Wednesday, November 30, 2011

And our shoes are still wet

The sun came out for about 5 minutes, and my first thought was to put Sebastian's shoes outside.  We went to a birthday party at the Ecological Park in Pampulha on Saturday, and it rained.


And rained.

And rained. 

We accidentally parked in the parking area that was quite a trek to the covered area.  We had 3 umbrellas for the 4 of us, and I made the mistake of wearing my "nice" shoes.  But I carried Beatrice, so we were ok.  It wasn't so bad walking there, because it was only raining, not dumping (yet).  The party was fun, including candy, yummy cake, brownies, and a piñata.  At the end of the party, it the dumping rain arrived.  I was too tired to carry Bea, and Sebastian just wanted to walk in the grass (without an umbrella), which I foolishly conceded to.  We trekked back to the car, getting totally soaked.  It was so wet that it was dripping inside my umbrella.  It was so wet that water had soaked my orthotics.  I wish the story ended there, but it actually gets better.  We piled into the car, forgetting that there is a leak in the passenger door, so Sebastian stepped into a lake of water.  I shut the door, and then our wet shoes, wet hair and wet clothes started fogging up the windows.  Unfortunately, 1983 VW Bugs don't come with air-conditioning and it was getting pretty steamy.  I used the flannel rag that I keep in the car to wipe off the windows, but then my glasses started fogging up.  I decided that we just had to go, and the good thing is that usually the traffic tends to lighten up when the torrential rain comes.  We crept along at about 20 kilometers and hour, but missed our turn and ended up going the "long-cut" as I like to call it.  I am good at taking the scenic routes.  The flannel rag got soaked, so I had to take off my shirt (I had a tank top on underneath, don't worry) to wipe off the window.  Forty five minutes later, we made it home.

And finally today, 5 days later, I think that Sebastian's shoes are almost dry!

4 comments:

  1. my goodness!! I feel responsible! It looks like the sun will come out by Sunday, if it is any consolation.

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  2. Hey Shelley, First, get some cheap shoe driers the next time you're in the US. I brought some back from my last trip home, and I'm very, very thankful!

    Second, I know very well how annoying that situation is. Please just know that the BH climate is so very much better than many other places in Brazil. I miss BH weather so very much. Floripa is just awful. Seriously, you'll have to deal with the crappy weather for a short bit in BH, but then it goes away and is wonderful! Ahhhhh....

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  3. Wow! That was what at our house we call "an adventure!" Good for you for looking on the positive side!

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  4. No worries Corinne--I love opportunities for a good story, and the kids had a great time. And I much prefer to climate here to AZ!

    Staking claim--I've never heard of shoe driers. I'll have to look for some.

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