I'm pretty sure it's been years since I've seen my backyard flooded with rain, and what a beautiful sight it is. The rain gauge on the fence leading to the pasture measured 6.5 inches of rain. NBC Channel 5 News reported the area receiving from roughly four to five inches of rain. Rain has become such a foreign occurrence that my 10-year-old dog, Queenie, is afraid to go outside in it. Maybe she has forgotten what it is. It rained for a little while last evening, then stopped. I thought, "Oh, no. Another failed expectation." But then after midnight I heard raindrops hitting the roof and windows. I awoke this morning to rain, glorious rain. Unfortunately, it is scheduled to dry up by tomorrow. But at least we have had this welcome respite from the ongoing drought. I suppose that's good news for some. Shannon, the day manager at the Yellow Rose Café, said her daughter is getting married tomorrow. It is an outside wedding, and they never dreamed they might need a rain plan. So it's working out OK for them. But for the rest of us, we can't wait for the next thunderstorm. The current weather forecast is: TODAY: Showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm. Heavy rainfall possible. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. TONIGHT Cloudy with isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.