Lightning and Bugs...we also have lightning bugs!

The ground around me is vibrating after every strike of lightning. I keep trying to measure how far away it actually is by doing the thing where you count how many seconds fall between the flash and the noise. But, it seems like they are all over the place. Some maybe less than a mile, others like 3 miles. The storm moved in pretty fast. My house is, once again, as it does in heavy rains, slowly flooding. I have various towels and bowls placed in the hot spots for dripping but it won’t catch it all and it certainly won’t catch the water that is falling in the vacant office next door and passing under our fake/temporary-but-really-actually-permanent wall.

I have been trying to get a hold of the key for awhile now because of this known occurrence but in all honesty I haven’t tried hard enough. I have only asked the lady once and in El Salvador that’s pretty pathetic if you are trying to get ANYTHING done. So, maybe this storm and another round of mopping up my soaked floor tomorrow will inspire me to take real action and insist that she hand over the key so we can fix the roof. I don’t even want to think of the amount of mosquitoes probably having a giant orgy in there….

Compared to last week, this week is sure to be slow as all get out. Last week, aka birthday week, was filled with wonderful meals I usually can’t afford (at least not all at one time) and laying around the hotel room with good company. I ate sushi (twice), pizza (twice), and Italian (twice). Hmm..up until now I didn’t realize I did everything twice! Ha Well, it was well worth it and I have my parent’s to thank for it. The meals were my birthday present. I cannot wait for the day when I am asking for something besides money to feed me :-/

My main focus this week is trying to locate pesticide to kill the plant-eating bugs in my garden. I can’t plant until I can run my hand through the dirt and not see tiny gross little bugs. I have everything else I need- seeds, fertilizers, planters, etc. Just no damn pesticide! This year my garden will play host to corn, pinto beans, tomatoes, green peppers, and egg plant! Very excited about that egg plant.

That’s all for now. Props for people in Florida who have dealt with these hurricanes their whole life. Tropical storms are crazy things especially when you live in a place that has rock as a main base and your whole house shakes when it thunders.