Heat Wave

It's been in the high 90s for the last few days -- hot for this time of year even here. At preschool Rebecca's been bringing her bathingsuit every day and playing in the sprinklers (the splash park has been out of order but supposedly opens up again today). Ben's class seems to be winding down for the last couple weeks of school, and aside from having a book report due, he hasn't had much work. His grade's Field Day was Tuesday, which thankfully seemed to involve all water-related activities such as throwing water balloons, running around with wet sponges, shooting water pistols, etc. So he stayed cool despite the heat which I think almost hit a record high for Tuesday's date.

At home our upstairs central a/c unit is acting very tired-- it acts very tired every summer and is 14 years old which probably explains that. I changed all the filters, sprayed off the outside of the unit, and coerced Joel into moving my "office" (my desk) downstairs to the dining area. (For the last 3 days the thermostat has hit a high of 83 degrees even with the a/c constantly running and sitting in front of a computer makes it feel even hotter). We've never used our dining area for eating, only for the kid's play area, so we moved all the kids toys upstairs to the corner of the bonus room previously occupied by my desk.

Next call is going to be to the a/c repairman, if the new filters/cleaned off unit doesn't help anything. The downstairs, fortunately for me because it's where I sleep as well as work now, is blissfully chilly. I do feel kind of sorry for the kids when it's bedtime and its 83 degrees upstairs though.