Rainy weekend

It was a very rainy 5 days here in Bowie. We measured a total of 8.58 inches of rain at the house - which is more than was measured from Apr 16th to Oct 18th of 2007. There were 2 different rain storms, one centered on Friday and one from Sunday night to Monday afternoon.

On Friday, Sarah's field trip to the zoo was rained out - plus her classroom was closed because they were installing new floor tile. The idea was to do it during the field trip, but with no trip, there was no room for the kids. So Sarah had to stay home - plus the parents of one of her classmates asked us to watch their daughter. Not to mention, Nicholas's day care was closed because they didn't have power. So David watched the three kids until mid-afternoon until Alison came home from work - then she watched them until David got home in the late evening. They behaved pretty well, but we still wanted to collapse that night.

But on Saturday, we drove up to NJ for Maddie's first communion. There was traffic (always bad on Sat mornings), and we ended up having to go right to the church (St. Vincent Martyr). David hadn't been in this church since probably high school/Youth Ministry - after then, the Mocko family was going to St. Patrick's in Chatham instead. It was a nice service and there was a fun party back at Steven and Jenne's afterwards. Then we drove back home and finally went to sleep after midnight.

On Sunday, Sarah went to the Washington Ballet with Grandma to see "Cinderella". They also went with Papa Bob's daughter and grand-daughter, and took the Metro train in and out of the city. By the time they got home, the rain was falling. While they were gone, David got out the ladder and cleaned the gutters just in time for the big storm. Alison got to stay inside and enjoy some rest on her Mother's Day, although she did make a big brunch for everyone before they left, including matzoh brei which we tried to make for the first time.

Tonight, one of David's two softball games was canceled because of poor field conditions, but the latter game (on a different field) was played. Unfortunately, we only had 8 players, and most of the outfield was still a swamp. The team lost, but probably could have kept it closer with a full team. David came home with mud all over his legs and the back of his shorts and shirt.