As It Was In Winter, So Shall It Be In Spring & Summer...

It appears our year of crazy, bizarre weather is not done with us just yet. Last night it rained and hailed like crazy although nothing like the one we had last spring. Today, it is dark as night outside and so far we've had torrential rains and more hail, with a tornado warning as an added cherry on top. The electricity has gone off numerous times but has thankfully come right back on (I say this as I'm crossing my fingers and knocking on wood.) If you click on this picture you can see the hail from today.

We haven't had a tornado warning in at least 10 years, so when we do have one, you'd better take it seriously. I called Mr. Snoots to tell him about the tornado warning and he said he knew something big was coming because this morning he saw the Weather Channel Storm Chasers spread out all over the Hilton parking lot and they almost never come here since no one wants to hear about dirt storms (which is what we mostly have).

I've only gotten to play golf twice this Spring because of the weather, which makes me really cranky. Now, our back yard is completely flooded, which I've never seen in 25 years of living here. This means the town is flooded because we live in one of the higher spots in town, so there will be no leaving the house again today. Argh! I'm starting to feel like a prisoner between the workmen and the weather....



 

Can I Just Say Whew?

After driving the receptionist at the doctor's office crazy all morning, they were finally able to give me the information I was calling to bug them about. I'm. Clean. As in Good. To. Go. WheW!

There is nothing like a reprieve from death to perk someone up a bit. Now that I'm done with that, I still need to go have a mammagram and a Pap smear, then I'll really be good to go. For at least a few years.

We had the most wonderful downpour of rain last night. It started around 10:00 PM, so I raced around the house grabbing plants to take them outside for a thorough watering. Of course, if I had a greenhouse I wouldn't have to bring them all inside for the winter, but I don't. Needless to say, they tend to get neglected when in the house during cold months. As a matter of fact, some of the plants might not make it, but the rain certainly helped the ones it could.

I am so ready for Spring. I haven't even gone skiing yet this year, but it doesn't look like I'm going to get to go. There isn't enough snow in Ruidoso, New Mexico this year. Since I go alone, I don't want to drive as far as Taos. I didn't mind the drive back when the kids went with me, but I find that I just don't like to go that far when I'm alone. Ski Apache has been able to make snow, but only about 55% of the mountain is even open, which means it's mostly beginner trails open. To me, that just isn't worth the money or effort. So, like I said, I'm ready for Spring.