An Open Letter to Mother Nature

15 Aug 2011 1 Comment

by Andrea in Uncategorized Tags: back to school, heat, mother nature, summer

Dear Mother Nature,

I was so excited for this summer. We had big plans the kids and I. We were going to bike ride and walk and fish and swim and plant a garden. We took two weeks or so “off” our regular schedule to just enjoy the lack of schedule. Big mistake. While those two weeks were nice weather we were inside, sleeping late and watching movies, just relaxing. Little did we know how precious little time we would have until you released only what can be described as soul-oppressing hellish heat…for the rest of the summer.

It was too hot to swim (much). Too hot to ride bikes or walk and a garden (HA!) was destined to wither away. It was just too hot. So we spent the summer indoors, watching television, playing board games, rearranging rooms, etc. We still enjoyed each others company, but the magic of lingering outdoors, picnicking on the patio and overall enjoying the weather was non-existent.

I know there are families who braved the heat while kiddos slugged baseballs and softballs and I’m sure the pool was filled to the brim most days with other, less delicate families. You see, we are not hot weather people. None of us, even the short ones, enjoy the heat. We keep our house a cool 73 degrees in the summer and 69 degrees at night for sleeping. If we could live in an igloo, that’s what we would do. So our summer wasn’t what we planned.

But we did have fun. J. went to space camp and Boy Scout camp. E. went to three Girl Scout camps and both kids enjoyed church camp (despite the heat which affected them both that first day). And then they ventured out to Grandma’s in rural Kansas and spent time there picking vegetables from her garden, fishing in her pond and running with their cousins. They had a good time and tried to stay cool.

But now, time is up. Summer is over in two days and now, NOW Mother Nature, you give us dreamy weather. We will take advantage of it for the time we have remaining and while we may not have gotten around to our regularly schedule this summer, we did have fun.

But next year Mother Nature, we’d appreciate it if you were a little more kind.

Sincerely.
The Mom

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