I Love the Rain
May 26th, 2006 by Wyatt
Admittedly, I’m an Oregonian at heart. As some of you may know, David is the only native Oregonian in our family. Stef was born in California and I was born in Arizona. However, we are all Oregonians deep down. One of the things that we all agree on is that a good rainstorm is quite cool. Throw in some good thunder and lightning and we’re having a ball!
Rain is good for our family for other reasons, too. Both David and I are on daily meds to control environmental allergies. These can get much worse in the spring when the pollen starts to fly. For some reason, this year has been especially bad as we’ve had more problems than we’ve ever had before. I can’t imagine how bad it would be without our meds. Even Stef has been fighting some classic sniffling and scratchy throat symptoms during the spring. She blames me. I’ve learned not to argue.
The rain, during this time, is a savior. Hot, dry weather causes the pollen to really fly and makes it easier to inhale and cause trouble. A good drenching knocks all that stuff to the ground and keeps it out of the air we breathe. So, we love the rain. This past week has been a relief from all of those symptoms and we’re loving it.
So, you can complain all you want about not being able to have a Memorial Day barbecue. We’ll happily celebrate our three day weekend (and Stef’s birthday) while watching the rain run down our windows.
Enjoy!