Hi everyone,
As Kathy says it is raining and raining and raining. This morning I dumped the water guage which I had dumped yesterday morning of 1.80" This afternoon at 2 pm i dumped 2". by my calculations that is almost 4" of rain in about 48 hours. Kathy said she saw Noah gathering up animals 2x2, well I believe I saw a few unicorns in the mix. They want out of the water this time.
We were supposed to go out to the island and lead tours to the lighthouse. The first day was on July 1st and today July 8th it didn't happen either day. We have had 1 1/2 days (Saturday morn July 4th and Sunday almost to dusk without rain. Bought flowers over 2 weeks ago and haven't been able to get them planted. Everything is getting moldy and the house smells damp outside IS damp and we are starting to see mushrooms grow up our legs. HELP call out the sun.
The 4th of July parade in OP was great. There had to be about 250 kids on bikes, trikes, in wagons, walking, being carried and they were all decorated and having a ball. Paul, Jan and Emmalise were in the parade. Emmy was in a little wagon that was decorated like a surrey, and she had on Uncle Sam Hat and red and white and Blue streamers. Cute.
When I figure out how to put pictures on I will send some.
The beach chair brigade, pier French Fries, Ferry Beach State Park, Seakonk (family with the cottage across from Jordan Hall had "Barbara 80" that is years) there were probably 25 family members, 7 or 8 floats of different kinds, the barber shop group were 4 on a motorcycle. Yes, 4 and they were singing patriotic songs. Fire trucks, police cars, rescue truck, fire chief, etc. Just a great parade and then the band concert at the bell. Uncle Eric played in the band and walked the parade route.
After the oncert we came to the house and had a picnic dinner. Uncle Eric, Auntie Bettie, Jan, Paul, Emmy, Paul's Mom and her friend, Jim, Lori, Stephanie and her boyfriend, Jameson and Dad and I. It rained as we got ready to put stuff out in the back yard so we drug everything into the garage and it was fine. Good food, good company and a good afternoon.
Fireworks started out front on the beach and Dad went up to the Crow's Nest to watch for a bit and came in about10:10. Fireworks were still going in front and he said a police car turned around at the end of the street and he came in.
We heard the rest of the fireworks from OOB and in front and went off to sleep. Next morning Dad was talking to the neighbor and found out that the policeman had parked in fromt of Sue's cottage and went to the beach to tell them to stop the fireworks and came back to his car to call the fire department because there were 4 or 5 big beach fires and no permits. when he got bact to the car someone had smashed the cruiser's back window. By the time it was over there were 2 cruisers, 2 firetrucks, and a rescue truck. they will probably never know who did the window in. We worry because the house at the corner on Surf street is ready to be taken down for rebuilding and all that is left is two sides and the floor. There isn't any of it worth saving. The carpenter ants or termites, not sure which have done a job over the years and whats left is rotten. what if someone decides it looks great for burning.
I've talked to the City Planner who will be presiding over a meeting on the 21st to move forward with the building. The Code Enforcement Officer was here yesterday to talk to us, I had called him the day before and he said he had to talk to the City Attorney, not too much they can do at this point. Looks like we will have to wait until the 21st.
that is about all there is from the soggy Northeast so I guess I shall close before this gets too, too long.
Love you all,
Send some warm weather this way. It is hard pressed to get out of the 50's
Soggy Mom and Dripping Dad (Just got back from a walk with Oreo