One Soggy Blonde

Every person who is tired of the rain please raise your hand. Yes, that's most of us. I don't know what's with that person over in the corner calling for more but get the straight-jacket out now.

Bouffant Blonde lives in an area that got eight plus inches of rain Friday night and Saturday. And we were blessed it wasn't worse. People in neighboring towns are scraping muddy muck from their kitchens and bracing for more rain arriving tomorrow. And that isn't even mentioning the poor folks in Fargo. I've been in a flood. I don't want to go there again. Ever.

Originally we welcomed the rain. We were at a water deficit according to Rich Thomas and his storm team. It's getting into the planting and growing season. Water is a good thing. Well, any seeds already planted may no longer be in the field they were intended to be in. Our little garden patch -- which contains no seed until Good Friday per my father's rule -- is difficult to even walk through. One sets a booted-foot into the ground and then slowly picks up the other booted-foot that is mired in the mud. Movements that are too quick result in lost shoes and muddy blondes. It's hilarious for anyone watching but not so fun when it's you headed for the wash.

There are, of course, advantages to the rain. We gained a second pond in the front yard. Briefly. But it was certainly interesting to watch. My mother complained that all the fish in the original pond were heading next door to the neighbor's pond. Not by choice, I might add. I managed to hold my tongue and not remind her how many years it has been since she fished in said pond. Older people sometimes get testy.

Everyone pretty much stayed home (road closures will do that) and watched the flood waters on television. One reporter warned looky-lous not to go get a first-hand look-see at the waters rushing down main street. Sloshing said waters either by car or foot makes the water go farther into the nearby stores. That's really bad form, even in the nosy Deep South, where everyone minds everyone else's business. That's not always a bad thing when you need help in a hurry.

So now we brace for another round of storms. Dire predictions of rivers cresting are met with disbelief. Hello! We just had a rain deficit last week. How quickly things can change.