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Thanks, Bobbi. We are safe here from flooding. The nearest stream is down a hill on the east boundary of our property. Our big problem is that by the time we are able to mow, our grass will be knee high unless it dries up enough to get the tractor out. Pasture grass is up to my arm pits in places. Should make for a good hay harvest.
 
bobbi-j said:
You can have some of ours if more comes this way. Our ground is so wet it's squishy everywhere. Even places that aren't usually wet. My garden smells like a swamp. I haven't planted a thing this spring because it's a muddy mess. We are several weeks behind in fieldwork. DH didn't get the wheat planted that he was hoping to, and it doesn't look good for corn either. I don't want it in the 90's and drying up, but somewhere in the middle would be nice, wouldn't it?
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Mother Nature is not known for moderation. I think dry is a bit better than mud!
 
microchick said:
Morning all!

Severe storms all night here. This is how I feel this morning.:caf. DH just checked the rain gauge. 3.75 inches since last night. Glug is all I can say and it's still raining with more storms showing up on radar.

One interesting thing did happen. DH and I are ARES members. That stands for Amature Radio Emergency Services. We are also weather spotters. I was amazed to learn that NOAA takes HAM radio weather reports very seriously. Last night when we started having storms there was a period of pea sized hale. The coordinator told us to report hail and he would contact the weather service in KC so they could focus in the area having hail looking for tornadic activity. So I reported the hail and sure enough, within 15 minutes a tornado warning went up to the east of our location. Score one for ARES!

Feeling better this morning. Woke up at 6:30 ravenous which I haven't been lately so good sign. Yeah, I'm hoping the docs will understand @ronott1. DH and I aren't the average patients thanks to our medical background. Docs usually listen to us when we say we are having trouble with a medicine. Like I told one. I live with this body 24/7 and have learned to listen to what it is telling me. Problem with the Rheumy is they are the only show in town between here and Columbia. I started cleaning the big coop yesterday so I woke up stiff and sore this morning. I may start up the MTX next week with a lower dosage but I'm staying away from the Allopurinol for the time being.

No plans for today. Need to check outside for 'flood' damage. Think I'm going to kick back and work on my quilt top today. I have two rows done on it with 3 or 4 more to go. Y'all have a good one!
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That is great that they listen to you! Maybe lives were saved!
That is an incredible amount of rain! Do you have rain barrels? Hubby set up a water barrel system for the house, with a 55 gallon barrel and a 275 gallon overflow , all to water the garden. Now if it would just rain. We also catch the water from the air conditioner in a 5 gallon bucket, and I have a water barrel for the original coop. We have a well, so we like to conserve water where we can.
 
microchick said:
Morning all!

Severe storms all night here. This is how I feel this morning.:caf. DH just checked the rain gauge. 3.75 inches since last night. Glug is all I can say and it's still raining with more storms showing up on radar.

One interesting thing did happen. DH and I are ARES members. That stands for Amature Radio Emergency Services. We are also weather spotters. I was amazed to learn that NOAA takes HAM radio weather reports very seriously. Last night when we started having storms there was a period of pea sized hale. The coordinator told us to report hail and he would contact the weather service in KC so they could focus in the area having hail looking for tornadic activity. So I reported the hail and sure enough, within 15 minutes a tornado warning went up to the east of our location. Score one for ARES!

Feeling better this morning. Woke up at 6:30 ravenous which I haven't been lately so good sign. Yeah, I'm hoping the docs will understand @ronott1. DH and I aren't the average patients thanks to our medical background. Docs usually listen to us when we say we are having trouble with a medicine. Like I told one. I live with this body 24/7 and have learned to listen to what it is telling me. Problem with the Rheumy is they are the only show in town between here and Columbia. I started cleaning the big coop yesterday so I woke up stiff and sore this morning. I may start up the MTX next week with a lower dosage but I'm staying away from the Allopurinol for the time being.

No plans for today. Need to check outside for 'flood' damage. Think I'm going to kick back and work on my quilt top today. I have two rows done on it with 3 or 4 more to go. Y'all have a good one!
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It is good to hear that the side effects are going away!

Amerature radio operaters have been important for a long time. My Dad was a HAM.
 
I sprayed down the roof of the coop(s), and made wet spots in the runs. The chickens got misted too. The older ones really like being misted down. The youngsters aren't so sure, but like the results of being cooled down when it's over.

I got a little mess of green peppers, yellow squash, and zucchini from our garden. My pea vines are doing GREAT! I can't wait to taste them again. The markets here are getting $30.00 to shell a hamper of Black-eyes, and they are not the nice baby ones, all freshly picked. Conch peas area a lot harder to shell than Black-eyes. My work has value.
 

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