Summer is Over and the Monsoon is Still Missing
What happened, Arizona? Perhaps it was just nature spiting the meteorologists who were predicting a very wet July after years of basically no monsoon seasons. We need the monsoon rains in the desert. It provides a good deal of the moisture we need the rest of the year. Terence reminded me that July isn't over yet, but we'll see. Other places are getting too much rain (with heartbreaking tragedy) and we have had rain about once this month. (Well, it sprinkled a time or two, but if I don't even have to turn on my windshield wipers, I don't count it.) As for the other part of my title? Yes, I know it's still technically summer. I feel the 111 degree days as much as anyone else around here. But the summer break is over, and it's time for another school year. It's kind of strange at this point. K is a junior, and S is an 8th grader. Pretty soon we won't have summer breaks any longer. I keep wondering if I'll feel sad about it, and I don't think I will...
