Don't It Just Figure

I was just mentioning to my parents that it hasn't rained very much here and the rain we did get barely got the ground wet. Today started out as a beautiful day (although someone mentioned that it was supposed to rain) and after church, it was even better. Mark said that since it was such a nice day, we should do something. We couldn't figure out what to do so we just sat around for awhile. I decided that since I had talked about it for a while, I was going to wash the windows. So I took Abby out and Mark came out and washed windows with me. After that was done, he spread weed and feed on the lawn. I could see dark clouds in the distance. But no rain. Even after we came inside, I played with and fed Abby, no rain. Now as I look outside, rain. The ground may be wet, but hardly anything else is. If we don't get a big rain soon, we're going to have some nasty forest fires. But what are ya going to do? I think my attitude has changed a lot since Abby was born. It might have started while I was still pregnant. I don't know if it's for the better or not. On the one hand, I'm less patient. I used to let people say whatever they wanted and I would smile back at them politely. Now if they are rude, I'm not so nice back. The good thing is that I stand up for myself more and I don't care as much about what other people think. I'm not so terrified of conflict that I will blindly agree with anything anyone says or quickly change the subject just to avoid an argument. So that's a good thing. I think I have to work on finding a balance between being respectful and being assertive. I'm done being a doormat but I don't want to turn into a jerk.