Since the snow (another four letter word) melted, the Midwest, including my little corner of Northern Illinois, has seen a deluge of rain. To make matters worse, states like Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and others have been hit with tornadoes and flooding.

Today I heard of a woman complaining that the lawn care company that her home owners association uses haven’t mowed the lawn. Perhaps she can’t see the impromptu lake at the bottom of their common area making a better rice patty than a lawn.

That woman and other people like her should be concerned for the farmers. Their fields have been too wet to plant. If you think this won’t have an effect of you, think again – start watching the price of produce at the store. We’ll be relying on more imports.

But to all of us who have weathered (how ironic) these past couple months, are just tired of cold days and near freezing nights, gray skies, fog and the least favorite – rain. How do people in Seattle survive?

I, for one am hoping that when the calendar changes to June, that a switch will have been flicked and Summer will come – to stay for three or four months – I think she owes  us to extend her stay, don’t you?