RAIN!

WOW, it rained last night and this morning!  It hasn't rained since April.  And it wasn't one of these 10-drop Saudi rains.  It actually RAINED (for 8 minutes) this morning.

We got a good fraction of our rain today, too.   We get 2 cm a year (about an inch), and I bet we got 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) today.  Only three more rains like this, and our yearly allotment will be fulfilled!

The kids were so excited!  They ran to get their umbrellas, and they wore their raincoats, boots, and umbrellas to preschool.

Also, lucky us!  We JUST called to get new grass installed in our front yard.  They put it out yesterday.  The perfect day to get new grass!  Who would have thought we would have picked the one day before it rained!