Another Day, Another Storm

We've had rain over the previous 3 days, with about three tenths of an inch Tuesday morning, and another 1.1 this morning. Thus, the grass continues to grow like crazy. I just mowed Monday, and now it needs it again. Oh well, at least it's good exercise.

On a side note, I was out of town last weekend attending a professional conference. The first night there, while eating dinner with everyone else, I played a little Keno. I don't play very often, and it was something different. Well, I played 5 games, picked 10 numbers, and won $142, with $2 in game 3, and $140 in game 4. Wow, that was amazing. I picked 7 out of 10 I believe, and it was a complete surprise, as I could only find 6. But, who's to argue with the computer. Woohoo!

We're having a big family party at our house this coming weekend. Finally, by then, it should be dry, cool, and pleasant. It sounds like a big turnout (I have 7 brothers and sisters), so it should be a fun evening.

One Last Waterpark Visit

My daughter starts school in two days, and thus, we decided to get one last waterpark visit in. It was supposed to very hot today with a high around 100, so we needed something to keep us cool. We decided to head to Mahoney State Park one more time as it's close, and always fun with the huge waves. Today was no different. For a Monday, there were a lot of people there, but I'm guessing everyone else had the same idea, i.e. one last blast before school starts, plus it was so hot. It was packed, and by 2 pm, it was wall to wall people in the wave pool. It's fun when there are so many people, but also a little dangerous too. In fact, by mid afternoon, my daughter gave up trying to use the innertube and just body surfed. I did have to laugh though, I witnessed a 50-something lady (with leathery skin) putting on a full course of makeup, including base, powder, eye shadow, lip stick, lip liner, and she even curled her eyelashes. Doh! What a piece of work. I rolled my eyes to the guy sitting next to me, and shrugged his shoulders. Then he asked her why she was putting on makeup. She made a comment that she wanted to look good, and that she was only here for the sun and not the water. Ugh. No wonder her skin looked like a crocodile shell. Oh well.

Would You Believe It

Well, another storm rolled through yesterday afternoon and produced another 1.24 inches of rain at my house. It also produced wind gusts from 50 to 70 mph. We didn't experience any damage, but a lot of trees were blown down across town and some power lines were downed. In fact, I was at the gym around 6 pm. The main line had already blown through, and it was just raining very hard. I had just stepped onto the elliptical trainer when the lights went out. I thought about sticking it out, but decided to head to the gym at another location instead. The grass sure looks great and I'm sure the farmers are very happy at this point. The crops sure look good, and estimates now are that they'll experience a record harvest, and grain prices are very high. For what it's worth, it looked like the deck is OK. The stain that I'm using requires a solid 24 hours to dry, but it only made it about 18. But, it was another very hot day today (before the rain arrived) and that probably helped.

Am I Crazy?

I've been meaning to re-stain my deck as it's been 3 1/2 years since it was last done. But, we do have a covered deck, so it seems to weather the weather a bit better than an uncovered deck. But, it's a big deck, 12 x 20, and 15 steps up, so I've been putting it off, not really wanting to tackle the big project. Plus, I've never stained a deck myself, so was a little nervous about the whole process. So, I waited until the hottest and most humid week of the year to do it. Ha. Actually, I stained the stairs a couple of days ago, and spent about 5 hours this afternoon and evening staining the spindles. It sure is tedious work as I'm using a brush. But, it does look really good. I still have another couple of spindle sections to complete, the floor boards, and the undercarriage. At least I won't have to do it for another 3 years. It's supposed to rain tomorrow night, so I wanted to get as much done as possible.

Another Storm

Well, yet another storm rolled through late last night, shortly after midnight, producing another 1.34 inches of rain. Wow, just amazing. I'm glad I did begin the staining process on my deck yesterday or I would have been mad as the rain was not in the forecast. Instead, we headed to the Pawnee Plunge waterpark in Columbus, Nebraska. It was a fun park, probably even better than Mahoney State Park, and definitely better than the water park in Fremont. We spent about four hours there, and had a great time, although my feet were very sore near the end from walking on all the concrete. Got some great sun, not a burn, but definitely more color.

More Rain

Well, the rains have really been plentiful over the last 2 to 3 weeks. The pattern has shifted such that we're getting periodic, beneficial rains. Today, we've received another 1.35 inches, and we could get some more tonight. The yard needed to be mowed, as garbage collection is tomorrow. It was still wet, but I plowed through it anyhow. Well, the grass wasn't so wet, but the ground sure was. Soggy in fact. But, it's done, and looks great. The humidity over the last week has really been oppressive as well. Dewpoints have been in the mid to upper 70s. That's very moist. In fact, so moist, that when you walk outside, you immediately break into a sweat.

A Deluge

After another day of rains, I measured 1.83 inches. Most of that fell yesterday, just under one and one half inches, and a bit more fell overnight. I'm sure the grass will be growing like a hayfield in the coming days. But, we really needed it, it's been a week without any rain at all.