Flooding @ MindSay

Here it is finally! Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRK_FY5mh7w

Well, we didn't go to the beach. I didn't do much of anything today. I feel like crap. I'm on some new meds. I haven't taken anything in over 3 years so it's really hitting me hard.  Anyway...

Dolly was classified a class 2 hurricane before it came ashore. Dolly hit South Padre Island today. I watched a little bit of it on the Weather Channel. It didn't look like the damage was too bad. Looks like there could be some flooding though.

I pulled this from a news story:
"The governor has issued a state disaster proclamation for Aransas, Bexar, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Victoria and Willacy counties."

Well, my county may be a disaster area, but not because we got an inch of rain and 25 mph winds!

I know it's been a while, but I've been stuck to the TV watching local news this week.  While at work on Monday, the Levee broke on the man made lake that serves as a major tourist spot taking out 300-400 ft of the road that I travel daily.  The lake emptied.  Due to the vast quantities of rain that our area has had, there is flooding all around and getting to and from work is a major issue for many.  Some have lost their homes.  We just had a wet basement.  and then there is Iowa, makes the flooding in WI look minor.  My prayers go out for all those effected by the floods, and their families. 

I live on high ground, however flooding and evacuations happened within a mile of my home, in either direction.

in other news, I've lost another 1 1/2 lbs this week for a total of 16.  I'm more that 25% of the way to my goal.  And only 4 more lbs until I go shopping

Went hiking today. I have a loop that I keep meaning to do, but I get about a third of the way done, and then look at my watch, and realize that I actually don't walk that fast. So, if I want time to change, get lunch, and pretend to think about getting another project done before work, I should only do half of it.

The day will come, though. Another one of those bright windy days. That's what you need for hiking, windy days. Anytime it's a beautiful day, I want to go rollerblading. But if I'm going to be getting hurled around, that's out. Actually, today it was out because one generally prefers shorts for that sort of thing, and if I went home to get shorts, I'd just bike around town instead. I have rollerbladed on the trails here in the past. It was exciting. I'm not doing it again.

So, a little too windy for biking, don't want to drive to either of the neighboring towns for rollerblading (the next town over also has an exciting trail for such things, but not a life-threatening kind of exciting. Erm, provided one knows what one is doing.), but hiking is a fine idea.

The river's still high from the rain last night. The first bridge is STILL blocked off from the flooding. Silly me, I went to take the trail that runs that way. I found a lake on part of it. Very pretty, but not at all what I care to go slogging through this afternoon. Beautiful trees, moving at enough of a clip that the mosquitoes don't care to catch up, and all the little streams are laughing to themselves. Several along the trail, actually - that became a rather fun challenge. How can I get through this without getting my socks soaked?

It feels as though I have the woods to myself. Can't be frustrated today. Talk out a few ideas, but mostly just happy to be out here. I need to find something (that pays decently) that allows me to work outside in the trees all the time. Just as my college job. Love it out there.

First thank you to atticsmouse , mamajo , and myclette for giving me encouraging words:D  You guys are the greatest!

 

I feel a little bit better today.  Even though I cleaned up the kids' heads, I am keeping home again today.  Their heads are sore from the dayum shampoo.  Plus once I get the last of the bedding and laundry washed in steaming hot water, I am going to treat their heads with veggie oil like Kym suggested.  I refuse to be like other parents, treat once and then send back to school.  I treated w/ the shampoo and today with veggie oil and next week with the shampoo again. 

 

I rearranged my doctor appointments, I didn't want to go anywhere yesterday or today.  I wanted to get my house back together.  The doctor got back to me on what I thought was scar tissue from a mole biopsy, he wants to open it completely up and see what is going on because it isn't exactly scar tissue nor is it a skin tag.  Once he sees what is going on in it he is going to completely remove the thing off and send it off for another biopsy.  That is next week.  I also changed my GI Surgan appointment to next week.

 

It rained all day yesterday to the point I had water coming out of the old orchard and streaming down the enbakment (how the hell do you spell that word?) on my drive and I have standing water in the one flat portion of my yard and in what use to be my garden.  I am counting my blessings though that we arne't in the areas of NE, SD, and IA that are experancing flooding.  It has been doing nothing but raining for about two weeks.  My lawn looks like a dayum jungle!  I bet if I look out there today sometime I will see minature monkey's swing from the grass and forest elephants and all those great animals!  Last night I heard my pup Dooley just going crazy barking, whinning, growling, and moaning so I went out in the storm and the sky was a funky blue green.  Well I wasn't about to screw with a possible tornado coming through so I unchained Dooley, rounded up the cats and brought them in.  Ran down to the small barn and made sure the feral cats had a blanket and then moved the vechiles back about 50 feet from the house drive.  We have an old tree that needs to come down and if a heavy enough storm comes through it will go down.  Randy and my Uncle have been just waiting for the rain to stop to bring over a loader to stablize the tree while Randy goes up the tree and start bringing down branches before they bring the tree completely down. 

 

Yesterday evening, we went down to my parents hosue so my mom could come through my hair thankfully I didn't have any nits, eggs, or bugs!  I would have been soooooooooo pist!  My hair may only be down to my shoulders but it is all one length and thick ass hell!  Then they kept us for BLT sandwhichs and Papo took each of the kids down to his shop and had a lil chit chat with them.  All he would tell me was that he asked them to continue helping me out.  I am wondering if he didn't pull the whole responsiblilty thing on them:D

 

After we came home from dinner, I put some veggie oil w/ tea tree oil on the kids heads and sent them to bed.  I sat down and just vegitated!  I read 3 smut books and listened to George Clinton and Patra until about midnight and then I finally went to bed.  I got up at 5:30 and started working on laundry again.  I checked the kids and told them to go back to sleep and then called the school about 7:30 to let them know they wouldn't be in again today.  I didn't have dial tone!  I was like dayum I wonder if there are lines down somewhere!  I went outside and realized that my lines were underground so I ran up the hill and asked my Auntie if she had phones.  They have above ground lines.  Yep.  So I used the cell phone.  Still drizzling outside and here I am dodging a Great Dane Pup with a soccer ball in mouth wanting to play, moving around the drive trying to find decent signal and it booms and the sky lights up and starts down pouring..........again!  I finally got the call made to the school.  Turned around and called the phone company and Steve got out here with in 5 minutes and fixed a broken line to the house.  The whole time laughing at Dooley.  My dog has serious issues with people but mainly men!  He kept barking, moaning, and occasionally growling at Steve!  It never fails I get the dogs that have mental issues! 

 

I got my phones back, loaded dishes, have done more laundry, made bacon, eggs, and toast for breakfast, and took my meds.  Sebrina is a bit put out with me because this is the second day I have missed meeting her up at Native Curves for our workout but she also understands.  Today I am hoping to have my house completely back from all the washing and so happy that I dont' have to go anywhere today.  Okay to the store to get a pack of cigs.