Our weird weather continues. Seems like it's either too hot, too cold, too rainy or too dry and we keep getting into the top 10 for something. In that vein, this June we are having the 5th wettest June ever and we still have a few days to go. At my house we've had 6 … Continue reading It’s Been A Rainy Month
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Ominous Weather
This is one of those days that you know the National Weather Service is all hands on deck. We were supposed to drive from Chicago to Terre Haute, IN today to watch my son and his teammates run in the Nike Cross National Midwest Regional Race. But, instead, I spent hours pouring over the all the … Continue reading Ominous Weather
My New Rain Boots
Ugh, water! Ever since NJ, where we moved into our first house in a new development and had an entire block's worth of water come rushing across our backyard and down the side to the street, we seem to have been plagued by water running across the yard where it's not supposed to be. Countless … Continue reading My New Rain Boots
Even More Rain
In the last 24 hours, over 5 inches of rain has fallen on already saturated soil, with a little more to come tonight. Most of the day was spent watching the backyard flood and turn into quite a river as all the water from up the block flowed past, and some through, our backyard. All … Continue reading Even More Rain