BTTF

Seattle just went 35 days with no rain. That's a record around here! I can't say we had 35 days of sun because there were a few cloudy days, but dry days?? That's unheard of. The news channels reported about it, the weathermen had charts and graphs... it was a big deal.

So you can probably guess what happened on day 36. Yep, rain. Lots of rain, actually. And thunder. And lightning.

Know what else happened on the 36th day? Our towns Outdoor Movie Night. We've been looking forward to this for weeks!! Lawn chairs out under the stars, blankets, hot drinks, snacks... but it wasn't to be.

Well they did have it, thankfully they moved it inside, to the gym. We all sat around in our lawn chairs, we still pulled our blankets up, had our hot drinks. We usually don't do things like this. We're homebodies. So, even though it wasn't the night we were expecting (isn't disappointment the result of our expectations not being met?) we still had a great time.

Can you guess what movie we watched?

 

 

 

 

 

 And by the way, day 37? Blue skies and sunshine!!

Why Do I Always Feel So Guilty?

Beth spends most of her time at her apartment. (Our daylight basement.) Her bedroom is down there, her livingroom, kitchenette, etc. So when she comes upstairs and just hangs out, I feel the need to hang with her.

I've been working upstairs, cleaning, doing laundry and about the time I sit at the computer or turn on the TV, that's when she appears and sits at the table. I've tried sitting there with her but she doesn't talk. We sit and listen to each other breathe.

I try to ask questions, "How did you sleep last night?" "Did you have a good day at work?" "What happened at bowling?" I usually get one word answers, "Fine." "Yea'. "Nothin'".

So we sit. And we breathe.

Today I didn't. She sat at the table and I continued watching the Seahawks. And I felt SO guilty! My daughter wants to spend time with me, wants to maybe say something and I'm just sitting here! But I had been cleaning all morning and was sitting down for some lunch. She eventually got on the computer, but that guilt! It's pretty powerful stuff!