12-05-2004, 06:56 AM
to combat the daily rain spurts, we have put up one of those 10 x 20 foot covered portable shelters, tossed weedman down on the ground and put tarps on the sides. I filled it with a childs table and chairs (I care for a 2 1/2 year old) and a table and chairs for me too. I am told that I can get free pallets, so I'll do that then put plywood over them for a floor. Anyway... my point... the neighbor and her children with their friends (ages 8-12 ish) cameover to see our new road. I had the remains of a picnic lunch which all the kids devoured. Mom and I sat and chatted while the kids took 2 1/2 year old Nick out into the rain to "be jungle rainforest children". What a delight to be in a place where children use their imaginations, can go exploring without a parent's watchful eye every moment and have FUN. We sat listening to their squeels of delight as the rain became nearly brutal. The winds picked up and they ran back to us, only to run in and out of the storm laughing and playing. My heart was opened up with delight. Sure beats So Cal, where you drive the kids to a park to play outside, pay a fee for the skate park so they can skate.... everything controlled and entertainment designed. I can already see why locals cherish their lives here for so many reasons. I am blessed to share in this joy!
May you live in interesting times.
May you live in interesting times.
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"