Texas ? President Bush unwrapped Father’s Day gifts Sunday at his Texas ranch where the skies let go a deluge of rain that turned roadside gullies into muddy ponds and closed the main road into this tiny Texas community.

From first lady Laura Bush, the president received several ties she purchased during their recent trip to Europe, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. Bush’s twin daughters gave him a CD they had made for him to listen to while exercising.

Bush spent the day with Mrs. Bush and their daughter Jenna. Their other daughter, Barbara, was not at the ranch over the weekend. The president also spoke to his father, former President George H.W. Bush, over the phone.

Between showers on Saturday, Bush squeezed in a bike ride at his ranch.

But Sunday brought a downpour so heavy that high water covered the road leading into Crawford. The local fire department blocked the road with fire trucks and turned back motorists.