Rain!

 We're getting rain!  I hope it keeps it up.  My poor grass is plumb crunchy when I walk across it.  Well, except for the baby grass, which I water daily, I mean.  

Before the rain began, I was able to get my mini-chainsaw out and cut up the rest of the branches of that tree I had cut down -- the ones that were small enough for it, I mean.  I still have three chunks, but I think I'll have to break out the big chainsaw for those.  And I'm sure you'll all be please to know I did not try to cut my arm off this time.  I'd even brought home an old pair of protective sleeves and wore them, just in case. 

Unfortunately, all the rain did was make it muggier, but look at next week!  

Yeah, it may just be false fall, but I'll take it!  I'm so ready for a day when I can open the doors and windows and let some fresh air into this house, not to mention sitting outside in my chair by my fire pit.  Heck, if next Friday holds true, I might even put a li'l fire in it. 

In a bit of depressing news, our little town took quite a hit this morning when they announced that the paper mill would be closing next month.  It may not have been the biggest employer, but it was the heart of our community -- in the sense that it was sort of the dream job.  They paid well, and they treated their employees with dignity and respect, unlike my current employer.  

Not much else to talk about today.  In fact, I wasn't even going to blog, but I got so excited about the rain I just had to tell you.  Now, I think I'll go....I don't know.  I'll go do something. 

Laters.