All About Lucy and Vi

The rain poured down day after day.  (Thanks a lot Patti.  https://thenewsixty.blogspot.com/)  Last night we had severe thunderstorms.  Our community has a building code that makes no sense that I can determine.  It requires one room on each floor to have a "sensitive" electrical breaker that will trip if there is lightning nearby.  The master bedroom must be one of those rooms.  So during the storm I awakened in total darkness.  No light from the clock/radio, no light from the answering system, no light from the nightlight.  I had no idea what time it might be.  So I put on my slippers and went out to the garage to reset the tripped breaker.  I was too sleepy to look up the time in another room and reset the clock/radio or phones, so I got back in bed.  [Note to self:  Put battery in the clock.]  What an inconvenience.  What did that truly accomplish?  Did they not think I knew that lightning followed by thunder after the count of "one boy scout, two boy scouts" meant it was nearby?  And what was I expected to do with the knowledge?  Be sure not to run outside in the dead of night during a thunderstorm?

There are lots of jokes about the rain and flooding. What else can you do?  This was one of my favorites:

Amidst the rains, we did indeed have a few hours of sunshine every now and then and Lucy took advantage of them.  We are leaving her boots off a bit more since she has a very small irritated spot on her injured leg.  We think it's likely due to the fact that her boots get wet every time she goes out so we have to change them more often that we would like.  We have found a very nice dry shampoo for dogs that has a slight blood orange scent.  Using that makes her coat look and smell much better.

Lucy on a rare bit of sunshine.

Like all toddlers, our Violet continues to grow and learn.  Her father takes her all over the city to the library and the many museums there.  Her favorite by far is the marvelous Children's Museum.  So full of age-appropriate places and things to do.  Certain areas are cordoned off for crawling babies, some for toddlers and much of the museum is for anyone.  One of Violet's favorite places (besides the water pool, of course) has light switches that illuminate different objects on a large board.  Perfect for a little one who loves the mechanics of things.  Another great benefit of the museum is that she interacts with other children there.  Especially important for a child who does not attend day care.

I know I'm a bit biased.  But isn't that a lovely, sweet smile?
And it's not even for the camera.  It's for another child.

Today's quotes are about happiness.  In the stress of life we all too often let it slip away from us.

The first is from Omar Khayyam:

"Be happy for this moment.
This moment is your life."

The second is from the Buddha:

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
And the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared."

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK, EVERYONE

BE HAPPY

IT MAKES LIFE SO MUCH EASIER