Our Muddy Mess

Last Sunday in church they announced that people were having a special fast for rain and moisture-especially for the farmers in California that their spring crop might make it. I know we haven't had much snow here either. It's been a very mild Winter. Our little Mona reservoir is tiny compared to what it was when we first moved here. So I know people here have been praying for moisture as well. This weekend we got it. It started raining on Saturday night and continued through Sunday morning. This is what our backyard ended up looking like. Before church the water was still towards the back of the yard, but by the time we got home it was almost up to the deck. Jeff went and borrowed a friend's front-end loader to build a berm around the deck and windows in the back. It wasn't quite the peaceful Sunday afternoon that we had hoped, but at least our basement is dry and safe. The kids couldn't stand watching from the window as Jeff worked so they all eventually ended up outside 'helping'. The last thing I told them was stay out of the water-that didn't last. I have a muddy mess in my washroom as a result. Good times.