Today I’m over at my friends’ apartment with Micah and we’re keeping their 3-year-old daughter company, also known to some people as “babysitting.” The little one is napping and the not-as-little one is watching Spongebob, so I have a moment to write. Do you know how much fun it is to play with a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old at the same time? They are hilarious. I hope Barry and Jayna don’t get a complaint from their neighbors about the noise this morning. You know, I just couldn’t help myself.
It was raining pretty steadily all morning, but it didn’t get crazy until after snack time when all of a sudden it just started downpouring outside. It was the kind of rain that soaks you to your skivies when all you’re trying to do is run from the front door of the grocery store to your car. If you have to put groceries in the trunk, you can count on looking like you jumped in a pool by the time you get into the driver’s seat. I’m so glad I was inside… Anyway, when the rain started crashing into the pavement outside, I half-yelled in a high pitched voice I reserve for the three-and-under set, “Oh my! It’s raining cats and dogs!” And don’t you know, they started barking and meow-ing out the window. Did I encourage it and join in? Of course, I did. Some guy went outside to check the mail (why on earth didn’t he wait 15 minutes?) and I couldn’t help but wonder if he heard the “OOOOOOO WOOF WOOF MEOOOOWWWW WOOOOOOO WOOOO WUF WUF MEOOOOW” coming from our patio door. He never made eye contact, but then again, if I went out to check the mail and I heard screaching cats and dogs, I’d try not to look, too.
The rain stopped, but we’ve been playing inside anyway. It’s still sticky outside and I’m not a fan. Chasing each other around, hide and seek (even if they don’t quite get the concept), the hokey-pokey, and lots of sippy-cup refills have been on the menu. I can’t help but imagine what it will be like when Micah’s older and we have another rug bug getting into stuff. It’s probably a good thing we live in a house and not an apartment where noise levels are an issue.