Flooded

I woke up in the dark morning hours to water running. I had to wrap my tired mind around what water was running so fast. I realized then after a flash of lightening that we were getting alot of rain. I mean alot! The weather channel said maybe a 1/4 inch over night- um... they weren't so right.

We got at least three inches and our yard is flooded everywhere. The kids could barely get to the bus this morning! Our basement has water andthe sump pump is running about every minute! We see this kind of rain in April, but not later in the summer. Thank goodness I used the raised rows for my garden- I can at least see the tops of the rows so hopefully the seeds are alright. The paths around them have moats though:0)

Oh and we're supposed to talk to the Health Department this week- um...yeah. I can't see us passing a perk test this week. But then again, we're supposed to have some wind today so maybe, just maybe it will dry up out there faster than I can assume.

Poor Phoebe won't even go potty. She just stands under the stoop confused and wet!

Tayton says this morning as he looks out- Oooh- big puddles!!! We went to a cookout Saturday at the Lind's for all the Word of Life workers and it rained then too. So Tayton and this other little guy were playing the puddles, fishing, and splashing around. I can see the ponds we have now, will be a great attraction for him when and if we go to town today.

Last night we had the greatest fish fry! My dad has been fishing the Ford River alot when he is home and he's been the big bass slayer. He brings us the fish after he's caught them which we devour. Anyway, Wednesday- he picked up Katia to go fishing at the Ford in the canoe. She caught the biggest bass! It was 18 inches and I'm sure not an easy thing to reel in while keeping balance in a tippy Hoefgan canoe! My dad caught one too that night although on the stringer that Katia is holding- her fish pretty much covers up his fish:-)