Weather

I find it necessary to compare weather in Minnesota and Florida. I guess it's because of the extreme differences. Let's start with the obvious.

SNOW - Minnesota has it, and Florida doesn't. Actually, snow has fallen in Florida before, but I'm pretty sure it didn't stick around too long.

HUMIDITY - Minnesota has humidity, nobody can doubt that. There are 10,000 lakes there. But, humidity in Minnesota is nothing compared to Florida. Florida has the ocean, need I say more?

TEMPERATURE - There are the obvious temperature differences between Minnesota and Florida. However, Minnesota has the harsh extremes of -30 degrees or more vs. 100+ degrees. The summer here was great, I thought. The temp was consistently in the low 90's. Some days in Minnesota were hotter. I haven't experienced a winter in Florida yet, but look forward to mild temperatures. I am not quite sure what to expect, although I do know that I won't need my heavy winter coat.

RAIN - I never expected to find such a big difference in the rain in Minnesota compared to the rain in Florida. It's the tropics down here, meaning that it rains almost daily. The rain usually lasts for a minute or two, then the sun comes out. I have seen quite a few sun showers, and rainbows. You don't want to be caught on the road when it rains down here, because you will probably end up having to slow down to a crawl, or stop altogether. Many people turn on their emergency flashers just so other cars can see them. The rain drops down here are huge. In Minnesota there are many different words used to describe rain. You can have a drizzle, sprinkle, spitting, pouring, etc. In Florida, it's called a Monsoon. There is no such thing sprinkling here. I would much rather drive in three feet of snow in Minnesota than in the rain in Florida, but I expect I will get used to it.

Right now, we are in a tropical storm. It has been pouring for quite a few hours. We are to expect

We have all gotten our first illness since moving here. We all have mild colds. There are a lot of runny noses around here. We have actually never been healthier. I don't think we have ever gone this long with not having some minor cold or some trip to the doctor for an ear infection. We are very thankful to God for keeping us healthy. Teagen had a mild case of what we call asthma. After using the nebulizer, he was fine. I think it was brought on by his cough and runny nose. However, not having to bring him into the doctor every month for ear infections is great. I don't mind the coughing and snot. Okay, I don't really like the snot, but I deal.