November 5, 2002
Lots and lots and lots of rain.
Rain today! Wonderful, beautiful rain. It began with rolling thunder, which alerted Elizabeth's 2nd grade class of its approach. They all perked up and cheered when the water started pouring out of the sky. Lucky for us, Elizabeth thought to bring an umbrella to school this morning, so the downpour didn't catch us totally unawares. After school, as we hustled home under our umbrella, we passed a number of umbrella-less kids waiting under the school awning for the deluge to abate. Unfortunately for the tenth grade, this is their picnic day - they made it out to the hills and had just gotten their barbecue fire started when the downpour began. Alas...
We returned home to find the taps run dry and in need of refilling from the cistern. Now that's irony, Ms. Morrisette.