Rainfall for the month of June now stands at 10.12 inches, already above the previous record of 8.68 inches set in 1969, according to the weather service reporting station at The Sheboygan Press.
Authorities said the downpour flooded more than 50 intersections in the City of Sheboygan on Thursday night, but all roadways in Sheboygan County were passable by Friday morning. Alliant Energy reported only 15 county homes lost power, and all electricity was restored by early morning.
Yes, it definitely doesn’t need to rain, for a long time, around here. My side door won’t close all the way, because the sill is swollen. We haven’t had to water our flowers, in the past week, because there’s been so much rain. We got a little water in the basement, so we need to buy one small rug and a little basement paint. It’s nothing to serious. Also, the lawn needs to dry out, so it can be mowed. The end of the yard is getting so long, but I’m sure it’s still too wet, since the sump pump drains there.
Today is nice and sunny, with a chance of thunderstorms, at some point, but I don’t think the storms will be like they were, earlier in the week. We came through the storms, pretty unscathed compared to some people. We were very lucky.
Over the weekend, we had 3.42 inches of rain! For the whole month of June, we’ve had 6.68 inches of rain! The Sheboygan River rose to 11.3 feet, which is three feet above flood stage. It was spilling over the banks in a few spots, but not endangering any houses. It was also flowing scary fast, and in Sheboygan Falls, where there really is a falls, AND a dam, it was going even faster. We went to Settler’s Park last night and it was like being by the Whitewater Walk, in Niagara Falls! I still need to upload my videos to YouTube. I did take pictures, though, too.
At the lower falls, the water was going by so fast, it almost made you dizzy! Fortunately, there’s a nice strong fence between you and the water. It was hard to focus on the water, with the camera, since it was going SOOOOOO fast. At Settler’s Park, I noticed that parents of young children were keeping a tight grip on their children and being very aware of where the children were.
The rain ruined our trip to Madison on Saturday, since we just had gotten to the Henry Vilas Zoo, when we found out there was a tornado warning. So, during the warning, we drove from the Henry Vilas Zoo, to the east side of Madison, to Applebee’s, so Emily could watch the Belmont Race. Unfortunately, we were there for 2 hours, since we got there an hour earlier than we really needed to, because of the weather. After we got to Applebee’s, the skies really let loose and it POURED!
On Monday, Lake Delton, north of Madison cut a channel through land, where there was no water, washed out Highway A, in Columbia County, and drained Lake Delton, sweeping a few houses off their foundations, in the process. In the newspapers, they show that the lake is empty. I saw a pier, with just muddy ground underneath, with a boat, sitting on the ground. So, the Tommy Bartlett water-skiing show, in the Dells, won’t have skiing this year. Yikes. In Mukwonago, WI, there is a dam they are worried about. The ground around the dam is very saturated and they wonder if it will hold. It’s scary, but nowhere near my house.
My basement got a little bit of water in it and forced us to clean up stuff that we’d been neglecting. Also, DH is repainting the wall in my computer corner, so I have a laptop on a desk, with a separate mouse and keyboard, until he is done and it’s worth the time to set my desktop computer all up again. We are still going to be moving things around, to finish painting and to put a new rug under my desk, so the desktop computer will stay in the other room. So, now I have my charter mail coming into my gmail, since I’m without my Outlook for a little bit.
I’ll have to resize some of my pictures, for posting in here. and get those videos uploaded. Two days without rain, has been a WONDERFUL thing.
We drove down to the lake today, and could see where the muddy river water, joins the lake! The whole harbor had muddy water, too, since that water has been flowing out there, in such a hurry.
Rapids, just below the dam, next to Settler’s Park, in Sheboygan Falls:
So, he went out later and bought me some. Today, I planted the geraniums, vincas and spikes, with the worm castings added to the soil! We’ll see if it makes a difference! I can’t wait. I do have starter pictures taken and will post later. I have to be somewhere right now.
We got up to about 82 today! It felt heavenly! We were wearing sandals and leaving the jackets in the house! Unfortunately, we only get one day of this glorious weather! Tonight it’s supposed to cool down into the 40’s and only be in the 50’s tomorrow, so we will have jump right back into the long pants and sweatshirts.
We went to visit my SIL and BIL today, since Roger needed some help on his computer. The kids had fun dipping their feet in the backyard pool. We hadn’t thought to bring swimsuits, but the water was still pretty cold, so they thought they really wouldn’t have wanted to swim, anyway.
We ate lunch at Noodles, where somehow my Pad Thai turned into Pesto Cavatappi. We checked the receipt and he’d never even put the correct order in, in the first place! Was he even listening? Or are the buttons close together, on his register? I didn’t make a fuss, because the Cavatappi looked good and I didn’t want to waste perfectly good food. I guess I’ll have to try the Pad Thai some other time. The cavatappi was good, though! On our next visit, I’ll be waiting while my husband pays, so we can double-check the receipt right away, before they’ve made me something else.
My favorite thing about Noodles is the fresh lemon wedges that they have by the soda fountain, for the people who drink iced tea. Those lemon wedges taste really good in my Diet Coke, too! Yummmy! The heck with all the chemically-flavored Coke and Pepsi products. Nothing tests better than actual lime juice or lemon juice squeezed into a glass of soda!
Here is the mid-May KAL. It’s called Every Day Any Day, by Sue Schaefer of Harvest Moon Designs. It took me a while to knit, because I was trying to do all the purls, with the yarn over the top and that’s new to me, so it takes me a while. I can purl a lot faster, with the yarn going underneath the needle. I was watching some women knit, at my knit-night the other night and they were so fast, and so efficient with the yarn over the top of the needle. I guess I just need more practice with that. I like my continental knitting with knitting in the back loops and the purls underneath the needle! I’m pretty fast, with plain stockinette.
My daughter Sarah, just sent me an email, that says the cold front is working it’s way down the Lake Michigan coastline and that it should be going through Sheboygan, right about now! I guess that’s the end of our warm day, huh? Well, it was nice, while it lasted! (7:05 pm, CDT.)
This time I didn’t overwrite the contents folder, so it was a LOT easier! I see the little nags on the various pages went away, too. I’m glad not to have to figure out why something in my design isn’t changing and having to figure out again, where it is, in the code! phew!
I finally finished Elisa’s Nest Tote this past Sunday night. After sitting for 2 months, I found out that the handles were easier than I thought. It was knit with Patagonia Nature Cotton by Araucania, which has a thick and thin texture. It’s 100% cotton. I’ve already used my bag, twice, too. It easily held my detergent bottle and my latest Debbie Macomber book, for a trip to the laundromat with a big quilt. Emily and I also took it to the grocery store! The pattern for the nest tote is from Purlbee.
Dots within Stripes is the name of the Mid-April 2008 KAL for the monthly dishcloth group. It’s a pattern from Knitting on the Net. I’m thinking this one would look pretty in lots of different color combinations!
Oh yeah. It’s still cold out and supposed to get down into the 30’s tonight. Oh joy.
Jasmine’s delicates looked less red and swollen today. She also isn’t scooting and licking down there anymore, too, so I’m guessing it all feels better. I’m glad we took her in yesterday.
Windy, plus temps only in the low 40’s for a high. It just wasn’t pleasant and didn’t feel like spring. It seemed more like a late February to late March sort of day! Ugh.
Jasmine had to go to the vet today. Her sensitive female parts were red and swollen. He said she had a dermatitis and gave us some powder to put on. I think she already feels better. The vet said it was a good thing that we brought her in, when we did, because once the skin gets too irritated, the dog won’t let you do anything to it, because it hurts! We had to pay extra, for them to squeeze her in today, but I don’t think it could have waited for the Wednesday appointment we’d already made.
I finished my market bag yesterday and actually used it twice today! I need to catch up on taking pictures of my finished objects tomorrow. We’ve just been so busy! I also need to get pictures of my last 2 finished dishcloths, so they can be posted on the Monthly Dishcloth Challenge blog! With 2 weddings and 2 confirmations, in a 3-week period, it hasn’t left much time for play.
I went to the laundromat today, to wash the comforter that goes on my bed, because it’s too much quilt to throw in the washing machine and the filling got all messed up, even more than before. Today, I really look at the quilt and realize it has NO STITCHING to keep the batting in place, so everytime I wash it, from now on, it’s going to get EVEN WORSE. Actually, I seem to remember that it had little ties, here and there, but I think they are giving way, under use and going through the wash, etc. It still isn’t like a seam that goes from the top to the bottom of the quilt, or the horizontal length of the quilt.
I was shopping tonight and I think I like this one, because I’m a lighthouse nut!!
I like printed comforters, since we live in our bedroom sometimes, since there is a TV in there, and we share the bed with the dog. It just doesn’t show each individual sin, like a solid color would! LOL!
Here’s my progress so far, on the mid-April KAL. It’s at the end of the 2nd day’s rows. I love that the stripes are mirror images of each other and the contrast-colored stitches, look like little rabbit heads! Everyone at my knitting group last night, thought it was cute! I can’t wait to knit more rows!
Here’s detail of the stitches, too. Just click on the images to make them larger. I think the blue and yellow look nice together! It’s very cheerful!
I’m always a sucker for these sorts of things. I want to see where I stand. When we got the internet, about 11 years ago, I typed about 28 words a minute! Now, with chatting, message boards, email, etc., I can certainly type a lot faster. Of course, my handwriting has gone downhill in meantime! LOL!
Come along as I knit my dishcloths, mow the lawn and wait for the leaves to fall! We live downwind from a lot of big old trees and all those leaves land in our yard! LOL!
