Rain and Pain

I suppose my excuses for not posting are all getting washed away. The strangely frequent and often heavy rain we have been blessed with for the last nearly three months has finally gotten to me. Things have been slowed due to the weather this whole time but now it is stopped. Here I sit before daylight listening to the rain pound the roof AGAIN. Last week about this time all the weather wizards said it would be dry all this week. I bet against them and won...just wish I would have declared whatever it was I was to wager. I have heard some say they have never seen rain like this and in a way I haven't either. This is supposed to be the last of four dry months. Our drought is normally now. Not that I want a drought but give me a break lol. Anyways I have seen much MORE rain here over a longer period but it wasn't during this time of year. Many say this is gonna be a rough winter too. I tend to agree except that I have been saying that the last couple winters and neither was too rough.

Whenever the weather folks, where ever they are, like to speculate on rain chances I get a chuckle. You have to take their percentages and add your own formula to get the true meaning of the prediction. Because of the odd rain pattern that started three months early I had to make adjustments but it normally goes like this for the winter months. A 20% chance of rain simply means it is going to rain at least 20% of the day. By itself that is a lot of rain when it happens every day. I am not talking about the north western type of drizzle. I am talking hog washers. Folks here tend to say "Ah it ain't rainin'" until they begin to experience symptoms of water boarding while putting groceries in the car. If the weather puppets call for a 50% (cop out)chance of rain then it means it is going to rain all the waking hours of the day, or at least all the time you can remember on that date. 100%....well....That just means it's BEEN raining for days and everyone has given up. I need a weather job. Forget the almanac obviously but anyone can look outside and the incessant flood and say it's a 100% chance.

I am actually not complaining. Let God handle it. In the meantime I'll wait for a few days of sunshine so I can get back to work. I got pockets to feed!

Been a While

I sure do hate that I have not had time to post lately. There are several things to post about too. The baby Louie is getting fat and more cute everyday. His mom is doing well too. She says there is still a little discomfort from her left kidney area but it is overall tolerable. Again, we really appreciate everyone's prayers and help in getting us through the rough summer.

Since Louie has been home for a week or so I have been VERY busy. People like to say they are busy. You know what I am talking about. Well, I normally have a truck driver who moves the timber during the day and sometimes I would help get that done. This whole time I have not had a driver. The breakdowns and issues with the pregnancy caused me to lose the driver I had. Now, the equipment is running strong, I am having to haul it all, and I have another machine that will really get things rolling soon. So, even though I have been leaving early and getting home late most every day I am NOT complaining. I've just been busy and that is my excuse for not posting.

I have to tell you about this new machine, the up coming gun show, and this new (to us) lawnmower that looks like a little train engine. Talk about some HAPPY kids! I'll post some pics with that too. Anyways, God Bless Y'all! and 'til then, NIGHTERS!