40 Days and 40 Nights

Well no, it hasn't exactly been raining that long, but when you have kids and you are confined to the house, car and grocery store as things to do, it seems like it could be a lifetime before you see the sun again.

At first I couldn't really explain it well enough to them why we can't go out in the rain. You see we have gone out and played in the rain before. We go out in our rain jackets, boots and whatever else is needed and stomp in the puddles. It's great fun. At first thought it seems like it would be a messy adventure and of course it is. But the girls have so much giggle time doing it that it totally makes it worthwhile to throw everything into the Maytag when we get into the house and clean ourselves up.

This time around it's a bit different. It has been riddled with tornado warnings, thunder, lightening and winds. So rain like this just isn't quite the rain to go out and play in. But my almost 3 year old and 18 month old just don't understand this despite my best efforts and the two of them have been prancing around the house in their rain boots just in case I change my mind. Makes for a long afternoon....

So what do you do when it rains out all day for about a week? At least we didn't choose this week for vacation like my sister in law did. They went to Maine for a week with another family and the only thing I can think of worse than being in the house for a week with two kids, is being in the house with 4 kids and 4 adults. Bring on the alcohol.