August 21, 2007
Three Days of Rain Makes Me Insane
It has been raining for the past three days. Yesterday morning Doug checked the rain gauge and mentioned that we got close to 4 1/2 inches of rain. And I think I heard that Governor Doyle declared a state of emergency for parts of Wisconsin that were flooded.
We did need that rain, though. Crops were drying out and farmers without fancy irrigation systems were calculating their losses because the corn wasn’t “knee-high-by-July”.
I dislike the rain on the days I have to work because I can’t wear my comfy sandals and I have to carry an umbrella so I don’t look like a drowned rat when I get into the office.
Doug loves the rain until he realizes the grass is as tall as his ankles and it’s time to mow the lawn once again.
Dawson really doesn’t mind the rain (although he hates thunderstorms), but it sure puts a damper (pun intended) on any outdoor playtime we had planned. No swing set, no sandbox, no kickball. It makes him stir crazy.
This morning, looking out the window and seeing the gloomy, rainy day just makes me want to go home, curl up with a blanket and a book and tune out the television, telephone and any other noisy electronics.
Gloomy days are yucky.
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August 21st, 2007 at 12:14 pm, motherofbun Says:
I’ve seen that on the news. Eeek. Hope the rain stops soon. Can you send some more our way? My plants are dying over here!
August 21st, 2007 at 12:30 pm, yoshi Says:
Sometimes I like the rain. I mean living where I do, I’d almost have to. Western Washington is known for the rain and green.
But sometimes the rain does make me feel gloomy. But then there are other days when I feel like it’s just right. It almost reminds me of a time when things were simpler, and a lot easier.
I don’t know why the rain makes me feel that way, but it does. It’s melancholic, with a slight mix of nostalgia. Pretty weird stuff.
It’s raining here today as well. But they promise it’ll go away for the rest of the week.
August 21st, 2007 at 8:01 pm, Katie Says:
It’s the fourth day of constant raining over here, and I’m thankful I work nights - that way I can enjoy the rain during the day before leaving for work. Rain is predicted for tomorrow, so looks like it’s here to stay for a little longer. Not that I mind - I love the rain. But if it keeps up for longer than a week, I might go a little crazy…
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:56 pm, Leslie Says:
It’s been raining here for days, too. I don’t mind a lazy day of rain, but this is getting out of hand. Today, we finally just went out and played in it. It was either that or let Julia and I fight to the death. I chose life and took the kiddo outside.
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:25 pm, dana Says:
You rock!!! I tried to let Dawson play in the rain and he freaked out because it was wet.
August 25th, 2007 at 10:53 pm, amaras_mom Says:
Hope you made it out ok after all the rain. We were fortunate — we were in Florida for the week so we missed the torrential downpours and our house is still standing. How blessed we are!