Memories of Rain..

Watching the kids on the street frolic in the rain makes me want to go out go out and bathe in the cold rain... Maybe just to help me remember what I used to like about the rain when I was still a kid...

I remember running around with my siblings in the rain.. wearing only our shorts and waiting for our turn to wash our hair at the downspout..

And as we shivered in the cold rain, our mom would call us all back in and towel us dry.. Soon we're drinking some hot Milo giggling about as we plan our next fun activity.. Hmm..  Thunderstorms would be different as our mom would tell us to cover the mirrors with blankets..  She said that it was so that the mirrors wouldn't be able to call in the lightning into the house! I never did get that one..

Now as a grownup, I hate the rain..
- the laundry that never dries on time
- all the water in the air that makes my bed damp
- the dirty floodwaters that I have to wade thru on my way to work..
- getting my work clothes wet
- sloshing about in my shoes soaked with water

Haay..  Can't wait for this rain to end..