Rain

It rained for hours yesterday. That may not seem like a big deal to most of you, but for us here in desertville, it really disrupts things. I really love the rain. I love the smell, sound and the air after it's over. We don't usually see rain in the winter. We get 97.3% of ours in the summer during monsoon season, so a nice winter rain is a treat for us.

Rumor has it Santa is coming to our neighborhood and dumping snow for the kids to play in. The kids are beside themselves thinking they may get to play in some (fake) snow. Remember last year? Pictures are sure to follow documenting every pathetic moment.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bully update:
For those of you who asked, here's an update on the bully situation with Caleb. The Principal finally called me on Thursday and we had a nice, long conversation about the whole ordeal and we came to some conclusions. Caleb no longer has any classes with this brat, I mean kid. They don't have lunch together either, so the opportunity for him to harass Caleb has been almost eliminated. Disciplinary action was taken, but the principal wouldn't disclose what it was due to "privacy policies." Whatever. She promised me that she would be "on top of things" and there would be no further problems. I am satisfied for now (I guess). My main concern is that Caleb feels safe and he says that he does. Caleb has gathered his posse and they all have his back, so I think we are going to be just fine. Thank you all for your words of encouragement and threats to retaliate on his behalf. Like someone in my family used to say, "You mess with one bean, you mess with the whole burrito."