Singing In The Rain

Connor and I decided that once we finished math we are going to switch gears and immerse ourselves in our arts.

Seems a good way to spend this wintry day.

The Wind has been wickedly whipping its way round the house since about three in the morning.The sky to the North looks dark and ominous but our morning is starting out bright.. albeit blustery.

Clouds quickly scuttling by and gradually grey descends.  The rain starts. This incoming storm has been referred to as a "Storm of the Century." Really its just rain... copious amounts of long over due rain landing on crusty parched land. We will get a taste of the destructive forces of nature with this one... but still it is just rain. 

Weather happens. Be prepared.

After last weeks irritations...For they were really just that... (God bless my mom and Aunties hearts who, upon hearing  the news of our various trials, envisioned far greater calamity),, I look at the last weeks events as a bit of a fire drill.. Not something you really need to call home about until after you are through it. And then you call home and gauge your response. As far as how we did.. surviving a week of crazy inconvenience in the midst of the most time challenged week of my year... We rated fairly well prepared.  We have a generator. We have makeshift toilet and shower accommodations, candles etc. The one place I was short on was water. In this case an easy run to the store but it would not be so easy if there was a run on water. That's my first order of stocking up. That and gas. Take advantage of prices being low.

Anyway.. we managed well all told...   Its an old house (1960's) with most the inner working still the original. The troubles were expected. And if you know what is coming.. you can be ready to take it in stride. Overall Id give us a "B."

The troubles also got resolved in good time. The landlord jumped to it and got us as square as possible as fast as possible.The back yard is still a smelly pit but it is with great relief that the household operations are back on track and things are beginning to button up for the season.

Connors school workshops are over until January so my running to Watsonville is over for a bit. Now just to finish up the play. Which is going quite well. They are doing their 6th performance tonight. there are 12 total. Willow is knee deep in studying for semester finals. Greg is about a week away from wrapping up his first class.  This break we are going to explore sewing, both by hand and by machine. We are going to read some Joseph Cambell and explore the origins of myth. Winter break for the most part will be quiet peaceful drawn in time. With the exception of my mom visiting for an early Christmas celebration. I expect we will get out a bit then and New Years as well. I need to make those plans! Good times ahead!

s.