Swingin' in the rain

This morning's weather report said there'd be rain. Actually, lightning and rain. Upon learning of this news as she was getting ready for school, Jennifer was not happy. She doesn't like the rain, and the thunder/lightning scares her. I assured her that she'd probably be inside of school when it was raining. I don't think they'd let the children have their recess outside when it's raining. (If it's really pouring when school is out, the children who get picked up by their parents usually wait by the door.)

Well, I kept an eye out all day. No rain. Hm, I thought. Maybe the weatherman was wrong. (That HAS been known to happen. On days he'd said "no rain," we had rain! Saying there'd be no rain in the Northwest is like saying there won't be any snow in the North Pole!)

But, guess what? Right when I got Jennifer to baseball practice today, it started to rain! Yep, right then and there. Heck of a time for it to start up!

I waited and watched, wondering if the coach was going to cancel practice because of the rain. Thankfully, she did not. So us parents (and our younger progeny) sat on the bench in the rain while our kids played baseball. In the rain. And there I clapped and cheered. In the rain!

I thought the whole situation was kind of funny. Hey, it's no longer the postal carriers who can proudly recite that "neither rain nor sleet nor ice" motto! Baseball players get to say they'll play baseball rain or shine, too!

Jennifer managed to hit a homerun during practice. Yay! Another girl hit a homerun and I thought hers was really something because, first, two girls kept fumbling with the ball (which was kind of funny to watch as they kept scrambling for it) then another outfielder tried chasing the girl with the ball (instead of throwing it to home) and she was not fast enough.

It wasn't long before the girls got dirty and muddy. The coach cut practice short. The girls started using their water bottles to get the dirt and mud off of them. Well, everybody got a little dirty (especially the girls who kept falling in the dirt and even especially everybody's shoes!) but it was still a good game and everyone had fun.