Rain, Rain Go Away . . .

Made it back to Arkansas Tuesday. The dang rain has been hounding us the whole way.  Driving into St. Joseph was hairy.  We were only about 20 miles from our destination, Sharp RV park, when the skies opened up.  What started as a drizzle became a deluge in short order.

It got worse than this but I was too nervous to take more
pictures.  Even froggy (bottom right) is dazed by the rain:-)

 I don't think I've ever been on a highway when EVERYONE had their flashers on and driving about 10-15 miles an hour.  Scary stuff.  Especially on a major freeway with all the big trucks.  They had their flashers on too.  

So we get parked (only $25 for the night - full hookup - a bargain!  And a cute place) and turn on the TV to see what the weather says and there is a tornado warning just north of us. Yippee! We didn't get anything out for dinner because we thought we could have pizza delivered like the last time we passed through St. Joe but we were in a different RV park and apparently too far away.  No worries.  I saw a sign for Olive Garden as we exited so we unhooked the car and had a yummy dinner there.  If you've never tried the Portobello Ravioli, it's delicious. 

When we left on here on the 24th to head north we told the folks at the reservation desk that we would be back on the 7th or 8th.  Our lot is in the rental pool (so we can make money on it when we are not using it) and we didn't want them putting someone in our spot when we would need it.  So we called them on 7/6 to remind them that we would be back on the 7th.  WELL . . .  they had rented our spot through the 9th (some type of miscommunication I guess - argh) so we are sitting in one of the HOA lots up by the activity center. Which isn't so bad - it's right near the laundry too so Mya and I did a load of towels and everyone's blankets yesterday.  We didn't want to disturb the other people in the middle of their vacation.  I feel badly for them.  It's rained the entire time they've been here:-(

A little bit of water around here.

But it's STILL RAINING! It seems to be following us.  There is a squall line from Dallas up through Missouri and it seems like it keeps reforming. It rained all day Tuesday, yesterday there was slight break, and then it started again yesterday afternoon.  It stops a bit in the evening which is convenient for a short stroll around the neighborhood. Then last night I woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of the sky opening again.  Geesh! According to the weather map, there is a 60% chance of rain again today.  Can you say "Stir Crazy". Might have to challenge the girls to a ping pong game at the activity center if this keeps up.  They also have a gazillion puzzles in there.

He has his boat back - we're happy.

Pretty lilies around here - covered in raindrops.

The lake is back up and covering the golf course path again.  The trees, logs, and various other debris are still all piled up from before we left and it's just getting added to.  The good news is we got the boat back and fixed and ready to go. The bad news is there is more debris in the lake because of all the rain. The good news is it doesn't matter because I told Jeff he can't drive more than 5 miles an hour so the boat doesn't get hurt - lol!  

The sun peaked out while I was typing this but the clouds are moving in again - ack!  It's supposed to clear out for the weekend and get up into the low 90s. That should make for some fine steamy weather.  But hey, as they say, a bad day of fishing (or camping) is better than a good day at work. Time for me to go for a walk before it starts pouring again.