Those little buggers!

The rain has poured on a saturated ground here and it just keeps coming. Just when you think it has stopped, oh no, no, no, no, no, here it comes again. I've decided that moving to Seattle may give me a little break from the rain here! The rain, as I have been in and out of it is a blessing, but a curse to those of us with natural curly hair. Why style? Mother nature styles it for me. Now that my busy two weeks has subsided a bit I find myself barricaded inside the boundaries of my house and property engulfing it. To some, this may seem like a break from a hectic schedule, but to me it is a reminder that it has been two weeks since I really concentrated on my home and its contents.

My kids are starting to dig into the box of clothes to be donated to wear those jeans that now look like capris because the laundry is overtaking the upstairs hallway. Did they forget that they know how to do the laundry? I am getting sick and tired of giving my washing machine the fabric softener enema when the rinse cycle comes on since it does not operate in the automatic capacity it is supposed to and dispense it naturally. Sad, when you have to set the timer on your stove to remember to get the softener in the machine. I love this new technology in my front loader! Ha!

I swept this morning. I have no carpet in my house, I don't believe in it. My kids are healthier, I believe, because we don't have the wall-to-wall allergy inducer in the house. Plus, if you have ever removed carpet to replace it and see what is left behind even after you vacuum, ick! Or how about what the contractors neglected to clean up before laying the carpet. Love my hardwoods! This makes it so much easier for me to observe and trap those pesky little buggers I like to refer to as "dust bunny warriors". I use to just see them and scoop 'em up and off they went, but because it has been a while since I saw my broom as a house chore tool and not transportation, the little ones have grown, multiplied, taken over, formed their own POA and decided to revolt! Colonel Nobody, the head of the dust bunny army is reaking havoc on my house. Throwing clean clothes on the floor, leaving dirty dishes where they shouldn't be, refusing to mow the lawn, not flushing toilets, leaving the shower curtain half in and half out. I know this because when I ask my troops they always respond that "Nobody did it". Now I know! I'm no match for their wits and strength....what....shall...I....do?
I.....
.........can't...................
......go...........
.............on.

"Bunnies have taken me hostage(stop) Colonel Nobody has sent out the order for termination of human control of the house(stop) Must find vacuum cleaner(stop) Need mop 'n' glo(stop) Army is too big to contain (stop) Please send reinforcements(stop)!

I have added a "how to" craft video for those of you who want a green way to recycle those bunnies! And just in time for Easter, too!
Don't you judge me!

Oh Happy Day...hmmm...When Jesus Washed...hmmm

Raining.
It's raining on the inside and outside of everything right now.
That damp, dark, dismal moisture that just devours everything. The odd thing is that is supposed to start snowing tomorrow evening. What is that about? Seriously? Seriously! Just when the dafodils and I thought that spring was right around the corner. OK, I can take it. I love snow! Wish we had it more often, but you can only take so many days of rain and ick before you just want that warm air of spring.

So its icky. Mac hasn't woken up enough yet to remove the breathing tube. His dependency on that will grow daily I imagine. He is slightly responsive which is better than non responsive I guess. Nothing seems to rouse him from his Alice in Wonderland experience. Hopefully soon he will decide enough is enough and will open his eyes and stretch like it was a long nap in the sun or the son. Maybe it's snowing in his dreams, he loves the snow. Maybe he's racing snowmobiles again. I hope it's not raining.

Marge is doused in the rain. Sick of the rain. Sitting alone in the silence of the rain. She's soaking wet with the rain. Lij calls her up each day to see how she is and how's gpa and who's there and whatcha doin' and I love ya and I miss ya. He says she's in the rain still. Man, I wish the sun would come out for her.

I am trying to enjoy the rain inside and out and looking forward to how it feeds the ground and makes things grow, but being wet all the time is just....not to complain....it's just wet, squishy, slimy, breeding ground for mildew....OK, that went somewhere weird.

Thank you God for the rainy times of my life. Thank you God for using the rain to grow wonderful, beautiful things all around, inside and out. Thank you God. Thank you.