Ha! We have Alexanders back a couple generations in my maternal side. 3 generations from me I think. Maybe we're all related!
We weathered the storm ok. It was interesting. The earlier service at church was very full they said. I think people were trying to get their day in before the storm hit. We had grey sky and hard winds all afternoon. I watched my mulberry tree sway a lot
it is very flexible type of tree.
Rain hit between 5 and 6 and it came down so hard it was the hardest rain we've had in a long while. I couldn't believe what was coming off the roof at the end of our downspouts. But about an hour later it began to clear. I've never seen a storm that hard come and go so quickly.
News kept reporting about Greensboro NC today. Evidently bad up there. And they kept pointing out the snow and ice over Michigan. I wonder what
helia got? Anyway, that is all over now except for the cleanup and we were lucky to not get any worse. I had garbage cans out by the road for pickup this morning and was glad they did not blow over. Course, I had them way loaded down with all that paper.
Harriet, pictured your DH out in the rain with the tractor. Impatient drivers should have been asked if they also wanted to help? Made me think of DH out in Hurricane I rma in his yellow rain suit wading over across the street to the stalled car over there to make sure there was no one in it. He was right to check. At old house we had big tropical storm and guy turning up our side street got into our swale and stalled his car. Waded out there and asked and no he didn't want help, had called someone. Apparently no one came and he had tried to run his car during the night and water was up over exhaust and he ended up deceased. Police came next day when we discovered and called and took him away, car and all. Death was alcohol (he was drunk and was drinking in the car) and carbon monoxide.
I wish everybody with mouth pain would feel better. I still have not called to make the appointment to get my wisdom tooth removed. I'm chicken. Bak Bak Bak.
Wondering if
Booksaver's friend attended the sewing weekend with mystery menu? I wouldn't have gone.
I gave up on wool rug. It just wasn't drying. DH checked and said this was ridiculous and we rolled it up and took it out to the back porch and spread it out on backs of the chairs and the table, propped up by a board. Brushed some o xy in it and we hosed and hosed. Came out really brown
and it is still out there drying. I was wanting to cut it up and dispose but DH is getting more and more frugal in his old age to the point of exasperation and wants to see if we can salvage. It is still drying, having dripped and dripped... and then the storm came and soaked a foot of the edge.
And now my left arm is sore the exact place I had the "lump" checked. There is something definitely wrong there that we haven't determined. Heavy stressing of the arm and the problem shows up again. I told DH I wasn't fussing with this carpet ever again and it should be done 2 times a year and he was shocked
. He has no idea what I do to keep this place clean.
Other carpet is dry and new looking again except I'm seeing a bit of wear and fuzziness.
I am going to work on the living room floor tile. Now that rug isn't there I can move the couch and love seat out and clean behind. And do the one small rug in the master bedroom. Then go to the bank. Driving the dump truck again as friend took the car back out to his place from church yesterday to put in the part that finally came. He has to take the whole dashboard out.
Sorry this is a book...