I normally love the warmer weather. In fact, I crave it. I hate everything about cold. This last week or so, I have discovered that there definitely can be too much of a good thing. It's been seriously hot. Like in the 100's hot, with a heat index anywhere from 110 to 115 hot. Not. Fun.
No one had any energy to do anything, and that includes my children and dogs. Not that I am putting them in the same category, but there are days that the similarities are there and the only way I can tell them apart is that the human terrorists use silverware. Sometimes.
I forgot where I was. Oh, I remember now!
It's hot.
The kids were grumpy. And whiny. Nothing I suggested for them to do met their approval. And then I had an idea. Suddenly I was brilliant. No! Better than brilliant. I was the best! People, you have no idea how hard I work for that title.
Ingredients to a successful idea on a hot summer day:
- 2 storage bins from Walmart (these had not yet been filled with "stuff')
- Garden hose that can squirt out water (in other words, it works)
- Naked Barbies (you do not want to ask)
- Leggos (any size will do)
- Old Rags (make sure they are clean)
- Goggles (duh, how can you get wet without them?)
Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to lie on the floor with the dogs and pant under the fans. Suddenly, that scene from Stick It, where Haley lowers her bad self into a tub of ice cubes doesn't seem like a bad I idea.
Maybe being cold isn't so bad after all.
Comments
Michele sent me to read about your inspiration for beating the heat. You're right - you are brilliant.
We've been spoiled by a mild summer, but the triple-digits hit this week, and I'd forgotten how much worse 101 is than 95 - it wouldn't seem so, but it is.
Or maybe it comes from knowing the temperature. If I don't hear the number, I'm not as hot.
Posted by: MissMeliss at August 12, 2007 7:25 PM
I'll share with you another tip that will make you Super Mom! 10 cans of 59 cent shave cream, REFRIGERATED! Send them out side to play with it... and keep the hose handy for clean-up in the end! LOL! It is GREAT fun! My Krysti actually planned her 12th birthday party around shave cream!
Posted by: Melli at August 12, 2007 7:35 PM
:::eyes the rubbermaid bins:::
If I crawled into one in the backyard, the neighbors wouldn't see, right...?
Dang, I wish I'd thought of that when the Boy was little...
Posted by: Thumper at August 13, 2007 2:22 PM
Holy crap, Moogs, that picture is awesome! But, I don't envy you that GA heat at all. Don't worry, the fall (and the sand gnats) will be upon you soon! ;-)
Posted by: Becca at August 13, 2007 2:31 PM
Hot come over here and well hot is hmm 68F when we're lucky...
That kinda heat would well erm force me to go find some nice Cool CAVE!
Posted by: Gopher at August 13, 2007 6:50 PM
