First Real Rain

We have not had any measurable rain here since we arrived in October - before yesterday. Since yesterday afternoon through this morning, we have received over .3 inches and it is still coming down. We need the rain and it is fine, as long as it doesn't turn into the type that CA is getting where flooding and mudslides are the result. The forecast is for more this morning and gradual clearing late today.

We had a call last night from Cheryl informing us that George's surgery went well. It lasted 2.5 hours and he was resting comfortably last night. He is expected to be up and about today and possibly being released tomorrow. We were happy to hear that news and that perhaps his pain will be gone and he can begin to live a near normal life again.

I get to try the interview process again at Sam's Club this morning. My appointment is for 9:30 and maybe we will get it done this time.

There are five potential bowls for Austin and his WMU team this year. They are definitely eligible and they should find out at their banquet this Sunday. The five locations are: Boise ID, Montgomery AL, Boca Raton FL, Nassau Bahamas or Mobile AL. The odds on favorite is Boca Raton since 17 of the players were recruited from FL. Wherever they go, we will be watching with pride. There is no possibility of our attending since the games, with the exception of the last location, will be held just before Christmas and Josie will not be able to take any time off during that week. All of those games will be televised on ESPN.

We are down to 21 days before Christmas, so it's getting to the time when we all need to get our shopping done...

Early Rain

Unlike every other day we had rain, yesterday it arrived early. It was even a morning when we had to have the fireplace on, if you can believe that for mid July. It has been said that you can see snow any day of the year in this part of the country. While checking out the weather data from the same period last year, we didn't have as much rain or temperatures this low. Of course, it can, and probably will turn around and get very warm again.

While tracking the number of guests at the lodge, we are slightly behind from last year in the month of July, but our June was excellent, and we expect to catch up in the July numbers. We still come very close to selling out all rooms each night, and you can't do better than that.

We want to take another bike ride this morning while the sun is shining, so we're deciding which trail to take this time. There is the continuation of the trail we took last week in town that goes by Smith's grocery and travels past the town of Wilson, so that is the best candidate right now. That trail will take us through some nice countryside, but we aren't sure if we can do it in the time we have before we need to get ready for work. At any rate, we will be going out to ride again, so we'll have some breakfast and be on our way...