Okay, everybody is talking about how unbearably hot it is, and I just am not really noticing it that much. Yeah, it's hot out. But, we keep the thermostat in our house set at 73 and it stays around 68 in Ally's room downstairs (we judge the necesary setting based on the temp in Ally's room. She's very cranky and won't sleep if it's too hot)
My problem with summer is not the heat (except in that it causes large power bills) but the cold. As I am typing this, I am sitting at work wearing blue jeans (Give me a break - it's Friday) a short sleeve shirt and a thick sweater jacket. Everyone else in the world is hot, so they turn up the air conditioner** and I freeze. It's horrible. I walk inside a store from the 102 degree weather and a blast of frigid air hits me. Then I shiver as I'm walking around shopping.
We've spent some time outside of course, but that time is usually spent in the water. We have our large pool, but that's a big hassle to get in and out of, so we also have a couple little kiddee pools set up on the patio. Anya even likes to sit (when it's not stiffling hot out). By the time we get home, the patio has been in shade for a couple hours, so it's just really not that bad. Plus, Ally usually makes it her mission to make sure that every inch of the cement gets watered, so it's not too hot on my footsies. (Edited to add: Here are a couple pics
Ally has about 10 swimsuits. What is it about little girls and swimsuits? They all look so cute. At least 4 are bikinis. I love it. I had to force myself to stop buying them for her. But, I have to admit that it does make it easier, as I don't have to do laundry every night so she can swim the next day. (Not that I wouldn't let her wear a swimsuit 2 days in a row, but I usually throw them in a pile on the floor in the kitchen near the laundry pile when I take them off, so they usually aren't dry, and sometimes are kinda stinky.)
This weekend is our anual family cookout, so I'm hoping for a little break in the weather. We have at least 26 adults, 6 school age kids, and 8 not in school yet coming over - maybe more. We have 2 couches inside. We have 3 kitchen chairs - 4 card table chairs - 4 upper deck padded chairs - 6 folding patio chairs - and a pool lounge. Oh yeah! and a couple of those folding canvas camping chairs. That means most of the people will have to be outside if they want to sit down, and even then, a lot of people will have to be in the pool or hot. Keep your fingers crossed.