Berry: Taking the path of least puddles

I got caught out in the rain last week. I waited as long as I could then made a mad dash to my truck.

Before I stepped out, I planned what path I was going to take. I picked the smallest of puddles and the least amount of water to jump over. I ducked

Lonnie Berry

my head and took off running. I kind of misjudged one of the puddles and ended up ankle deep in water. I finally made it to my truck and poured the water out of my shoes.

Later in the day, I went to the school to pick up one of the grandkids. The parking lots get pretty crowded so I got the best spot I could kind of close to the road.

When the bell rang, the parking lot began to fill up with kids. That parking lot had a few puddles but that didn't stop those kids. I think every kid ran through every puddle there.

After watching for a while, I realized they made it look like fun. For just a minute I thought about getting out and running through those puddles with them. But then I decided not to.

Lonnie is staying dry. You can contact him at [email protected]