Woke up and immediately went out the door with three of the four small people to drop Ev off with her dad. Something about driving in the rain with music just makes me feel better inside. I couldn’t really imagine living somewhere other than the PNW, I try to sometimes but the smell of blackberries and lavender and rain in the summer is a smell I couldn’t live without – we have a decent amount of snow and hot days but a place without drenching rain feels desolate.
We got home and Au decided she needed to be outside. Being 2, I thought she’d get annoyed by the rain and run back in immediately – instead, she just lived her best life in the downpour. We made lunch and played some games and now it’s time to relax.
I’m not perfect and I get overwhelmed and frustrated by the demands of small people probably on the daily, but these small people are little pieces of me and I speak their language. The rain is refreshing and cleansing for the mind and soul and we’re going to have a great day today.
KB & Family 