~Now We Flood?~

First we get snow, butt deep to a giraffe, now, we are under a

FLOOD warning.. And whats bad about that is, I live 2 blocks from

one of the rivers here.. The corner outside across the street, house

side, the drain there is all backed up..that's why the huge splashes

by the cars as they go by.. I wish that stinkin screen wasn't in that

window,, I will figure a way to get it out.. Its not the NEW window

screen, that one is up...I asked Kenny, "would you put the window

screen up". he looked at me and raised the one on the new one,,

not the one that was already there! THATS the culprit... It rained

so hard last nite, just poured.. thunder, lightening..and we were

under TORNADO warnings.. In January...now... something is really

upsetting the weather cart I think... Elkhart, where my sister lives,

I saw on the news last nite got hit really hard.. All this rain..then the

2 foot of snow we had..all these rivers, and drains are over flowing.
You can barely see the cars for the water splashing..
I told the story of how bad Houston was for flooding when the rains

would come..going and getting a boat and almost having to ride

home in it ! So many cars think they can go thru a flooded road..

I wont even try.. My ex, Willie and I, lived in Pasadena, TX ..off

Red Bluff Road, nice housing area ..By the time we got to our

street we had water up to the headlights in our pick up.. the water

inside the cab of the truck was up to my ankles.. Willie slowly and

steadily kept going.. It had hit us so fast, if we had stopped we

probly wouldn't have been able to go on..

The carburetor sat on top of the motor, so as long as Willie kept

sort of steady "plowing" through that water, it kept it away from

that.. we turned the corner to our house, and it was high and dry.

By the time we got to it..we gradually got to less deeper water..

I would have panicked had something like that caught me if I

was alone.. Willie said.."just hold on..we're gonna ride this out,

slow and easy, pick your feet up".. I know I had to look totally

scared.. my fingers were embedded in the dashboard.. and I

had my feet up as high as I could get them.. He did good, I

was glad my house was dry... lots got damage all around us..

That is the mirror above my couch..don't look that the doiley on it-

its crooked.. I noticed when I looked at this photo to fix it to be able

to put here..look at my door.. Now..is THAT pathetic? I cant believe

I have left that there like that looking so ICKKY!.. and takes this

looking at this photo..that's to show that mirror, and I notice that

door..Well.. it will be fixed.. The mirror..that's a major biggie..Its so

BLAH, its just hanging there..looks so dull.. I have that swag that

was over on the wall above the chair and I have been trying to

think of a way to get it on it.. I don't think at the top...but at the very

bottom of it.. I had thought about suction cups..and suspend it from

the mirror itself..its not that heavy..just gold tin and some silk flowers.

I know it would look nice there I had Penny hold it up underneath..

That mirror makes me nervous to mess with.. Donnie put it up, and

Its stayed up there..but to even watch Penny wash it off makes me

nervous.. When that mirror was hanging in my moms dining room it

was hung differently..with sort of U shaped things that the mirror slid

into..just seemed more secure to me.. If that thing dropped..well..Ive

had it since 1990 and I know..well its hanging on the wall in the photo

below it was my Junior prom, 1962...the dress was a pale blue chiffon.

If that photo would have been in color would have been so pretty with

the yellow daffodils.. But that is the same mirror..I was GORGEOUS
then too :-)
The rain finally stopped and the water in the road has gone down,

I doubt we need to worry..but then as unpredictable as the weather

is in the winter, theres no telling what will happen... I know what is

going to happen next for me though..and that's to roll this chair

over into my bedroom and watch some TV.. I did sleep late today

and I have to say I was really surprised to see that I slept till 8.. I

am tired..but mostly I think its the fact I need to just get out of this

chair.. and that's where this GORGEOUS WEEBLE is headed,

"Nitey Nite"..:-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and THANKS!!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....