Rain (Nov 29)

It finally rained about a month ago after months of no rain. Almost seems like Abu Dhabi in a way!

We really needed the rain but bad news is, we discovered the slight flooding on our back patio!

All the boxes that we had on the back patio were soaked underneath.  It was definitely a great way for me to motivate and unpack those boxes!  Thankfully the box with the books were elevated and all our sheets and comforters were in bags. What a life-saver. Phew!

It did rain 2 days in a row and unfortunately, even with my ingenious way of sandbagging with bags of mulch and soil, the water still got into our outdoor laundry area:

Well, if anything, the moist soil enabled me to remove some plants in the backyard.  Can you spot me under the plant (while Daddy reads his newspaper??!)?

Mommy wins!!! Plant 0; Momma 1.  By the way, there is a rose stump in the front yard that is super stubborn - so, so far the rose bush/stump has an upper hand on me there :-P

We recently had the house painted and the contractor laid out more concrete to redirect the water.  Hopefully the laundry area will not flood again. Will just have to wait for the next rain!