It was raining this morning, not the typical\u00a0hard driving rain of Florida, but more of a slow-but-steady spring shower.<\/p>\n
After breakfast, the boys and I put on our raincoats and went out to throw the football. We even had one of the neighbors join us.\u00a0The neighbor and my youngest son ran off to the bus when it arrived. My oldest and I went back\u00a0inside\u00a0to dry off and kill the\u00a0twenty\u00a0minutes until he had to be at his bus stop.<\/p>\n
His bus stop is at the front of the neighborhood. Sometimes, he walks. Sometimes, I drive him. Today,\u00a0in the rain, I gave him a ride.<\/p>\n
“Don’t forget your raincoat,” I said as we headed for the car.<\/p>\n
“I know, I know.”<\/p>\n
He\u00a0already had it on.<\/p>\n
We drove to the front of the neighborhood and I let him out. As he stepped\u00a0out of the car and into the rain, he shrugged his raincoat off and tucked it under\u00a0the strap of his backpack.<\/p>\n
I guess raincoats aren’t cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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