I was reminded of the innocence and each
taking a turn in the spotlight and how none of them felt they were superior or
inferior to one another. They were just
happy and played well together. Each one
encouraging the other.
We've had a few really hot days and tons
of rain. Now there's the combination of
"preschoolers in the spotlight" as each element takes its turn to be
on stage - all present at once, and yet none still enough to be in one place
too long. It's been quite bizarre.
Take the other day, for instance. It was overcast and clouds were thundering -
but wait. Where's the rain? And where is the cool air that comes with the
thunderstorm? Storm? Did I say storm? More like a misguided parade.
Our air conditioners have been on - which
I know is eating away at our power bill.
If I opened the windows, I could have nature send the coolness for
free. Hey, I had seen the trees
move. Surely there was a breeze causing
the trees to move. Why does it feel like
death valley in my front yard and there is a light breeze going on in my back
yard? They're not that far apart.
Overcast and hot. No, wait.
A drop of rain. a little
drizzle. A flash of sun. A bright flash sun. I know it was sun - it held on too long to be
lightening. I saw it come in through the
kitchen window. If I had been outside, I
would have needed my sunglasses - for about 20 seconds.
Jenna had been watching TV annoyed at the
flash flood warnings for counties across Washington and Oregon. I'd seen flashflood warnings when we had
lived in Salt Lake. It was always for
surrounding counties. I don't remember
there being multiple states. When the
warnings came on in Salt Lake, it felt serious as the skies were dark, it
really had been raining. I've even heard
the thunder and sometimes have seen flashes of lightening.
When the warnings came on the TV the
other day, it was bright out - although each of the elements had briefly made a
"star" appearance - except for snow.
I don't recall there having been snow.
But we saw everything else as it paraded across the stage - some seeking
more attention from the audience than others.
It
reminded me of the preschool class just happy to be there, encouraging each
other, performing a show - no one preschooler outshined one another. They all took their moment to perform.
The other day each of the elements took
their moment to perform. Although after
the forecast we had more sun. Our A/C had been on for two days and yesterday we went back to blowing heat. Oh, come on!
