You just never know

This morning started of pretty normal, getting the girls breakfast and making a mad dash to get out the door by 7:10am. It was a little overcast, but it would likely clear up so I threw my load of laundry in, ready to hang up when I get back from the school drop off. I was on for car pool this morning, so we drove over to the other family's house and picked up their three girls. All seemed to be going fairly smoothly, and we were well on our way by 7:22. We drove down a few small roads, took a left down the hill and onto the short bumpy stretch, before turning onto our first main road. It looked a little more backed up than usual but most days when we passed the entrance to the other school, it thins out and is fine. Well..... not today. Today was the day for people to have car trouble and stop their cars in the middle of the road. The first was on what we call "Rainbow Road" because that is the name of the school that accesses onto that road. The traffic was backed up halfway down the road making our quick little drive, now more than 15 mins just to get to the corner. The older girls in the car were starting to get a little concerned that they were going to be late and therefore build up too many late's and get a detention. I assured them that we were still fine and as soon as we got to the corner and onto the next main road it would get better. Well, not exactly. There was a second car that had stopped in the road forcing traffic in both directions to have to make their way around it. Thankfully that stretch of road can handle 3 cars wide but it made for some interesting diversions. The rain was picking up a little at this point but we successfully cut through the long traffic line and made our next right and had smooth sailing the rest of the way to school. Although, by this time it was 7:53 and we were stopped in the cue waiting for the guards to check our car and for the traffic line coming out of school, to stop so we can be let in. At this point the big girls decided they would get there faster if the ran the last bit, so out they went and jogged down the last stretch of road and into the school parking lot. Oh and it is still raining :-) But they did make it on time and I then parked and took the younger girls to their classes and headed home to hang up my laundry. Well, maybe not just yet. But I was really hoping that my drive home would be less eventful, and for the most part it was. It was still raining and the cars were still stalled in traffic, but since I wasn't on a time crunch, I wasn't worried. The traffic was even more backed up on our first main road stretching from one corner all the way to the other, but it was mostly the other side, so my drive was fine. So what did I learn....? Not to wash laundry when it is over cast! Ha,ha. And that you just never know what your morning will be like. Traffic and weather can be so unpredictable but I don't need to be stressed when I can't change it anyways. Living in Uganda is an adventure and we just need to take it in stride. Although tomorrow I might leave the house at 7am though just to have the extra time. Sorry there are no pictures to go with this post. It would have been fun to show you the traffic in the rain, but I didn't think to bring the camera on the school run.