Finally Drying Out

I know everything is relative, but boy have we had a lot of precipitation this past week. It started with a snowy April weekend, which I thankfully missed by being up north in Door County. Came home to spring plants that were no worse for the wear. Then it kept raining, bringing the weeks total … Continue reading Finally Drying Out

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