he's swimmin' in the rain!!

Or at least thinking about it!

It's so rare that we get rain where we live.  When I see the rain in September, I think, yippee!!

Either way, the weather is cool and it makes me want to cook and bake.

Gingersnaps anyone?

corner view~rain

2008:  I wrote about this day a couple of years ago.  We had just started homeschooling the girls and one winter day, it rained.  A big deal in our parts.  Quite rare. 

I let them go outside with umbrellas, and eventually it turned to just playing in the warm rain.

What a fun time.  The freedom they felt with their new lifestyle was evident on their faces.

I personally love when we get rain.  It cools everything and my plants seem to vibrate with happiness.   After a good rain I can see their growth overnight.

Next week we will write about "improvising."  This idea comes from Anna.

Please give me more ideas of what you wish to write about in your comments.  Happy December to you all!

it's subtle but it's there

We're still getting rain and wind this winter. It has been the coldest winter since we lived here. I am not complaining. I love feeling like we have seasons. I have been wearing jeans for weeks now.

Plus look what appeared this morning, to greet us with this new wondrous day!

girls in the rain

It's hard to believe that rain is so rare here that it is a cause for celebration.

It is.

rain rain don't go away

We were planning to take the kids to the local park and play and shoot baskets. But right as we were getting ready to leave it began to rain. Another novelty, as where we live it rains maybe 10 days a year. And when it does it usually lasts all day. So Gary encouraged the kids to play in the rain.Just as we were going to call it quits, and give up the park idea, the sun came out and we went to the park. Good things come to those who wait. No one even changed their clothes!