After a 10 year drought and fears of the low levels at Lake Mead, we've been praying for rain for a long time.
We haven't seen much rain in Las Vegas for the 17 years we've lived here. When we do we remember it distinctly!! I remember July of 1998, our friends had their home flood, and my kids had to wait at school for the flood waters to recede before we could go get them. I had to drive home from an appointment, and couldn't go the regular route because the main street approaching my neighborhood had become a river.
I remember sudden downpour around 2003 or 2004? when we were at a party in the park and out of no where we were pelted and had to run to our cars. Party over!! That's the year helicopter rescuers had to help the lady stuck in her car that was being washed away. So having these memories in mind.....
Calvin started college night classes this week. The orginal plan was for me to drive him to Allen's work where he would take his dad's car to school, then go back and work at Allen's office after class for the rest of the evening. Then the rain started.
Tuesday night I decided to just drop him off at school because it was raining substantially. Yesterday was pretty mellow but the rain started up again in the evening as Calvin finished with his scouting responsibility. (He is the assistant Den Leader for Zach's Wolf den)
Anyway, I decided to suck it up and let him drive to school. All seemed to go well... Today however...
The rains are already taking over, and I'm nervous enough for myself to drive in it, just because I don't know where I'll find floods. I've heard that this will be the biggest storm in a decade. and it is a series of storms. I have to go out myself tonight, so I'm definately driving Calvin to class first. He got his license in Sept. and he is 18 years old, but the mommy in me still panics. Is it a mommy thing? or is it a hereditary thing that makes me a bit jumpy about stuff like this? I remember Grandma Stagge being scared of driving and flying as she aged. Could I be heading the same way? Maybe I have some things to figure out.
Anyway, I hope all this rain helps the grass green up a bit. That's the fortunate thing that we usually get out of rain storms. Of course it wouldn't hurt if it helps fill Lake Mead just a little bit.
Jan 21, 2010
Pray for Rain
Jan 11, 2010
Elder Kissner
I haven't written in the Blog much lately. I've been writing all my happenings to letter to Brady. I just opened up his blog for everyone to read. I wasn't sure about the privacy issues, but I knew that more of his friends would like to be able to see what he's up to.
Our family has taken on more activities again with Ethan in Tae Kwon Do, Zach & Darian in Gymnastics, and Calvin is taking Japanese and computer programming. All of these activities are in the evening. It may get crazy again, but I hate to have my kids miss out of something that could be beneficial to them, just because us parents have crazy schedules. I guess there is a balance to all things, and it's about time we get back on the scales instead of just watching the world go by.
Actually Darian may get a little on the busy crazy side very soon. He is joining Track and Field at school, he's in Orchestra and takes private music lessons, and he's ready to start working on his eagle project, in addition to the gymnastics he just joined. If anyone can make it work, I believe that he can. This kid has the best attitude I've ever seen.
Jan 5, 2010
Winter storms
