Rain rain go away

it has been terribly rainy here. If you have been paying attention to the weather in the south you'll know northern Louisiana got bombarded with water this week.  Luckily our area was spared flooding where I live but south of here got it pretty bad and even some of the roads around town here are washed out. 
I was able to get out of the house to go babysit which was fun and greatly needed, got me some groceries for the place as well.  I am slowing down on my reading a bit but mostly just because besides The Kite Runner, which is a favorite of mine, I haven't been interested in the books I have.  The next set of books on deck are all more interesting, they are my genre and they are books that I personally have been wanting to read. 
I got pretty crafty this week and am trying to stay on top of my organization so we shall see how it goes.  Oh, I also started meatless Monday this week which was a nice change to the menu.  It's been a pretty good week.  Back home has some stresses.  My bestie is getting married in April so that stress has been growing and her fiancé and her mom got into a battle this week which has made things even more stressful.. I hate that I can't be there to help her through it. 

My aunt Carolyn is in the hospital as well.  She's had health issues for awhile now and it's terrible to see her get sick again.  Hopefully she will be out and home soon so she can relax and not be cooped up in a darn hospital all the time.  Jessica, her daughter, has been going above and beyond making sure she's getting taken care of and going to visit and again it saddens me that I can't be there to help her out.
My mom got a new guinea pig who has been named piglet.  He's all black and mom says he is having a great time running around.  He was in the pet store she got him from for 2 years!
All in all I miss the comfort and familiarity of home.  There are so many changes happening around here all the time that sometimes it gets overwhelming.  But there are so many things to be grateful for in this journey.  This relationship with my cousins is something I never in a million years dreamed would have happened.  Steff and I have never been close because she's so much older and lives so far away, and I wasn't sure I'd ever even get to meet her daughter, let alone form such a great bond with her. I guess the biggest lesson I have learned that missing someone doesn't always have to be bad. 
When I decided to leave home, I was feeling unappreciated and alone and after a few months down here my friends have more than stepped up to let me know how loved and missed I am and it has made a huge difference in who I am as a person.