THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY!!

I'm sick of the rain. It has rained for 2 days straight. Last night it rained so hard that we had a small moat forming around our house....I thought about ordering a boat to get out. The good news is that our new sump pump kept up & we didn't get any water in our basement. I'm almost certain that our old pump wouldn't have kept up and we'd be dealing with our basement under water for the 3rd time. I was quite nervous & checked the pump over & over again.

The rain has now cancelled both of Jake's soccer practices and Allie's soccer game this week. Jake has a game scheduled for tomorrow, but I wouldn't be surprised if it gets cancelled. Typically they don't cancel for rain, but with the ground being SO saturated they just might. I'd guess the boy's soccer cleats would absolutely destroy the wet fields. I hope it does get cancelled, the thought of sitting in the cold, wet weather makes me sick!! I'm definitely a "fair weather fan".

Jake's Talent Show group got together this week to practice. They did really well. Allie's group finally decided on their song. If they go through with it, they will look really cute.

In other BIG news...Jake is now wearing deodorant. It seems WAY too early to me, but it was getting to be a necessity!!

I went with Jake's class to an opera. I wasn't too excited about it, but agreed to go. It was FABULOUS. It was the 3 Billy Goats Gruff & was a comedy opera. The kids loved it & the adults were amused as well. I'd love to see it again!!

No huge plans for the weekend. Next week looks crazy. Talent Show practices start after school each day & since I'm a chair I have to be there for them. Allie has dance pictures next week, Jake has 2 soccer practices & a soccer game, Allie has 2 soccer games, both kids have Scout meetings, Jake has religion, I volunteer in Allie's room and we have a busy weekend planned too.