We took the kids to a water park as a final send off to summer. I have to confess, I am not a big fan of water parks. Being that close to half naked people kinda eeks me out. Not to mention the fact that the same people who have season passes to Renaissance Festivals are VIP members of water parks. To make matters worse, it was raining – I mean pouring buckets. I have not been that wet for such a sustained period of time in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I expected to get wet. But not continuously, from all angles for 4 ½ hours. I kept praying for a little lightening so that they would shut the sucker down. But alas, no lightning in sight – just lots and lots of rain.

The good news is that it wasn’t crowded. Most people were smart enough to stay home. But not us – we packed a cooler and ate soggy sandwiches and stuck it out until my youngest lips started turning purple. You see, it was cold. Especially when we were standing in line at the top of the “Master Blaster” water slide where sheets of rain powered by 30 mile-an-hour winds made an August morning down right blustery. For a fleeting moment, I considered snuggling up to the big guy with a dragon tattoo and a hairy back. Instead, I discretely used him to shield my son until it was our turn to take the ride.

Overall, it was a great day and I got MAJOR cool mom points. Looking back, I would not have traded blue skies and sunshine for our monsoon conditions. By adding a little rain to a water park, we made a wet memory even wetter and a good memory even better.

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