I'm very happy!

You might be wondering why I'm so happy on this obscure Tuesday. I woke up today and it was bright and sunny outside. For most people that might not mean that much, but to me it meant everything. It was the second morning in a row that I woke up without rain! Hallelujah!!! When I sat down to write this blog it seemed like it had been even more days than just yesterday without rain. I'm sitting in detention right now with two other teacher and asked them, "has it been 5 days without rain?" They kind of laughed at me and said "no." So I asked them, "but it didn't rain yesterday?" "Correct." I didn't think that it rained Sunday, but apparently it did. Although, I didn't think that it rained on Saturday, I was quickly reminded that it poured bucks for a couple of hours...You might wonder how I could forget it raining bucks for hours, but if you lived here I think that you would understand. That kind of rain is not out of the ordinary. Anyways, we have had some sun this last week which was SO needed. Our poor dirt road is just washing away. Most everyday here recently we have had to go pull someone out of the mud. Mr. Ed has worked very hard to keep the road in some kind of shape. Rain, or no rain I have been thankful for even the small amount of sun that we have had, it has helped dry out the road a little. Also the creeks have gone down a lot and don't pose near the threat that they did there for awhile. There have been many days in the last month or two when we have questioned weather or not it was a good idea to travel down the VERY muddy mountain. As I walk out to feed my dog or go really anywhere I can hear the ground squishing beneath me. I never go through the grass without changing first, because I will have mud splattered on me when I come out. On Sunday I went out to watch the boys play soccer, my friend Tammy joined me. We hadn't been there long when she let out and exasperated sigh and pointed at her dirty pants. She said she could not believe that they were dirty already. Apparently she had washed them right before coming to the soccer field. I looked at her mud splattered pants and felt her pain. It's hard to keep your house and clothes clean when everything around you is wet and muddy. I'm thankful though for my nice DRY house with a good tin roof on it, for my sturdy walls that can withstand the rain. So many people on the mountain have houses made with mud bricks or wood with holes in it. Often times the roofs have holes in the tin and so many live on dirt floors. I'm blessed with where I live. Well, here comes the rain again. The dark clouds quickly fill the once beautiful blue skies and the the rain beats against the roof like it's angry at something, it's pounding makes it hard to hear the people in the same room as you. Hopefully it will pass as quickly as it came. Either way I'm so thankful that the sun was shining bright and hot most of the day today. It brought a smile to my face!