Buckets of Rain....

...Buckets of rain, buckets of tears, got all them buckets comin' out of my ears....BOB DYLAN

It has sure been raining buckets around here lately! Another storm blew in last night and huffed and puffed and blew the electricity right out... Funny how no lights make us feel a little bit insecure in our own homes. Kids go scrambling around for candles and flashlights, dogs need to come in and stare at you as if to ask "what is going on?!", you can't cook dinner on the stove or in the oven (we fired up the trusty old grill and had hotdogs), and OH MY GOSH, what if someone needs to poop!!!! Makes you realize how dependent you really are. We are by far not independant individuals leading our own lives. How silly of us to think that!!

Before the lights went out, Riff and I went to Dustins wrestling meet at the middle school. It is his first year and he is doing really well and enjoying himself. Yesterday they did not have anyone for him to wrestle in his class and weight group, so they popped him up to class 1. The kid he was up against had alot more skill and technique than Dustin had going on and pinned him in the first round. Dustin, of course, was very upset, but we explained to him that it was very good experience for him and he did fight back and wrestled well. So far this season, he has been matched up with 8 guys and has won 6 of those matches. Doing very well....

Shilo has been fighting a nasty cold for a couple of weeks, so took her to the doctor this morning.
Just that, a nasty cold. She has fluid in both ears and has lost her voice, (not such a bad thing, if you ask me and her dad!!), but should be getting better soon. Being 16, it's hard to get her to slow down and rest some. She might miss something, you know!!

And to all - a good(rainy) night....