Rain, Rain, Go Away

I know talking about the weather is pretty boring, but I'm getting pretty bored with all the rain. Today I drove to my mother's, no rain in sight, but the flooding from earlier in the week was so bad the expressway ramp was closed anyway. I ended up detouring through some areas I'd never seen before, and don't want to visit again. But, I ended up at Mom's in time for lunch--homemade vegetable soup, thank you very much for asking--and had a nice visit with her.

Being a creature of habit, I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and stocked up on hamburger patties and buns. My son is coming home for Spring Break tomorrow and I'm planning ahead so I don't have to go shopping next week. My daughter was home this week and the only fun thing she's gotten to do so far is go bowling with me, her dad, brother, and his friend. We had a great time, and went out to eat afterwards. She's catching up on her sleep, though, and wearing out our treadmill when she's awake.

I love it when we do things as a family. Too bad life is so hectic when kids are young that us mom's often don't have the time or energy to appreciate how precious our day-to-day interactions really are. Now that my children are young adults and I have time to spare, the opportunities to be together are limited. But wonderful.


The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Author: Dolly Parton