Day 57: The Cat in the Hat

We check the forecast every day
Another rainy day, they say?
Again?? Again!  Oh not again!
Where or where do we begin?
What fun to have?  What things to do?
To keep us sane so we're not blue?
Building forts and castles tall
Restless children climb the wall
Out we all go anyway
Inside again we cannot stay!
Puddle boots on: stomp, stomp, stomp!
Having fun on our rainy romp
Back in again, all warm and dry
"It's story time!" the kids both cry
So many books from which to choose
(If mommy can resist a snooze)
"What shall we read?" I ask my son
(Who never can pick only one)
"A book about trucks or dinosaurs?
Henry and Mudge? A mouse that roars?"
"I know!" he says, "This one is fun!
  Oh so fun on this day without sun!"
Off to our book bin he hopped with much glee
Grabbed an old favorite, then showed it to me
"The Cat in the Hat!" he exclaimed with a smile
And we snuggled up on to the couch for awhile
Turning the pages, we laughed our way through,
I might call my children Thing One and Thing Two
Oh the mess they can make in just two seconds flat!
I need that machine like the Cat in the Hat
But those moments are perfect -- trade them I would not
For the cleanest and neatest, best house on the lot
Stories make some of our best memories
And I'll cherish them always, these days just like these
With my kids on my lap (and chaos all around)
We read and we read, love and cuddles abound
So what story to feature today on our blog?
Today on this humid wet day day full of sog?
The Cat and the Hat!  But of course! Yes indeed!
  Seuss books are delightful -- all of them you must read!
For although it is wet and the sun is not sunny
His stories bring lots of good fun that is funny.