A little rain, a little Scrabble, a little bread

The girls and I have been writing in the rain. Doesn't that sound dreamy? Good old Oregon downpours beating on the skylights while the animals all huddle in their shelters and the family snuggles up with their notebooks and pens and a slice (or three) of oatmeal cinnamon swirl bread.

Even Grace (5) has been learning to play Scrabble with us. Word to the wise: "Kid spelling" and Scrabble can work just fine as long as you don't have any 9-year-old spelling gurus unwilling to go with the flow.

Don't worry. It's nothing a little more koko and toste won't cure.