Day 23

This was a pretty good day.  It started off early.  The thunderstorms woke us up about five.  The thunder was loud enough to shake the house.  We went back to sleep, but the storms continued.  We woke up at 8, but there was no reason to get up.  So we surfed in bed for awhile.

When we did get up we went to Dripping Springs to vote and get the tags for the car.  After that we stopped at Home Depot and had keys made to replace the ones Ellen lost.  We had some time to kill before her doctor's appointment, so we went to Trudy's for lunch.  The food was good as usual.

We were early for her appointment, but it had been raining hard all morning and 1826 was closed where it crosses Slaughter Creek.  So we went early and Ellen got right in.  That's probably because of the rain.  I also lucked out and got an appointment next week with the doctor.  Otherwise he was booked until next May.  Wow.

After that we went to the back to see if that was the safe deposit key that Ellen lost.  It was.  Luckily we had the spare in the safe.  That saves us a $125 "drill fee".  The next stop was Tomlinson's for a dog treat.  Lucy really wanted to go.  The last stop was HEB, because I really wanted to go.

We had to use Escarpment to get home because 1826 was closed.  We stopped where it crossed Slaughter Creek.  It was amazing.  That whole part of the park was flooded.  There was so much water going through that all of the big tubes under the road were full.  All sorts of things were flowing in the water and ending up against the bridge.  There were marks on the trees that showed that the water had been 2 feet higher earlier.  We also drove to Bear Creek to watch it flowing over the road.  The high water mark showed that it also had been 2-3 feet higher earlier.

When we got home it was still raining, but it stopped for awhile soon after.  So I put all the boxes in the recycle can and took both cans to the gate.  I also pulled a lot of weeds in the driveway.  The ground was so soaked that it was easy to do.  Then I unloaded the back of the truck.  The temp was about 75, with 100% humidity.  I was sweating like a pig.

After that I was tired and it started raining hard again.  I had to watch a recorded movie because Directv crapped out.  However, the chair put me to sleep, so I didn't see the movie.

The rain let up in the evening, but didn't stop.  At least I got to see Gold Derp and Zombies.