I don't recall it ever having been as cold in Oregon as it has been this past March. We haven't had near the amount of rain as last year. Except for the dew on the grass, I really haven't seen or felt a lot of moisture. And yet the hills are a golf course green. There have been times they've been capped with snow. It has always been less than a foot, but in this part of Oregon, those few inches are enough to keep buses off the back roads. Some of Jenna's classmates have missed a few weeks because of it.
I had told Kayla NOT to bring the trailer tent because the weather had been too cold. They did leave the trailer in Utah - but not because of the weather. She said she was happy about having left it behind. Apparently, the wind had blown for most of their travel here. That was how it had been for us last June when we had gone back to Utah for Jeanie's funeral. A constant cold and comatosing wind.
It's not as if I've always had complaints about the air quality in Utah. I don't think I started complaining about it until after we moved to West Valley - though there were some tough years when I had still been single, it didn't seem to be quite as often as West Valley. I realize it may have just been an age thing - but I also realized that the ventilation of that house was not the greatest in addition to having the lowest ceilings of any house I had ever lived in. I need at least four feet of space between me and the ceiling (I don't know if that is accurate - I'm just estimating). I've never lived in a house with skylights until we moved to our house in Oregon - two years ago this month.
I had told Kayla NOT to bring the trailer tent because the weather had been too cold. They did leave the trailer in Utah - but not because of the weather. She said she was happy about having left it behind. Apparently, the wind had blown for most of their travel here. That was how it had been for us last June when we had gone back to Utah for Jeanie's funeral. A constant cold and comatosing wind.
It's not as if I've always had complaints about the air quality in Utah. I don't think I started complaining about it until after we moved to West Valley - though there were some tough years when I had still been single, it didn't seem to be quite as often as West Valley. I realize it may have just been an age thing - but I also realized that the ventilation of that house was not the greatest in addition to having the lowest ceilings of any house I had ever lived in. I need at least four feet of space between me and the ceiling (I don't know if that is accurate - I'm just estimating). I've never lived in a house with skylights until we moved to our house in Oregon - two years ago this month.
I also noticed that I was always tired whenever the wind blew - but apparently, the wind/coma thing was only in Utah. The wind never had the same effect on me in Oregon except for twice now. I can no longer remember when I was affected the first time, but I remember being tired last Thursday when my sister and her family were due to arrive. I was tired for most of the time they were here - but it wasn't because of the wind.
During the time that my sister and here were here, the weather had been really nice for most of their stay - not at all what I had expected. Roland and I actually had our windows open while we slept - but it's gotten cold again. And we put the heat back on.
During the time that my sister and here were here, the weather had been really nice for most of their stay - not at all what I had expected. Roland and I actually had our windows open while we slept - but it's gotten cold again. And we put the heat back on.
He's still got that stupid cough, and I have been waking up trying to clear my throat from all the dryness. Last year's rainfall seemed to last for four months. We haven't had near as much rain and I find my breathing now feels similar to my normal breathing in Salt Lake. I don't like that. Perhaps we'll have to move closer to the ocean.
