Rain or shine

Today was 'zoo day' with big E's class. The plan? To go 'rain or shine'. It's been raining all week and the weather people said it was supposed to rain today. I got up this morning and started preparing to be at the zoo in the rain because it was already raining and had been since last night. It was to be a family affair for us. I got our lunches packed and the stroller loaded. I was looking forward to good conversation with a friend that was riding with me. I get a call from the principal a little before 9. No zoo. The zoo had called the school and said most of the animals were going to be inside and some parts of the zoo were going to be shut down so we needed to NOT come. I was relieved. It had been a morning full of thunder and lightening. Maybe E will take a day off from school next week and we'll go to the zoo then.