and the RAIN, rain, RAIN came down, DOWN, down

1. Happy Girls Under a Rainbow, 2. Raindrops, 3. After the rain I, 4. Unknowingly, we plow the dust of stars,blown about us by the wind,and drink the universe in a glass of rain., 5. after the rain, 6. ~and it continues to rain, 7. 6.11.extra, 8. Raindrops keep falling on my head, 9. Walking through puddles, 10. R, 11. One Letter / A, 12. Scrabble Letter I, 13. One Letter / N

Having lived in 4 different states we've experienced different types of weather.

Florida - we had the hugest downpours every summer afternoon. I hardly knew the clouds contained so much moisture. But I began to love that rain that cooled things off a little ... just don't run errands in the afternoon.

Phoenix, Arizona - wow, that was hot... with hardly any rain. I realized there that there was a huge difference between 100 degrees and 115 degrees.

Memphis was of course humid with lots of thunderstorms and rain. I don't miss tornado days though.

and now Utah - the desert. If we get 30 minutes of sprinkles, I rejoice. I miss the rain of Florida and Tennessee that makes everything so green and lush.

But lately we've had cooler days, lots of clouds, and brief rain storms. I am quite enjoying this weather (with open windows and no A/C).

My kids get sad when they can't play outside as often but they did play in the rain one day as one of their 100 fun summer activities:

Overall, I'm enjoying the moisture we're receiving. I love the fresh air of Utah and rain to cool things off. Plus, it means we can make heart-warming meals like meatloaf and baked tators.

Wah-lah - there's our tribute to RAIN in the desert.