drought

Halloween is the time for pumpkins.  I personally don't go all out with the pumpkins at Halloween.  We get two big pumpkins and two small ones.  That's usually it, but I don't like spending more than $20 on pumpkins.  However with that said, I guess I should start expecting to pay at least $40 for my 4 pumpkins.

So in the middle of the night last night, my dog started barking, then jumped on top of me and started shaking.  It took me a second to realize that it was thundering and she hates thunder.  Then after realizing it was thundering I stopped and listened and heard the most wonderful sound, the sound of rain.

With the triple digit heat we have been having lately and the lack of rain, I started think about what we could do to start conserving our water. The reason I started thinking about this is because I am truly afraid of what my water bill is going to be in a few weeks...

With Texas experiencing its worst drought in over 100 years, most parts of the Lonestar State haven’t seen rain in months. It’s so dry, in fact, that one ordinarily shy baby armadillo came right up to this family’s walkway just to get a drink from their hose. With this adorable video racking up over 80,000 views since it was posted on Friday, we have to ask: Are baby armadillos the new kittens? Re