Walking in the Rain

Sometimes the worst days are the best days. This morning I got my first cavity filled and then this afternoon Claire took a short nap. By 3:30 I felt like we should do something but didn't feel like doing anything if that makes sense. :) Since it stopped raining I decided we'd go looking for the pond that I saw behind a nearby park. We made it about 3 feet out the door and it started to rain again. For a second I almost turned back but then I remembered how much fun I had as a kid in the rain. This was Claire's first experience walking in the rain just for the fun of it. She kept pausing to look around and watch the water fall in puddles. At the edge of a sidewalk she panicked when I said we needed to step over a mini stream heading down the road. However in another 10 feet she accidentally stepped in a puddle. There was a brief pause as she stared down at the water surrounding her feet. Then she made a tentative stomp. Before I knew it she was happily stomping through puddles and grinning up at me. We never did make it to the pond. Just as we entered the park I heard thunder and saw a flash of lightening. Quick as a flash I scooped her up and we ran at top speed through the rain toward the house. By the time we got there hoods had blown back, we were soaked and Claire was laughing like this was the best thing that had happened all day. I hadn't even thought about my tooth once. It's times like that which make me truly love being a mom.

Death and Birth of a Blog

Perfectionism is the death of many endeavors... including the first attempt at this blog. I tried so hard for light, perfect funny writing I gave up after one and a half posts. This will be blogging take 2. Round two will not be as funny as I envisioned round one... but it will exist which is better than I was doing. :)