The Sweetest Little Girl in the World

Our air conditioner has not been doing a good job all week.  We thought it was just the hot, hot muggy days--it never does well on very hot and humid days.

It finally gave out on Saturday morning.

John found the papers on our unit and found our warranty is still good (yay! because this week we also discovered our washing machine was not doing its job, either, and it is out of warranty--boo!).  The man could not come until Sunday afternoon.

Saturday afternoon, Luci wanted to work on her photo album.  The only room in the house where we can work on it is the dining room--because of the big table.  It is also the only room that does not have a ceiling fan (we are not counting the bathrooms).

I was sticking to the table cloth (vinyl, because we have kids who do crafts).  Busy fanning myself, Luci said,

I wish I was an ice cube.

Me: If you were an ice cube, would you rub yourself on me?

Yes.

Awww.   We managed to complete two pages in her scrapbook before we melted.  

Later, proving she is indeed the sweetest thing, she brought me our little Frogg Toggs Cooling Towel all ready to go.  What a keeper!

JT and Luci using our Frogg Toggs:

PS:  the air conditioner needed a new something-or-other and will get more coolant later this week.  Right now it's doing its job and we are no longer melting.

It's been so H-O-T

Really brutal weather.  High 90s and humidity that rivals Guangzhou in August.

Saturday John wanted to do the weed-eating on our yard.  Which does not sound so bad, but it's a whole acre.  I begged him to not do it, since spending the afternoon in the E.R. with him suffering from heat stroke  is not on my bucket list.

John lived through it, though, with quite a few breaks and lots of water.  Afterwards he took Luci down to the creek and cooled off.  The picture above shows Luci on the way home, sopping wet and content.

*~*~*~*SNOW*~*~*~*

My Feingold friend's front yard in the winter. She's in Ontario, Canada, at about the same latitude as Boise. Amazing! I am so jealous--especially today, when the heat+humidity index hit 104*. ~~H.O.T.~~

Thank you, Suzanne, for letting me use your photo of your kids and snow!

Random Numbers

How hot it was today

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Roundtrip mileage to John's office

41 miles

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Only comment here is I guess I am thankful I don't drive a car that needs deisel.