Rain

Some people might get sick of this much rain. Some people might be bothered by the soft, squishy thumps invading late evening silence or the coursing rush of a creek awakened to froth.

I still can't get enough of it.

We havn't had cause to use an umbrella for at least a couple of years and now we use it at least a couple times a week. Driving in the rain is definitely right out unless you take some of the more tame roads. Some need inside me is drinking in deliciousness at all of the wooded green this state has to offer.

There's a ladies lunch every Monday and our kids are all old enough that instead of gory birthing stories we hear all of the horror stories from school. Apparently the schools here are pretty terrible as far as drugs, gangs, and bullying once you hit middle school. I'm going to take it one day at a time and keep communication with the school very open.

We're all enjoying the chance to stretch a bit in a larger home. It actually seems a little easier to maintain, not only because it takes a relatively larger amount of clutter to make it look messy, but the kids older kids are also being asked to shoulder a greater share of the family work. The youngers have their jobs, as well, but it's nice to have the olders that much closer to pulling their weight.