The smartest thing I did today (not wife/gift related... or phone/mom related) was to climb onto the roof to clear one of our downspouts... What seemed like a small puddle was about 80 gallons of standing water above the bedroom. Yikes.
It's interesting to note that this was the only downspout without a wire strainer to prevent backups. So, lesson learned: check your roof and install downspout strainers on all of your downspouts...
The best part about it is that I did this in shorts and a jacket... I love Northern California.