The Rains Came Down and the Floods Came Up

I thought we lived in a desert. But apparently it's a desert that floods once every 30 years. We took a swim in Candlelight Lake and rode canoes in the dog park. It rained for 6 hours straight. Schools were cancelled and because we slept in that day and my kids missed the bus I kept them home to enjoy the floods. I was convinced it was the right thing to do when on the way to trying to get them to school we were diverted through a river and cars were covered to the door handles. I was afraid if I took them to school I wouldn't be able to get them back home. So we enjoyed the "day off" and played in the rain.