time since I have seen this much rain fall in one day!!!! My backyard is a marsh now.

I had to pick up my organic produce this afternoon around noon. I had to go to the back for my money order first. That was an adventure in and of itself. I almost slipped when I walked in the door. I almost said something but changed my mind. Most businesses put up the little yellow caution sign that say "Slippery When Wet." It's a lawsuit waiting to happen. Then it took the teller forever to figure out how to give me my last $10 in one dollar bills. My poor kids were stuck in the car by themselves with a thunderstorm overhead. Pee Pooh got scared but everyone seemed to be helping him feel better.

When I got to the host's house to pick up my produce it was pouring. There were only two people ahead of me. My host lives on a small acreage of land and their gravel drive way has no gravel anymore. It's a muddy mess right now. I feel really bad for them. Their drive way was a lake today. I had to wait nearly 10 minutes while one lady backed out of the drive way and then did a 3 point turn so she could drive out and not get stuck. It's a tight squeeze in there for a large passenger van. I decided to go ahead and back into the garage instead of trying to back out and turn later. That was brilliant on my part. I just had to wait for the 2nd lady in front of me to back past me and then I had to stay close to the fence to stay out of the mud (which I found out later already had someone stuck in it.) I was able to back right into the garage so her poor kids didn't get anymore wet than they already were. I really appreciate her family and their service in hosting this co-op for other families. It's been such a benefit to our family.

Getting home was also an adventure. I had hungry kids and cleaning products everywhere which made making lunch hard to do. We ordered pizza instead (which is a special treat for our family.) But with all the rain, Papa John's was backed up nearly 2 hours. I didn't see that when I ordered it. My kids were patient though. They ate their salad about 30 minutes before the pizza arrived and just watched "Cars" while they waited. Even Pee Pooh ate all his salad.

We have one more wave of rain coming out way in the next few hours. That is alot of rain. I think we need a break. My backyard needs a break. Two years ago we were in the middle of a drought. Now we have enough rain to cover three years of drought. We need a breather.

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