Seriously, It Can Stop Raining Now

So we can blame Dad for all the rain we have received over the past four days.

He spent the weekend in Chicago, where it poured non-stop. When he returned Monday afternoon, it was only a few hours before it started raining here in Omaha. And it's been coming down pretty regularly ever since.

Not only have we had our share of rain, but the strong winds, powerful lightning and tremendous thunder has made it hard for the girls to get any sleep at night. Plus, our skylight in the kitchen continues to leak (yes, we need to get it fixed!) so there are puddles of water on the floor every time it rains hard.

The girls enjoyed their first half day of school on Thursday. Olivia said her teacher (Mrs. Lewis, her aunt) was "mean." Of course, she was smiling when she said it, so we know she's fibbing. Dad has a wager with some of the other girls that Olivia will fall asleep at naptime during the first full day of school (Monday). He predicts that because Olivia used to fall asleep on the way home from preschool last year.

Poor Veronica. She's kind of left out of the whole getting-up-and-going-to-school routine. Her sisters wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast and get ready to load up in the Suburban. About that time, Dad comes into her bedroom, grabs her out of her bed and carries her out to the Suburban. About the time she's waking up, she is well on her way to Bellevue to spend the morning with Grandma Bep.