Happy Friday...did you ever wonder

...about days when it rains when the sun is shining? I'm sitting in South County, looking out the window and the sun is shining brilliantly and it is pouring rain.

My Rx friend is in from California for a short trip, so we went to see her and her family for a couple of hours last night. Her son and mine had a great time playing together as usual. We brought her son his birthday gift (his was Monday), and Bubba (not his real name) had fun helping rip the wrapping paper to shreds (since he likes to help with gift opening tasks).

Later we took them outside in the backyard and they ran around. Since her dad removed the above-ground pool and deck recently, there was a big, barren patch in the far end of the back yard. Where do the kids head to play? Straight for the old pool site, which has some rocks and mud all over. What do the moms do? Snatch them from the mud. Luckily, the boys didn't mind, since it was nearly dark and there were lots of other fun things in the yard to explore, like the cache of toys under the deck and on the deck.

Hopefully, we'll see a little more of her before she leaves town on Sunday.