After the Rain

The sun has just come out after 2 days of basically non-stop pouring rain. From what I understand Charlotte has had something like 8+ inches of rain in the last 24 hours, and some areas of the city are being evacuated due to flooding and others are without power. Our neighborhood appears to be high and dry but nevertheless the effects of all the rain was still evident this morning. Joel reports having had to try three different routes to get to work due to flooding and downed trees (though there was no traffic because he left for work at 6am). I was not so lucky in the traffic department; the usual 7 minute drive to Ben's preschool took 40 minutes this morning. The road was not flooded between the house and the preschool but from what I understand it was flooded further up, causing major traffic problems. Ben endured the traffic jam with better grace than I did. I think he enjoyed 40 minutes of a captive audience and he talked (and sang) nonstop for the entire time.