Rainy All Saints' Weekend

This is another long weekend for us, and the rain is doing all it can to keep things nice and soaked.  Even if it rains just when I'm thinking of going out with the dog, I'm one of the first to bless the rain.  A few weeks ago it was Blog Action Day and this year's topic was water. I didn't actually participate and I posted not much more than a link to a site dedicated to water conservation.  Wednesday of last week found us, at least my street, without water for more than 7 hours due to what I assume must have been a monumental leak or break somewhere in the area.  We never appreciate things like clean water and electricity or gas until we don't have them. I was in class most of the day, so I wasn't too bothered, but when I was at home I kept trying the taps to see if the water had come back on.  I asked one of my young students if he had water in his house since he lives just around the corner.  They did and he asked me if I wanted a glass of water!

It's been another busy week for me and I'm thankful that tomorrow is a holiday. I'm always thankful when a holiday doesn't fall on the weekend. We all enjoyed Chris's birthday and shared the main course of chicken tikka masala thinking if we didn't ask for too much we wouldn't have anything left over.  We did of course because we always make the mistake of eating too many starters.  Never mind!  Food is never wasted as Chris always takes it home.  The next birthday is mine and it's a combination celebration for Thanksgiving in a Mexican restaurant.  I'm thinking about the margaritas already!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead.  Autumn has definitely come to Madrid to stay for a while.