Rainy days

   It is weeks that include 4 days of rain that I long for a basement.  It's great having a large yard, but when it's a pool now and it's rained pretty much non-stop for 4 days it is worthless.  If I had a basement I could set up an obstacle course and make the boys have races to stave off the incredible amount of energy they  have.  I would have a wall made out of chalk board paint that the boys could write on instead of wasting all the printer paper we have.  My dog would probably still be outside since she can't stop eating the boys toys or she could stay upstairs with me away from the toys. 
    Instead we are trying to find creative things to do, like the gigantic fort we built last night that was ruined this morning when Kolin jumped on it.  On Friday we went to the mall and played at the little play area there.  Of course that is a germ haven, so I try to avoid doing that at all costs.  We also like to walk the mall and look in the windows.  I'm hoping at some point to go to the bounce house, even though it costs me $40 to go, because it's from 10a to 6p and I can come and go when I need to.  It's really hard to live in Southern California when it rains because there just isn't enough for us to do when it rains here.