Dear Mother Nature,
Hi there! Perhaps you remember me? I wrote you a letter about a month ago. I pleaded with you to stop dumping mountains of snow on us.
Well, I'm writing again because perhaps I wasn't specific enough in my first letter. When I asked you to stop burrying us under feet of snow I didn't mean to replace that with rain. I thought I asked for some sunshine, but maybe that got lost in translation somewhere. Sunshine, not monsoons.
See, again mother-to-mother, I'm asking for a little help. It is spring break here in our parts. My kids would like to be outside romping in our backyard or running through the park with their friends. However, we are once again cooped up indoors. Since I ran out of ways to entertain them this winter, I'm struggling a bit.
If that isn't enough to convince you, what about taking pity on all the poor people who are being flooded out of their homes? We have reached record rainfalls in the past month and there is just no place else for the water to go. Yards look like lakes. The rivers are bursting from their banks. The streets need boats to navigate them instead of cars. Don't you feel a little bit sorry for the people whose houses have water mounting in their basements and rising in their homes?
Please, I'm begging you. Enough with the precipitation already. A little sunshine. Please?
I'd also like to remind you that everything is lovely in MODERATION! I don't want to have to write back to you this summer when we reach scorching temperatures with no relief. A little snow, a little rain, a lot of sunshine but with little heat. Just like when you are on a diet. Moderation is the key!
While you take a little time to ponder my letter I am going to gather my supplies to build my ark.
Sincerely,
B
“The whole tooth about babies’ mouths”
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