Hello Sunshine

And in all this rain, we didn’t get washed away.

The sun seems to be trying today and I join the ranks of grateful mothers everywhere.

I feel certain we could not have endured much more.

We were not only surrounded by puddles and dampness and grey grey days, but we were car-less and home bound which only fueled the fire of dreary and dazed.

We completed some school, but not as much as we should have. We played Legos. Made bread that could never get warm enough to rise. One window was broken from indoor running. Kids wrestled on the living room floor until someone’s head was knocked into the cabinet. We ate popcorn and watched Swiss Family Robinson. We took turns screaming as loudly as possible with our hands covering our ears. We baked chocolate chip cookies. We colored wildflowers and read novels. Kids took warm baths and rode tricycles in the hall. London perfected the art of cooking flawless scrambled eggs by herself. Piper and Otto took turns being unkind to everyone. Otto poured himself a bowl of cereal when no one was looking.

We have Nature Camp today and I can’t wait to get in the car and drive anywhere.

The end.