We had a real gullywhomper last night.

 We finally got rain last night. About one inch in less than an hour.  But before the rain lots and lots of cloud to cloud lightening. So much it almost looked like day light outside. And a couple of bangs of thunder that literally rocked the house and rattled the windows. Don't remember ever hearing thunder that loud and long. Turn up the sound, that is just wind blowing, no rain yet. (took the videos with my new phone)

The winds got so bad and the lightening nearer so went in the house. Took this one from inside. Now it is also raining. Really raining, sounded like some one was machine gunning the roof. The wind blew the chairs back about three feet. knocked over one planter and moved both rugs. 

Some damage around town, power out, streets flooded and trees down. One of the hotels on the strip had its parking garage flooded. People forget that the monsoons can cause a lot of problems. Especially if they also deluge over the mountains, all the water dropped on them comes right down to the valley. 

And we are supposed to have more of the same tonight. 

This morning sunrise. Up at 3:30...One really nice thing about the monsoon weather. 

Just one of the many puddles in the street.

Been working on my wall hangings. This is the fourth one. Still need batting, backing, edge binding and quilting. 

Decided I'd trim a couple of the trees. I need to learn how to use a glue gun with out burning my fingers and getting strings of glue all over.

Also finished another 500 piece puzzle. Again one where a lot of the pieces are cut exactly the same and fit where they don't belong.

Watching races today and still playing with getting my phone set up. Sure enjoying the cooler weather. 

A big change in the weather

 What a difference a few days make. From over 111+ to below 100. Hip, hip, hooray! BUT, of course there is always a BUT  - now we have humidity with dew point between 50 and 65. In Indiana they called that "Air you can wear." Yep. Even sticky inside. Check out the days of maybe rain. Almost every day. I like that it is cooling down at night. 

This was yesterday evening. A big storm hit the valley. We did not get any rain but lots of lightening and thunder. And about a mile from us an intersection we go through all the time had 3/4 of an inch of rain. A couple of the main roads by us were shut because of standing water. 

We go through Boulder Highway and Galleria every time we go to Walmart. Only a few minutes from us. And we didn't get even one drop!

Up early this morning, glad I was. This morning's sunrise. 

Still pretty a half hour later.

I got a new phone, mine wouldn't hold a charge any more. The clerk at Verizon set it up for me. When he asked for my gmail password, I didn't remember it. Heck I didn't remember I had a gmail account. So he used a string of numbers and told me to change it when I got home. Fine - except that changed the password on every thing on my computer that was associated with google. Like the blog etc, etc. Muttered a lot that afternoon. Then I was trying to set the phone up the way I wanted it. Got some apps on it and got rid of some apps. Then got stuck, afraid to touch a few things. So back to Verizon the next morning. Clerk was very patient with me in answering questions and helping me. No more new phones for me...I still have to change a few things. Some how I got my AOL email on the phone, don't want it there. 

We've been getting out some the last few days, Big deal - grocery store, JoAnns for material, Denny's for breakfast and Verizon. Our big excursions. Oh, yes, can't forget the pharmacy. We lead such an exciting life. 

I was working on my 4th Christmas tree wall hanging and though I was so smart, not reading directions. Completely forgot the most important step, cutting all the strips on an angle. So did a whole lot of ripping. All those pieces were sewed together and pressed. Rip, rip, rip. Then I had to vacuum because the threads I'd ripped out managed to get all over the floor. And I tracked them all over the house. I have it all resewed now. Will work on it again tomorrow. 

We have not heard from Bill's doctor about him not being approved for the test. I called but no return call so far. Guess we will find out on the 12th when he has an appointment. 

Very short blog

I finished the hand work on the third Christmas wall hanging. Now I want to go shopping to see if I can find something to "trim" them with. Today probably will start another on.

Spent most of yesterday watching NASCAR - it passes the time. And there is another race today. Might bake some cookies. I freeze them and only eat one when I absolutely need one. Like Friday evening. 

Friday afternoon around 4 o'clock got a call from the doctor's office. The insurance denied the CAT scan. Doctor's office could give me no explanation. So now we wait to hear from the doctor. Very upset by this. 

Today it has cooled down some, only going to be 104 with clouds and maybe some drops of rain and wind. Next couple of days might be below 100 with rain and wind. Sounds good to me.