March 31, 2007

  • And the Rains Came

    We've been in a drought in Oklahoma for a year and praying for rain.  Oh my!  Yesterday, did it ever rain!  The city set a record rainfall amount.  After two days, I believe we got close to 5 inches of rain and most of it fell yesterday.  I expected our new Olympic size swimming pool (formerly known as our long, skinny backyard) to still be creeping towards our back door this morning.  Except for a few remaining stubborn puddles, you can see our grass again!  I was afraid the rain would drive the ants inside - a problem we have had with this house.  I'm assuming, now, they all drown before having a chance to assemble themselves in neat little lines and march into our walls!  No way could Jesse mow for the past two days and things are still too wet for him to catch up today.

    Another surprise . . . We have had the heat off because of warming temperatures, but awoke this morning to a house temperature of 63° with a predicted high today of only 64°.  It was so damp & cold in here.  We had been wanting to use the remaining firewood this year so Jesse wouldn't have to carry it back to its outside spot.  Today, we lit a fire in the den and HAD to turn on the heat (66°) in the back of the house to knock off the drafty, chill.  They (there are those "they" people, again!!!) are predicting some chilly weather mid-week with lows in the 30's and highs only reaching 50-something.  We will be able to use up the rest of our stash of firewood and Jesse will be spared.

    I'm so glad I didn't become overly anxious in my zeal for planting gardens!