Downpour

In Southern California, rain is so rare, you pretty much try to stay cozy at home until it's over. But it rains so much here, life can't afford to be put on hold. You just learn to work with it. I had my first taste of this on Friday, when I took the girls to the nearest mall to check it out. It was raining when we left, and I hurried to get both girls into their car seats and the stroller folded into the trunk before we were all completely soaked. It rained so hard on the way home that visibility on the road was seriously impaired, but cleared up long enough for me to get the girls into the house before it started back up again. Soon I saw it hailing pea-sized chunks of ice out of our living room window. What a trip! Maybe this was some sort of special initiation weather just for us: welcome to Oregon!