October 26 – “How tall are speed humps?”

We had “Take Cailyn to school” duty yesterday.  Made for a very early morning.  She had to be there by 7 a.m. for choir practice.  That in itself was not a problem.  The issue came when we turned off of Jones Road to head to her house.  The street was flooded.  Covered completely and creeping up into residences on both sides.  There were two school buses stopped in the middle of the street with lights flashing.  We couldn’t tell if they were reacting to the water or just waiting for some riders to arrive.  So Chris backed up and turned around.  We tried the next street over, but it looked even worse, so we returned to our original choice, the street we always use, since we knew what to expect. 

The school buses were gone now, so that was a positive sign.  And a pickup truck sloshed its way through from the other direction.  So Chris did the whole “creep slowly through the water in the middle of the street” approach. The first speed hump we came to was peeking out from the waters, so that meant the depth was no more than maybe six inches.  I don’t know.  How tall are speed humps?  The second one was not visible, however, so we were a bit more careful there.  We finally reached our destination – the other side of the lake, so to speak.  Cailyn was almost ready, and she moved even quicker when she realized the time.  She must really like choir.  Adventure part two was not quite as scary.  Once you have conquered an Everest, the second time is always easier.  I think she might have been a minute or two late, but we assured her that the teacher would understand.  We live on an Island.  And we had five inches of rain in an hour or so … at high tide.  There’s just nowhere for the excess water to go. 

Word is we are getting a dry-out over the weekend.  That’s a good thing, too.  We have Fall Festival at the church on Saturday, and we have to use the grassy areas to set up games.  Maybe the cool weather will keep the mosquitoes away …

Psalms 107:15-16 says, “Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.”

Father, thank you for Cailyn.  Give her a positive experience with her choir class.  Amen.