rain

Imagine going to visit a deceased loved one at their final resting place in the cemetery, or going to place some flowers at their gravesite only to discover a muddy, sunken mess. After the torrential rain we have had the last few weeks, that is exactly what some local residents discovered this week at the Ector County Cemetery.

Now that spring is here, it has definitely brought us some April showers. This week for sure, we are expecting rain until this time next week actually. We have at the very least a 20% chance of showers everyday this week and I am here for it! How does the saying go? 'April showers bring May flowers...' Then I better get to planting.

Also, can we have Midkiff road back?

The rain we have had the past two days has been awesome and much needed so thank God for that, however....can we talk potholes in the 4-3-2? I mean I know they are already an issue but the flooding in some areas, the standing water has just made it WORSE! My man and I were driving down 42nd yesterday and when we hit Golder OMG we hit Golder, literally.....a POTHOLE!

The big thing we have been dealing with lately in the 4-3-2 is the weather. It could be a beautiful 80 degree sunny day one minute and the dark clouds roll in and its thundering, lightening and pouring down rain and HAIL the next! Much like we are expecting this afternoon as a matter of fact.

As a fairly new dog owner, I'm learning things that I never knew before. No one gave me the 'new dog owner' handbook and I'm saddened by this. SMH. During our recent bout with bad weather, aka spring, I've learned that pup's can indeed be afraid of the rain, lightning and THUNDER.

So we've had a little bit of crazy weather the last couple of days to say the least. It's insane how living in a small town half an hour away makes such a BIG difference! We were awakened on Monday night by the storm, heavy rain, hail pelting the roof and wind blowing like crazy! When I came in to work Tuesday morning, nothing had really happened in Odessa/Midland, YET.....

From the sounds of it, this rain is going nowhere anytime soon! The forecast calls for rain through Friday, which would be ok if I were indoors for the rest of the week, in a comfortable pair of sweatpants, covered up with a blankie, snacks and chillin' in front of the tv....but since that's NOT going to happen, I decided to come up with a list of things to do anyway....

Anyone else have an umbrella that is serving absolutely no purpose today? Let me explain, I went up to the front desk of the B93 studios and several coworkers were discussing the fact that they have umbrellas but they are IN their cars. Myself included! lol Alot of good that is doing.

With all of this much needed rain we've been getting this week, things like this go with the territory sometimes. Our electricity went out lastnight, so my kids and I were forced to entertain ourselves for a few hours. Can I say you don't realize how many candles you truly have until you need them all at once? lol We found candles for every room of the house, which is a good thing!