The sky is falling

Seriously, I can't believe the weather. Is it just here on the west coast that we are having the worst summer – ever? In June there was more rain and less hours of sunlight than ever recorded before and July is looking even worse! It is really, really hard to keep four kids sane and from knocking each other out when 90% of their summer vacation has been spent indoors with little to do but draw, read and watch TV. I could, I know, play another exhilarating round of Candyland or Crazy 8's but really, I'm going to kill myself if I do. My brain is mushy, my body is haggard and my soul, well it's being slowly stomped by the Clifford and the Berenstein Bears. Help me!
Yesterday, was a beautiful summer day. It was perfect. We spent the whole afternoon at the lake swimming and playing with several friends we ran into there. Then Shane met us there at 5 and we went to a little restaurant on the lake for dinner where we saw more friends. It was really a wonderfully refreshing day that made it feel like summer holidays had finally begun.
Then, today, I wake up to rain, rain, rain.