A little rain must fall . . .

Actually a lot of rain falls out of Louisiana skies in buckets, tubs, coolers, tanker cars, Hercules C-130 sized containers. Yep, had a bit of rain today at our new home and the best part was listening to the music it makes as it pitterpatters, staccatoes, drops and drums on our metal roof. But driving in it can be treacherous if you're not careful; the roads flood quickly as the rain is torrential at times and no matter the ditches to catch the run off the water doesn't run off fast enough. At least these drenching rains don't seem to last too long but if you're driving in them I do believe that you should get off of any super highway and stick to normal state roads to get where you're going. Of course this is all new to me but I was impressed with the amount of water on the streets and it happens immediately when the clouds open up and drop their heavy loads. Certainly a learning experience even though I wasn't driving. It will make me very careful when I do get caught up in a thunderstorm dropping a deluge on the little, light weight Hyundai. May have to consider a heavy, high vehicle when the time comes to look for a new ride! Hey, maybe I could go mudding over the meadow and through the woods!

The movers are scheduled to bring our furniture Saturday as long as the weather doesn't mess them up on the way here from Connecticut.  We also have AT&T coming Monday to connect our land line phone, Internet and television. Then next Saturday the new appliances will arrive. Finally we shall join the modern world with ice and water in the door of our fridge! I've been wanting that for years but the darned fridge in Connecticut wouldn't die! Since the appliances didn't come with the house, except the stove and dish washer, I get a beautiful new GE side by side fridge and . . . even though there is a stove I got to choose a GE gas stove with a built in griddle!  Of course we had to get a washer and dryer, Kenmore will do nicely. Yahoo, life is too cool.

We will try to get our Louisiana drivers' licenses tomorrow and then become voters so we can vote in the March 5 presidential caucuses. Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote and be eligible for the caucuses. Hope it works out. We still have to change the registrations on the motor vehicles and buy insurance here. That's supposed to be very expensive from what we've been told. Well I guess that's it for now.