Tropical Storms

We've now been having rain, off and on, for 3 days. It's good because we need the rain, but it does make for a lake in the backyard. No wonder we have moss growing instead of grass! I'm just grateful that we're on the tail end of the storm. I can't imagine being on the front end. It makes for interesting days though. Trying to time running errands in between downpours. Trying not to make my toddler afraid of thunder when I jump as the house shakes (not that I'm afraid of thunder. It just surprises me and so I jump). Trying to keep the floors clean. Watching the rain come down in buckets.

Cone

I was driving home from VT the other night and was stopped at an intersection. In one of the turning lanes was a large orange traffic cone. A man drove into the turning lane, opened his door, picked up the cone, then drove off straight. I'm not really sure what you would do with a traffic cone. I've been trying to think of creative uses for one. Here's what I've come up with:

-block your driveway during a parade
-wear it as a hat on halloween
-yard art
-home decoration/conversation starter
-bicycle course

I didn't a chance to ask the man what he was planning on doing with his cone, since he drove off, so I'll just have to go with one of my highly creative ideas. If I see a cone hat around halloween, I'll know it was him!

Posting

I have come to really like blogs. I think they're a great way to stay in touch, to hear funny stories, to read deep thoughts, and to see pictures of my family and friends. I like reading blogs. I wish my family and friends would post more often. And then I realize that I'm a hypocrite. I don't post very often. I feel like my life is routine and nothing new happens very often, and the things that do happen (like the live cricket I saw in my living room and covered with a tupperware until my husband gets home) people probably don't want to read about. My thoughts aren't deep and all the funny stories are posted on my daughter's blog, since they're all about her. So, please keep posting even though I'm a bad poster. :)