It has been raining alot the past couple of days. I love the rain. I love the smell especially. In the early morning...before 6:00 in the morning I sit waiting for my ride to come outside and I listen to the falling rain and empty my mind and just sit in the Presence of God. There is something really peaceful sitting there like that in the dark just before sunrise. I need that special quiet time each morning...it cleanses my soul like nothing else can. God knows I need that cleansing time.

Today is yet another day of nothing too special happening. I guess I will work on learning on how to carve wood. This has been a bit of a challenge, but a fun one. I hope my family members don't mind that their gifts are so obviously a beginners attempts. Neena from work brought me some wood from her father for me to practice on so I don't have to worry about punching through the depth of the wood like I have too on the projects for the family. I might try an alligator for Wild Man my brother. I don't excell at anything, I just barely do passible work but it keeps me sober and busy. Maybe someday I will find something I excell at. Oh well, God must like average since He made so many of us.

I finally broke down and got cellphones again for Tiger and I. Never had much luck with those contraptions, but we have had need of them lately so here we go again. I have not told Tiger that I got one for myself yet, she only knows about the one I got for her. But the more I thought about it I realized that one was not going to be enough. There are plenty of times we are apart that she has needed to contact me and could not. She may get upset but she will get over it.

Hippy and I have been having alot of fun with all this newfangled technology stuff. Facebook and bloging. We have communicated alot more this way than we have in a long time. Don't know if it is a good thing or not, technology, but it is nice to banter with her this way. Enough of babbling on this blog now. Just felt like a short chat. Time to check facebook.