Rainy Days

If you are ever in need of rain, just call on us to schedule a vacation. It doesn't matter what kind of vacation, short or long, near or far. If we plan it (vacation), it (rain) will come. That seems to be a dark cloud (no pun intended) that follows any Patrick that goes on vacation!

Now, we were watching the forcast very closely and were well aware of what was headed our way. However, this weekend getaway was planned months ago - hotel booked (non-refundable/transferable) and everything. Based on the forcast, we did not feel that we were in danger since we were going to a water park and we felt like we could get a decent day of playing in before the rain got there. Our hopes were not very high though as we left Meridian because is was already raining on us here. Our wheels were turning and we had an alternate plan tucked away, just in case. The closer we got to the coast, though, the better the weather appeared to be. It was very windy but only partly cloudy. We took our chances...............

As you can see from the expressions, the fun didn't last long. We were there for just shy of 2 hours when they announced that they were shutting down the park because of the weather. The girls were disappointed but were big about it. We headed to the hotel to check in and finish our swimming at the indoor pool. I think they found that they liked that just as well as the waterpark. It was an indoor pool and we had it all to ourselves.

You remember the picture of the rainbow over our house the other day? This is a picture of the full rainbow that was in the newspaper the following day. It gives you a much better picture of how pretty it was.

Lastly, we have resolved the silly putty issue - thanks for your input on that. The solution: spray area with WD-40 and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Next pour some rubbing alcohol on the area and rub with an old rag. Repeat until clean. These instructions were on http://www.about.com/ .