It’s been raining. A lot. I know we have it better here than many people in other parts of the country, even other parts of this state where there are flood warnings today. But still. Katie is wound up after two straight days of solid rain. She barks at the ceiling as the rain drums on the skylights, she barks at the windows as rain beats against them. Sometimes she just barks in bewilderment. And having to go out in pouring rain to do her thing? Well, lets just say I’m pretty sure she’s not a beach dog. She walked through a deep puddle, water up to her knees and backed up pretty fast, totally confused. So she’s exhausted (as are we) and wound up from little to no outside playtime.

This afternoon it stopped raining for a bit. They say Ike, now a tropical storm, will arrive this evening and we will get even more rain. But for now, though everything is soaked, it’s at least not still pouring down. So Katie and I went out onto our new deck to play with Mr. Squeaky, one of her favorite toys. She was so grateful to be able to run!

We had fun, and even better, now she’s asleep! I hope everyone reading this is safe and dry. We’re thinking of you, especially those of you in Texas!