Precipitation!

Today was such a beautiful day.
The leaves are all decked out in the new fall colors
and the breeze was soft and warm.
It was just absolutely lovely.
The smell of rain hung lightly in the air---and you know me.
Love the rain.
Don't make me break out the Eddie Rabbit music,
but I do so love the rain.
They say it's coming.
I'm trying to remember what it's like.
Seems like a long time since we've had even one rainy day,
never mind several strung together.
So I am ready. I am ready for
a whole week of rain.

Lovely K went to College Town with my mother
this afternoon. My mom had some shopping to do.
I gave her my little list for Publix. I wish Publix was not
so far away from me.
That store had me at hello.
I often make the trek to go there even though I probably
cancel out some of the deals I get by spending extra
gas money to go there.
But Publix and I were meant to be together.
No body understands us.
It's not a puppy love.

While they were out shopping,
I actually got to take a little nap when Baby J was napping.
I needed it. Remember that hoof to the forehead headache
I had before? It was still here.
So my sympathetic husband loaded up the two big boys
to go buy grass seed or something and I took a little snooze
while they were gone. Later I took Baby J out side
and we played a little basketball
with his brothers at Big E's new goal.
Lloyd Dobbler came out to join us and I went in
when the random shooting turned to
actual basketball lessons.
(I want to get him that old Pete Marovich movie
---does anyone remember that?
I remember my little brother watching that when he was
in love with basketball. What was the name of that movie?)
Big E will be playing Upwards Basketball this year.
This will be our first experience with that.
Ever since he got that goal and basketball for his b-day,
he's always out "shooting hoops."

My mother and Lovely K came screeching in
just in time for us to throw all the groceries in the cabinets
and dash off to church. Lloyd Dobbler did something tonight
he's never done before: he kept the nursery at our church.
It was just Baby J. But I had kept the nursery this morning
(with Lovely K to help me) and he didn't want
either of us to have to do it again.
So he stayed in there.


The house is quiet now.
All the children are in bed.
I see the light on in Lovely K's room still;
she is burning up the pages in that new book.
I am waiting for the sound of rain; it's not here yet.
I think I will get into my jammies
and go work on my Bible study.

Tomorrow begins another week.
Are we ready?
'Cause "ready or not, here it comes!"

Oh--there's the rain!
Hooray! It's here!
I'm going out on the porch to smell it!
I hope it's raining on you too, Dear Reader.