October 25, 2005

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  It's raining again.

  
  

   

  
  

  But before the sky opened up again yesterday, I managed to get a few more things cleaned up outside, and do the stucco patching that I had planned for the garage.   About time -- I have been putting it off for no less than two years.  I guess it came out okay, the small holes filled in nicely, the one large patch not so good, another coat would help, but I am just going to paint over it as it is now, because I ran out of mortar mix and don't want to buy another big bag right now.  I don't know if it is going to stay there, or crumble and fall out when it dries, but hopefully painting over it will help keep it from falling back out.   It's only the garage, after all.  Can't paint in this kind of weather, I have to wait till it is clear out so I can open the windows and so it doesn't take forever to dry.

  
  

  I made a fabulous London Broil with carrots and potatoes last night, with plenty for leftovers.  Yum.   Good thing, because I am back in hibernation mode.  The rain got heavy last night, and the basement flooded -- again.   I got a lot of it cleaned up, but the water just came back in overnite.  Our automatic pump broke a couple of weeks ago, so unless I sit down there and keep turning the pump on every time the water comes in, then back off when the level drops, this is going to keep happening.  Luckily it is clean water coming in and not the muddy kind.  I will worry about getting it dried out down there after the sun comes out again, till then, I just go turn the pump on now and then to keep it from getting too deep.  Maybe we will get a new automatic pump tomorrow, if Home Depot has gotten them back in stock again.

  
  

  

  
  

  Not much else to say, but I will leave you with a chuckle --

  
  

  I found this picture while searching for pumpkin images online:

  
  

  

  
  

  I wish I had thought of this lawn decoration!

  
  

  

  
  

   

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