Will the rain EVER stop? I am losing revenue because of it! An art student cacelled yesterday because of the thunderstorms predicted! We have had to restructure our horse management because of the mud which would have been gone a month ago any other year. Now it takes longer to feed and water because some have been relocated to places where there is LESS mud!

We are busy here getting ready for three family events that mark the important moments in life, two occuring this week-end. My dining room is wedding, baby shower, birthday central. It is a very busy summer but I am not complaining (if there was any question, I WAS complaining about the rain!). There will come a day when the busyness of our lives slows down, when our bodies are grateful for the slow down, but I do not look forward to a quieter time. There is hope and purpose in activity, two things that feed my soul.

So, today, after 5 glorious days off (rain and all), I go back to work and have already started my day earlier than I would have liked, just thinking of all I have to do to make up for the days off as there is no one to cover for me when I am away from my job and the work just piles there until I return. But I'm good, ready to roll.