It's raining today....April showers at last.   After raining and snowing constantly through the winter, Spring has been dry.  We were really beginning to need moisture. 

Speaking of rain,  Bennie, our little shih-tzu is so anal about rain.  He can be dying to go outside, crossing all four paws; but will he go out in the backyard when it's raining?  Under no circumstance!    If we carry him out to the grass, he heads back to the house in a dead run.

On the other hand, if we put his leash on him, he is more than happy to take a stroll in the rain, taking his own good time to find the perfect "potty spot."  Meanwhile, whoever has drawn the unenviable task of the walk in the rain is getting soaked.

Grandson drew the short straw today.  He and Benny have just returned. 

I'm still in my writer's block mode.  I have a ton of things on my mind;   my mind has been wandering today back to my last year in college and the year that followed.

Things happened in those two years, words were said in those two years,  that impacted the rest of my life.  I have to of necessity leave those issues alone right now. 

That adds to the stress I already am feeling over my brother and my upcoming surgery. 

When I'm under stress, I just can't write.