A Mommy in Brazil

It hasn’t rained since… actually I don’t even know since when. Since forever it feels like. Probably close to two months. Everything is dry, the dirt is everywhere and the common winter allergies are not showing any sign of going away.

If it wasn’t for the allergies it wouldn’t be so bad. It’s not pollen, it’s the air,the dry air. The symptoms are like having a cold or flu and the only thing you can do is use anti allergy medicine and nose drops. When my husband was in England he never got sick he said but here both he and I are sick all the time. The only one who isn’t is our son, which I am very grateful for of course.

Last year they issued a water restriction and if it doesn’t start to rain I fear they will do it again soon. Which will be really bad because most people use a lot of water to rinse off the dirt and dust in the yard. A necessary thing when it is so dry.

But today my MIL told me that she heard it might rain this week so hopefully there is water on the way. I never thought I would miss the rain as much as I do now.