I think of this old jingle from childhood as I endure the third month of 90 degree temperatures! It reads 90 degrees on our alarm clock at 6:30am and 9:30pm (and all in between). Friends have told us that this summer is really weird and past years have only had beastly temperatures for two weeks of the summer. Sadly, they usually occur in late August...and we haven't even gotten to the 'typical' dog days of summer here. Another kind friend said it is predicted to be warm (not hot) through November! Global warming? El nino? Bu ne??
So, our lives are a bit like this....
Rick goes to school, Steph takes Micah to the park.
Steph pushes Micah up the hill, sweats profusely, rings out her clothes, takes shower #1, replaces outfit #1.
Steph takes Micah to school on the bus, sweats profusely, hands off Micah to Rick, dries out in air-conditioned classroom.
Rick takes Micah home, stops at park, pushes Micah up the hill, sweats profusely, rings out his clothes, takes shower #1, replaces outfit #1.
Steph rides bus home from class, hikes up hill with books and small groceries, sweats profusely, rings out her clothes, takes shower #2, replaces outfit #2 with pajamas (at 6pm).
Family eats dinner, Micah plays, takes small bath/pool time, goes to bed (at 7pm).
Rick & Steph wait until a seemingly acceptable time, Rick takes another shower, Steph showers her feet, crawl under the ceiling fan and think about sleep (at 9pm).
Repeat.
In addition to washing Micah's cloth diapers every other day, we are now doing regular laundry every other day because of all the stinky sweaty clothes piling up. If they sit too long, they start to grow things. Micah happily wears nothing but diapers at home.
We broke down and bought an air-conditioner for our living room on Saturday. The free installation does not come until Friday. We can make it, hopefully! We plan to eat, play, and sleep in that one room for the rest of the summer thanks to a pack-n-play and pull-out couch. Maybe then we'll be able to post about more exciting things. :)
