Things To Do on a Rainy Day:Watch old movies.
Watch new movies.
Listen to some good jazz music.
Bake.
Cook something yummy in the crockpot.
Write letters (yep, good ol' snail mail) to someone you miss.
Read that novel you've been wanting to read.
Enjoy a mug of flavored coffee , hot tea or cocoa.
Wrap up in a blanket and enjoy a nap.
Pop some popcorn.
Have everyone "pile up" on your bed - spouse, kids, dogs - and just talk and laugh.
Play a board game like Scrabble or Pictionary, or one of our latest favorites, Apples to Apples.
Unfortunately, I'm working at the office today, so most of these activities aren't on my agenda. I'm a little jealous because Andy is off duty today, and is home with our oldest daughter, Casie, who is on college fall break. I'm sure Linds is envious as well, as she is sitting in a classroom right now taking a 9 weeks test.
But I will try to do some of those things when I get home. We've decided to go eat at one of our favorite places in Memphis - Huey's. Wonderful burgers and wonderful bacon/cheese fries. One of the best things about Huey's is that they give you a jar full of toothpicks and you shoot them to the ceiling through your straws. We always have a good time doing that and seeing how many we can get to stick in the ceiling tiles. After that, we're costume shopping for Saturday's Halloween party at our house. Lindsey is hosting a great group of girls for an evening of food and games.
We should be home early enough to bake a batch of cookies or brownies, enjoy a warm beverage and play a board game. An old movie might be substituted for a night of baseball playoffs, as we are baseball fans at our house. I will wind down with a nice hot bath, some jazz music and a mystery novel. Before the night is over, I'm sure everyone will end up on our bed and we'll laugh hysterically at funny stories or the funny behavior between our lab and our jack russell. At least I hope so. So many of my favorite times are the times that we are all piled up together....I just look at everyone around me and smile....I feel so happy and full of love. And I will thank God for giving me such a wonderful family, and for filling our home with love and laughter. I will thank Him for the rainy days, and for the chance they give us to slow down and relax. I will thank Him for reminding me that He washes my soul just as the rain washes the earth. I will thank Him for being my refuge when there is a storm. And just as I will thank Him for the sunshine that we are supposed to have tomorrow, I will thank Him for the sunshine that I always see after He has seen me through one of the many storms of life.
Whether your day is rainy or sunny, make the most of it. Enjoy. Love. And thank God.
