The flood gates have opened

Our fire and reign group met last night and it was such a great evening. We had a wonderful dinner, two very different lasagna's, a spring salad with strawberries, a light oil dressing with a lemon zip, and for dessert- lemon cake and turtle brownies. Oh and we had Dee Wunder's homemade buns too! The best part of the evening though was the ladies at one table and the guys at the other and really getting to know each other. I know that when we're all mixed together, I'm more apprehensive to speak out about anything for fear that a MAN will think I'm stupid. So this was perfect. I just finished day one of the book study, we go along each day answering questions and then next Sunday will have discussion. I left Marlene's last night with a light happy heart and yet a burden shared by one that saddened me, but also gave me purpose. That's exactly what God wants is for us to also carry others burdens. As easy as it is to try to turn away, I also felt this time that it was easy to carry it. God is faithful.
So today it snowed tapioca pudding! Yup, first it was rain, then it was tapioca pellets that stung your face. We were supposed to get several inches of snow, but the weather man was very wrong, yet again. Oh well, less to melt off for spring. Then I came home to a flooded basement and quite a mess to clean up down there so the rain could have waited. I was not very happy with my husband that put off the job to a)fix the leaking basement and b)to move everything to higher ground in case it did flood. But I don't nag, I'll mention things once or maybe twice and if he ignores the inevitable, what can you do? Well, squeeging the mess always seems to fall on my shoulders. I'm the one home during the day afterall. I used to have to haul five gallon buckets of water to the sump pump and dump them every hour. Not fun. At least now, I hooked up a hose to the sump pump so once the system is in place, it usually doesn't make that big of mess. Just part of living near a river and Lake Michigan with a basement I suppose. Most people out here don't have basements.
Tonight's supper is leftover stuffed chicken breasts and baked potatoes, I love not having to cook every night. I think tomorrow will be chinamen pie- yum!