{"id":2691,"date":"2014-08-12T17:05:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T17:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotola.com\/blog\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2016-04-06T23:42:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:42:21","slug":"playing-in-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shotola.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/12\/playing-in-the-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing in the Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every once in awhile (ok… quite often, actually) I and my work-from-home mom friends lament the fact that we don’t have an office or someplace to go to everyday. \u00a0Not only can it can be lonely, but home is now my work and work now is my home – I really don’t find home to be that peaceful sanctuary that it once was. \u00a0As much as I miss the comaraderie that can come from working in an office with other people, it’s days like this that make me grateful that I work from home – especially while my kids are little.<\/p>\n

I went upstairs to take a break and saw the littles outside in their swimsuits and crocs, playing in the rain. \u00a0So I decided to join them. \u00a0And it was awesome. \u00a0We found some little leaves and put them into the river of water flowing in the storm gutter and followed them all the way to the storm drain. \u00a0I had the opportunity to teach them about how the water goes into the Chesapeake Bay and then eventually into the ocean. \u00a0We splashed in the puddles. \u00a0We stopped to say hello to Allie, the neighbor’s dog. \u00a0We found a cool black rock. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We came home so they could get their own umbrellas and go splash some more. \u00a0And all of this would have been missed had I been working in an office.<\/p>\n

I guess the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, as the saying goes. \u00a0But today – I’m enjoying the shade of green that’s under my feet.<\/p>\n

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