The Rain Keeps Coming Down...

DH got the chimney fixed, after two trips to Lowe's. The first trip was to pick up the chimney cover, and the second trip was to return the first cover and get one that was the right size. He should have sent Jacob up the ladder to measure before they went to Lowe's, but the second trip gave them an excuse to stop by the little diner down the road and get their lunch. They could have eaten with us, but I think DH is getting a little tired of raclette. He's planning to cook a chuck roast in the crockpot tomorrow while I'm at school. That will be dinner for two days (sandwiches the second day), and lunch for me for a couple of days.

It has rained, and rained, and rained. We are in the middle of our block, and the road slopes rather steeply (or at least a lot steeper than at the other house). We get drainage from the two houses above us, and then it runs off toward the house below us. If it ever gets dry, DH needs to check on what can be done about the water that's getting into the basement. He thinks there's something that can be painted on the inside of the foundation that will keep it from coming through...but where does it go then? It sounds like a waterfall when we stand on the deck.

I've started working on the baby's ABC album. She's already seven months old, and I think she and her mom have started looking at books. I gave her a Barnes and Noble gift card for Christmas instead of buying books. There's a B & N just up the highway from their house, and that way my niece can pick out books that they don't already have. I thought the gift card was cute--had Curious George on it (but don't think I saw The Man in the Yellow Hat).

The students come back tomorrow. We have to get everyone's books to the correct owner, and then settle down for the second semester. Testing will be in April, and there's still a lot to be done and taught before then. The audit is next week, and the pressure will ease up afterward. I should have worked on lesson plans this weekend, but I didn't. I have everything ready for tomorrow so I can spend my prep period getting the plans caught up and turned in to the office.