Heat wave

We're sweating it out here, just like everywhere else. Today was our third day of living in "survival" mode with two little kids who get strung out if we're away from home too long, ridiculous heat and only one little air conditioner box in the grown-ups' bedroom.

Wednesday wasn't super hot but the power company had planned to shut off our neighborhood's power all day for some scheduled work. I made sandwiches in the morning and then taped the fridge shut once the power went out so I wouldn't forget and open the door and spoil all our food. It turned out to be unnecessary. The power was out for only about half an hour. Plus, we had a good time walking around the neighborhood because Molly wanted to find "the people who took away our power." We found them -- two guys up in bucket trucks -- and stood around for a while watching them finish up the work. Then we went to the library and happened to stumble upon touch-a-construction-truck day so Molly got to climb around on front-end loaders and a back-hoe and talk to a local DPW guy. It was a very public works kind of day. Then on the drive home we saw a woman with a big pig on a leash. What a day!!!

Yesterday we hopped around to air conditioned spaces, including a play date in an air conditioned house in our neighborhood. It was a tough night, though. I'm not sure I've ever felt air so humid. Nobody used the air conditioner (it seemed kind of unfair for just the grown-ups to have it) and nobody slept very well. It was still 80 degrees when we woke up.

Today we went to yet another little beach we've never been to before, this time with Molly's buddy from the Waldorf school. It's actually been nice and breezy, despite the heat, and this beach had a lot of shade so it wasn't bad at all.

It's still hot now, about 90, but the humidity went down a bunch this afternoon. Ahhh!! Molly insists on wearing PJ's and having all the covers pulled up to her chin. It makes me twitch just to think about it. ICK!!!