{"id":3224,"date":"2011-10-11T21:52:40","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T04:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2014-07-05T18:11:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T01:11:47","slug":"rainy-day-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/10\/11\/rainy-day-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainy day in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6236313029\/\" title=\"087 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6108\/6236313029_afd73ee07d_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"087\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I never imagined I&#8217;d be the kind of Mom who let my little girl play in a mud puddle in the middle of a Seattle street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6236299927\/\" title=\"049 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6165\/6236299927_9a9f8a7ca0_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"049\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yet here we are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6236824870\/\" title=\"050 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6155\/6236824870_efbd534d68_z.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"050\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t underestimate the value of mud puddles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6236826612\/\" title=\"061 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6220\/6236826612_4ecffa1ffb_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"061\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6236833048\/\" title=\"074 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6095\/6236833048_da487a92d7_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"074\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I never imagined I&#8217;d be the kind of Mom who let my little girl play in a mud puddle in the middle of a Seattle street. 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