Summer rain?

It has been hot here. Record temperatures, virtually no spring this year except for the pollen and blistering sun. We have wildfires here, quite a lot. I can't remember the exact statistic, but we are in the top 7 or something with states with wildfires. We experience very humid, very dry temps here and we go through a lot of periods with no rain, or very little (the sidewalks stay dry as it rains). We have had a few times that rain has been heavy, which is always a blessing from God!

We have had a tornado in April, which caused damage and a ton of heavy and fast rain. We had a windstorm Saturday, with really no rain (ok, maybe a few drops). And, we had a huge storm last night. When I say huge, I mean that we had quarter size hail, showers, sideways blowing rain, drifts of water and a second bout of hail that was dime sized. Our road (we live on a cul-de-sac) was completely under water, my back yard was drenched and my house once again flooded. Not a huge flood, but standing water in the dining room and the master closet and bathroom.

I cleaned that up, at 10:45 when it happened, then I called the housing office and left a message. They showed up as soon as they opened today, the carpet cleaner came shortly after and then the contractor right after that! Hopefully they will fix the issue tomorrow and no more heavy rain will come unless it trully does get fixed!

God Bless (and thank you God for the rain)!

June is almost over?

Where has the time gone? You think that with one less person in the house, we would be less busy and I would have more time to update this, but that is far from the case. I usually go to bed at 10:00pm, and still get the blog done, dishes and chores finished, relaxing time and more... But, lately I haven't been hitting the hay until 11:00 or so, and not accomplishing everything I want! Having Bruce home for the summer, when he has been at school since August has been an adjustment! And having Matthew gone for the last 5 weeks has also been an adjustment! We have only had a few days here and there where we haven't been busy, but that is changing! Today, we ran to check on my friends house while she is out of town, and grab an APO box from there, and that is all! We got to stay home, even though I planned not to. That is what I need to do more often! I am a planner, an organizer and a well thought out person most of the time, but I am learning to be more flexible! That is something good to be able to be when you are a military wife. In this life, we never have set in plans until they are already in motion, but even then they can still change!

My goal is to update this blog with pictures and/or text at least every other day. And, I want to start a food blog! I will see how that goes!

God Bless!