It never gets any better

I live in Arizona.
Like many states, Arizona is extremely diversified geographically.
We have mountains, pinetrees, lakes, rivers, snow, rain, and exquisite sunsets.
We also have deserts.
Sadly, that is what most people concentrate on.
Actually, the desert is what a lot of people move here for; what they love.
Me? I try not to think about the desert. I really hate the desert.
But that's where I live.
Many people move here from lush green states and immediately put
gravel and cactus in their front yards.
No!
The desert belongs in the desert. Leave it there. Go out and camp, have picnics, hike, do
whatever it is that draws you to the dry, rocky, desolate, creature infested terrain. But
there should be grass in your yard!
I will admit I enjoy a simple hike before a simple cook-out on the desert in the Spring when
it is cool and pleasant. I would never do it by myself, but with my family it is quite enjoyable.
Of course, any time spent with my family is the best o f life for me.
I was born and raised in Arizona and I have never gotten used to the heat in the summer.
It is summer now. And it is HOT. It is 114 degrees today. We are breaking all kinds of
records and there is a heat advisory out.
A heat advisory? They are advising us that it is going to be hot? We live in what they call the
Valley of the Sun. That means the sun positions itself directly over this valley and sits there
for 24 hours, 7 days a week, for 4 or 5 months of the year.
At night the only thing that changes is that it gets dark. The sun is still there, baking us.
Sometimes it's bad.
Sometimes it's worse.
But it never gets any better. Ever!
I hate the heat. I never get used to it. Every year I say, "Let's move!"
But we stay.
We stay because have my family is here.
We stay because this is where my husband has a job.
We stay...because this is home.
And actually, about November...it really will get better.