Rain, rain, rain......

OK...while we have not seen any rain in 4 1/2 months...this is a bit much!! Had no idea when we left Vicksburg what we would be encountering. It was raining in Vicksburg...but not like this! Of course we stopped in Pensacola. What a bright idea!! It was pouring all the way in and didn't stop. Little did we know there has been 12 inches since Tuesday! We parked "Flossie" in the parking lot, on a slight incline...what a bad idea. There was water standing in the back, inside, had to pull everything out and rake out the puddles. Thankfully, only a few things got wet...and we are almost home. We had work done on the van in Santa Fe...seemed like all was well but looks like they didn't tighten all the gaskets/screws and we have an oil leak for the first time in thousands of miles. We stop about every 150 miles and add a pint. Great fun in the rain! Now we're actually considering taking the freeway all the way home. What do we want to see in Florida anyway? According to the weather channel there will be rain all the way home...whoopee! I am glad that there is rain...the southeast needs it....but jeez!!!! We added a pint, wiped out as much water as we could and will be heading out...the van is a mess. We got some red chile ristas...they are dripping hot sauce on Cody's head, on the floor. Sammy said we can find our way back to Santa Fe by the peppers that have fallen off! Is running the last leg causing this mess? Or do we have too much crap? I am a freak when it comes to keeping the van organized and clean...but...it's ok...home is around the corner...later, gator...