Today, my life was like Holes. Well, maybe only two parts of the day but they are pretty significant parts in the movie/book so I'll take it.
I woke up at 5:30 am to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Central Arizona. I'd been on the site before a few weeks back and the houses were nearly complete as of today. However, instead of getting tasks inside, with the air conditioning blasting, I was assigned to dig holes for a fence. 12 x 12 x 16 holes. Not even that big. But boy was I sweating. We kept hitting cement and toughly-packed dirt. We had to use a pick to churn it loose. Lots of appreciation for Stanley Yelnats and co. Lots.
As many know, or not know, Arizona experiences monsoon season. Roughly July and August, storms roll in and roll out in a few hours in the afternoon and evening. It's a respite from the heat as long as you don't get caught in a flash flood. Anyway, my sources in Tucson have told me that it's been raining there all week but Phoenix hasn't gotten a drop. Someone must have put in a word with the Big Man because Saturday it rained. I was so excited. I stood out on my balcony and watched the first monsoon droplets hit the ground. I called my friend Karla because I had to share my happiness with someone. And that's how I felt like those people in Holes, enjoying the rain after a long drought.
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