rain in San Diego?????

Yes, it is raining here in San Diego. Has been since about 2am. Might come to about an inch in our area when all is said and done, but you would think we were having hurricane type rains. There have been accidents all over the major roads, and the local roads have some "fender benders" scattered about. At least the rain will clean things up around here. You don't realize how much dust buildup there is with it so dry out here. The dirt and soot coming off is amazing. Hopefully it will stop soon, because one thing that you need to worry about here in Southern California is mud slides. We are no where near any of those problems, but much of the area where the wildfires occurred, are in potential problem areas.

Of course one of the side effects of the rain is that every crawling creature wants to get dry. The front door and our outside decorations were covered in ants. I started brooming them off, and sprayed a full can of Raid around the door and front of the house. When I returned about an hour later, the area was covered in dead ants. I had never seen so many at one time.

Second gross out of the day was finding a rat floating in the pool (sorry, no picture). In October I found one at the bottom of the pool. This is supposed to be a common occurrence, as our landlord, and the guy who takes care of the pool, made it seem like no big deal. Um, well, it is to me!

We have a Christmas party to attend, but we will only be saying a quick "hello", as our church is putting on its Christmas activities today. Pastor Ray will be away for the next couple of weeks, so they are doing it early so he could be here. The children of the school associated with the church (where Cassie will hopefully attend soon), are putting on a "play" about the candy cane and how it related to the birth of Jesus. Also (weather permitting), there is supposed to be a "Live Nativity", with people and animals. Hopefully the rain will stop, so we can enjoy the presentation.

Until the next time.....