aaahhh!

it's raining. it's been raining for 3 days now and there are flood warnings for our county. it's wonderful. you can almost literally see the earth and the trees and all the animals saying a collective "aaahhh!" well, now the sheep down the street from us are starting to look a little soaked, but i think they are still happy.

i think this change inspired me. something did. i've been working on getting things done...things i've been meaning to do since i got here in august. maybe i just needed to rest, but now the rain has energized me.

i've put a new doorknob on our front door. (the cat had learned how to open the other one, which was more of a handle than a knob, and could let himself...and the dog if he was feeling kind...out into the wild outdoors. now, his devious plans have been foiled! take that you sneaky cat!)

i cleaned out and organized the garage. there are still a couple of things left to deal with, but we are much, much closer to being able to put both cars in the garage. it occurred to me sometime recently that the garage isn't just for fun or just fabulous extra storage. it is actually going to get cold here sooner than later...and it will snow at some point. and then it will be important to be able to fit both cars in the garage. but, now, that will be possible. go me.

i've found homes for all the things that were sitting in the garage waiting for a home.

i've finally unpacked our art and extra frames and laid it out on the dining room table so we can figure out where to hang it all...and finally hang some things on our walls! i got our cloth wall hangings up this summer with the help of a couple of friends who were visiting. (one of these was the same friend who laid on our kitchen counters to install lights under the cabinets for me when we first moved in. he's a good guy!) we've also a hung a mirror those same friends made us recently. but, that's it. it's time. we're here to stay for a while...i'd like our art to fill this place now.

if it keeps raining for a few more days, who knows what else i could accomplish! back to work!