Rainy Monday

The rain spatters mercilessly on the rooftops this morning and I hold hope in the coming week. I love the rain, the coolness of the falling droplets, the way it washes the streets out front clean, the way it replenishes the dry lawns, and feeds the lake behind our house.

Yesterday Sparkle Fairy played with her friend from next door. I was glad for that; there aren't any kids for her to play with in our neighborhood anymore, aside from our neighbors directly next door on one side. One of the issues we deal with as a family removed from our roots is that we lack the company of extended family. My daughter has cousins close to her age, but they live far north of us, in different states, and we don't see them often enough. I have to bite back envy of the people who grew up here, who have old friends to hang around with, and cousins to schedule play dates with, and laughter to fill the walls during holidays.

So, hello, rainy Monday. Let's see what we can do today.