The rain has finally stopped!!

Twelve days of rain in a row. We are totally sodden but the rain has finally stopped. We have a week of fair weather we hope coming. Even the birds are happy. They are out flying around and chasing each other this morning. I am happy that we have finally gotten some cooler weather. It is supposed to hit 80 this week but that might help dry this ground out.
  We have been trying to get my guest room painted. We have the first coat on the walls of a beautiful silver green color.It is hard to describe. But it looks like the shallow area of the ocean before a storm. We still need to touch up any thin spots and then finish painting the trim work.  I will be glad when it is done.Then we have two rooms left to paint as well as the rest of the exterior of the home. At least the front is done.
  I need to get the rest of those sweet potatoes canned. I found a couple rotten ones in the basket. It is too warm in here for them.I am only canning them in water with a bit of salt.
  We had homecoming at church. We are on the committee and it was a lot of work. It was a good work but still very wearying. We ended up bringing quite a bit of food back. Someone brought two pans of deviled eggs and then went home. Well this year we had plenty of eggs for a change. I ended up bringing most of those two pans of them home and doctoring them up some. I made egg salad out of them.  I may use part of them to make potato salad. The church cooked a pig and we brought some of that home too. There was just so much food left over. One lady brought some soup. It was made from a package she told me that she added broccoli too. Herrs was the brand name . It was potato and cheddar. She cooked it up and added some broccoli florets to it. It was so good. She begged me to take the rest of it home. Such a blessing to be able to help out and then be offered food for my home. I need to freeze some of that barbeque.
  I have a mountain of wash it seems. I need to do that as well as change sheets and dust today. House Blessing. I get frustrated at times being here and not having the paycheck I was used to. But I think the benefits outweigh the loss. Once I get my garden and chickens and such going again, I will not have time to pine for my old job. I will find a way to make a few dollars from home.
  I finally went to the grocery store this month. It seems we were out of so much.  I now have more of my staples for making home cooked meals.  I need to go through my fridge and cook up anything that is getting old. Waste not want not.
  I had best get busy. So much to do. I am grateful for it. Diana