Wet, wet, wet

We’re having a lot of rain. I finally got 3 days in a row without rain and put a second coat of paint on the porch.

Danita is feeling a little better, but she has low energy and still has pains in the morning & evening. She goes back to the doctor Wednesday. She’s continuing to visit Bud twice a week because of his doctor appointments. So Danita is quite busy.

Mom’s house reconstruction has finally started. She signed a contract Friday. The kitchen designer is the next step.

We had a neighborhood party Friday. This morning, we went to the Preakness balloon ascension at the Howard County Fair Grounds. They are planning to have all-day activities with rides and junk food galore. We got there about sunrise. They spent about 45 minutes dithering about the weather. They decided to set up the first balloon, which is used for tethered flights, and see how things went. Things went well, and about 10 or 12 balloon trucks drove out onto the field and started launching. The idea is to launch balloons one at a time, so the first is safely clears before the second starts inflating. Unfortunately, shortly after the second balloon inflated, the wind picked up and they shut everything down. It must have been frustrating for the balloon folks.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.