Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Adjusting to the Wet Country

(Sorry about this tiny print-I don't seem to be able to change it.) A nice Wednesday at home-we don't keep the grands until 4:30 today. I'm so proud of my daughter for working so hard to finish her degree. She is a busy lady with school and 3 little ones. I'm glad we are close enough to help her out a few times a week.  I've been fighting a cold-allergy thing for the last few days, so I've laid low this morning and had lots of hot tea-did get the kitchen cleaned up and baked a carrot cake-the old sweet tooth is still in great form!

The cold, wet weather they've been threatening us with blew in early this morning. Yesterday's high was 78 F, today it is 39 F. Winter's getting one last shot in, I guess. The rain lasted all morning and just now let up. It's been wonderful to have so much rain. We moved from a very drought-stricken area, and it is so lush here in comparison. The bluebonnets and paintbrushes are blooming now-not any on our land as I had hoped, but plenty lining the roadsides.  I'm considering planting some next year.

My daughter just sent this photo of the baby-7 months old and pulling up. Nothing is safe now! Can't wait to grab him this afternoon and get some kisses and cuddles in!

Look out world!!
 

6 comments:

  1. ooh carrot cake! I have never made one. I did make bread pudding today, very rash, as my husband is away and not here to share it :-O

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    1. Yum-we love bread pudding, but I haven't made one in a long time. I'm going to have to make one soon!

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  2. As for the weather, count your blessings. We here in the South Plains woke up Wednesday morning to snow! It was melted by 10 o'clock, but still rather a shock.

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  3. We are forecast some rain in the next few days- we have had quite a dry spell ( it's normally very wet here). I only made bread yesterday, but carrot and walnut muffins are on the agenda for this week.

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  4. I love the sound of those flowers. Yes, we thought we'd also have rain overnight but none so far but as Scarlet said, some is forecast. We too are also very dry.

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  5. That's a huge change in temperature. Here the temps are pretty even - and cold! Love the photo of your grandson, they are so cute at that age.

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