It is officially winter in San Francisco. Winter in Northern California means rain, rain and more rain. Tahoe gets the snow and we get the rain. It pours for hours, days and even weeks. It's very hard navigating around a city with umbrella, raincoat, boots and even worse a toddler. I can't use the stroller so I need to strap him in the Ergo and go. I tell ya, that boy is heavy!
I don't like the rain, especially when I have a toddler living in San Francisco. I wouldn't mind the rain if I could use the time to sit home, relax, bake, go to a movie, shop or even go the gym. But those days are over. Rain is a big, fat headache. The gear I need to lug around to stay dry is annoying. Trying to find indoor activities with a toddler is annoying and getting my clean hardwood floors wet and muddy is very annoying. I just don't like the rain.
Perhaps if I lived in a big house in the 'burbs I would love the rain. In fact, I know I would. I would have a nice playroom for my child and lots of toys. I would even have a "rain day" stash that would magically appear. Yeah, I would like that very much. Maybe I could even bake and watch a movie while Sebastian is happily playing with his trains on his fabulous train table, or with play dough and the like. Yes, that would be just perfect. These are times when I wonder about city living and think how nice and easy the suburbs are .... garage, yard and space. Rainy days are no problem there.
But that's not my reality. My situation is different. I have an apartment, lots of stairs and not much space. I don't have a big play area for my son and I don't have room to store rainy day toys and no yard. Instead I have to get the gear and get out and find indoor places for us. It's a real drag I tell ya.
Rain Rain go away and come back in 100 days.
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