A beautiful morning to stain the deck. John has gone to work, I was up early and ready to go. Sun was shining, weather was cool but warm enough to be in shorts and short sleeves. Paint brush in hand, gallons of stain beside me. Everything out and I was busy at getting it all done!
Lower deck now complete. Brush in hand. Should I or shouldn't I go for staining the stairs as well? Make sure, I said to myself and went to the computer to double-check the weather report. Looks like rain. But not till later tonite. Oh what the heck! Go for it. Sun is still shining. Some clouds but high in the sky and off to the west. No problem-o!
Oh dear...wind picking up...Oops! Was that a raindrop? Oh no! You guessed it. Out of nowhere (at least to my visibility) in a period of half an hour, a big black storm cloud(s). Please, please, please, don't rain - just blow over! I am not sure who I am talking to as I know God is not going to delay rain simply because I chose to stain my 3 steps! Thankfully, the lower deck has been drying in the sun and it has been a couple hours since it was stained. The stairs are a different story. I was thinking of how I could 'cover them' in case it rained and brought out a big plastic sheet but could not figure out how to cut it and then secure it. In the end, I said "it won't rain much." I no sooner got in the house than the familiar sound of droplets on the plastic sheeting over our deck made its way into my hearing! Oh yes, it rained and though only for a short time, it came down pretty good. As I sit and write this note, the sky is now blue with big white fluffy clouds and the rain is sitting nicely on the top of my freshly stained deck and stairs! Hopefully, it will dry up before it sinks in and ruins my paint job!
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