Thunder Storms!

It has been raining here for  the last few days, which reminds me of the great times I used to have outside, in the rain with my siblings. It would start to rain, and immediately we would run around in a panic looking for our swimming suits. As soon as we got them on, we were ready to launch. The most difficult part of our mission was sneaking past our mother to get outside. She was adamantly against us going outside during thunder storms. Convinced that one or all of us was sure to be struck by lightening. Which, of course, at the time was the fun of it. Step one, send out a "volunteer" scout to assess the location of the parentals. Step two, scout is caught and made to vacuum. Step three, the distraction has been made and the rest of us can slip past unnoticed. Step four, the door is awfully loud when opening and closing and gets us all caught. Step five, stand in kitchen and take 20 minute lecture on the dangers of being outside in a thunder storm. Step six, repeat the first three steps. Proceed to run around in the rain for approximately 10 minutes before being spotted and dragged inside again. Repeat until rain has stopped. Thinking back...this method actually applied to most of our activities. We really should have spent more time planning our great escapes.