It's Raining, It's Pouring

On days like these, I would follow our black lab, Lightning into the laundry room and curl up until the lightning and thunder passed. I was much younger then.

It's still terrifying to hear the rumble and see the flashes... especially at night, and in a new house. The house leaked quite a bit on the SE side, especially when the wind blew sideways. And every time the thunder rumbled, the house shook.

I started out in the RV, which sways quite a bit in a rough storm like this. The giant bamboo booster tower is tied to the RV and it pulls the vehicle in all directions. It's quite like being on boat in bad weather! I lasted about a half hour, but my bones started to tremble, so I moved to the house.

Tetra was still asleep, and had been sleeping since we got home from town around 7:30. I honestly wanted to just curl up with her, but knew I would sleep better if I finished some aspect of work. So, I set up my old laptop by the bed so I could do both. Matt joined us in bed, and we fell asleep quite easily.

Speaking of wind and laptops - if you hadn't heard, I had to send in the new computer for repair. It was Friday. The day was calm, calm, calm. I sat at the table at the palapa working on the laptop. The wifi, I had placed in the hammock. A giant gust of wind came, and I heard the wifi drop. Matt and I locked eyes, and he gave me the look I give him when the baby drops; the "you know you could have prevented that" look. I raced for the wifi, lest it drop in the lagoon. Next gust of wind. Computer down. It tumbled and rolled. It was a terrifying sight. There was silence. They waited for me to curse, but I did not.

I let it rest. We ate breakfast. I tried it again and it worked except for a glitch on the right of the screen. Over the next few days, the display deteriorated. I copied the essential files to a flash drive on Matt's recommendation. Less than an hour later, the machine was done.

I sent it to Ava on Monday, and Apple is sending Ava a box for repair. It's a convoluted system because Belize is not a big Apple market, and there are no resources for repair, including mailing service. So, hopefully it can be fixed, and hopefully, my little 2006 MacBook will keep me going until then.

So - the rain is here - the baby is good - the work is good, but the tools are broke - the house is good, but the plumbing is shabby - the dogs are wet, and I met a baby iguana yesterday.

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