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Rainbows and Clouds Edition

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  Today's was a lovely sunrise.  Julian, Messiah, and I left the house at 6:25, just in time to see the best of it as we headed east to Julian's bus and then Messiah's school.  Both boys know this:  that Gaga LOVES the longer days.  They've heard it every February for their 11 and 8 years respectively.  They indulge me by never rolling their eyes and saying they KNOOOOOWWWWAH. After the bus pulled off, after we made our way out to the main drag, Messiah said, "Gaga.  We never see rainbows any more.  Are they all gone?"  I assured him that rainbows are not all gone; that as long as there is breath in our lungs, there will be rainbows.  I reminded him that certain weather patterns need to take place in order for us to see rainbows, which happens to be relevant because he is studying weather in his science class right now.  His next question made me realize anew how his brain is completely different, not only from that of his parents who are not naturally deeply