If you are from Las Vegas, or have lived here for a long time, you know it is not often we get rain. Us Vegas folks spend way more time praying for rain than we do preparing for it. Because of this, when it rains, we usually find ourselves running around like wild animals, trying to get old towels to use on muddy feet, and wet paws. Rain in Las Vegas is just not something we think about in our everyday lives, so typically we are not ready when it comes. Most years we only have a few days when it rains, but if you are prepared for the rain, it will make your rainy day more fun, and stress-free. I am going to give you a few little tricks to prepare for those couple of days of rain! The first step in keeping the mud out of your home is to designate ONE door to come in and out of during the rainy days. That can be a garage door, side door, front door, or back door. Having just one of these doors, will keep mud from being tracked all over the entire house. After you designate the door, make sure you have the appropriate things to change into closest to that door so it is not tracked throughout your while. Keeping a change of socks, and Pj’s by the front door to change into right when the kiddies are done playing while prevent them from tracking mud from your front door all the way around the house to their room or shower. After they change you can carry their cloths to the sink/laundry room! Do not forget to keep a rug/mat at EVERY entrance of your Las Vegas home! Being able to wipe your feet will truly make a big difference when keeping the mud out of your house. Of course it will not just be any mat, it will need to be a scratchy mat, or bristly to trap and scrape off any access mud that your babies have now brought into the home! Making sure it is BIG is also a plus, it will be difficult to miss, and will catch things that might fall off of a smaller mat! Even getting more than one mat will do if you cannot find one big enough. After you have put mat-and-rugs down, teach your kids and pets to stop on the rug and stay there until you have time to take off muddy shoes, and wipe dirty paws off. Keeping a basket of towels next to your door can also make a huge difference when trying to keep the mud outside! In the Las Vegas area, rain is very unpredictable, so just having towels by the door just in case it does rain, it will keep your kiddies dry and warm! Last, but certainly not least, installing covers on your porches and patios also is a very good idea. A covered porch is the perfect place to take off muddy shoes and wet clothes before entering the home, it is also nice to have a porch when you want to stay dry, but also sit outside and watch the rain pour down! These are just a few of the things you can do to keep a mud free home! Check out the attached blog post for more handy tricks you can do when it is raining outside! Happy Reading!

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