I like to whine about Knoxville’s lack of snow. I like weather-related school closures as much as the children do and it’s no secret that I love being stuck in the house with my family. I am privileged to have the luxury of such petty complaints. Knoxville is sheltered from most severe weather by the […]
I have tried several different weather programs. I like to quickly glance and check the temperature and be able to easily read the full forecast daily. It sounds less insane to ask the children to wear a jacket because of the forecast than because I’m cold. I ditched the weather program that liked to beep […]
Shortest day of the year? All of the children think that this is one of the longest days of their lives.
It was cold last night. Not the intolerably miserable cold that our northern relatives experience every winter, but cold enough for a southerner to whine and complain. Cold that was exaggerated by the window a/c unit sized hole in our living room wall. The hole that is covered with just a thin piece of plastic. […]
I was too young and stupid to learn from my great-grandmother about the “signs” in nature which forewarn of weather extremes. I pitifully attempt to be aware of the environment, but my accuracy is lacking. I’m pretty good with tornado predicting and the pressure in my head tells me when a big rain is pending. […]
Since we have been without a/c, I have found that extreme heat brings a new level of filth that is beyond tolerable. The temperature in the house makes everyone crabby and listless. Nobody has any energy to clean. When we do try to clean, the fans blow the dust and dog hair everywhere, even as […]
The inside of our house has reached 90. Can we call it a sweat lodge now? Knoxville is still under an air quality advisory. I can’t see the inside of my lungs like an episode of House, but we all have bloodshot eyes, I’m wheezy and Noah is having nosebleeds. Makes me wish for an […]
I blog about the speed at which my fingernails grow, but I neglected to update the status of our hot as Hades house. The a/c man thinks we got hit by lightning that fried our system. It is way too far gone to repair. We need a completely new system. Homeowners agreed to pay the […]
The homeowners policy is going to cut the cost of new air conditioning to about one-fourth of what we’ve been quoted. That mountain looks much smaller now. August Happiness Challenge
Rain. Sweet tea. It feels cooler outdoors. Hearing the birds sing. It doesn’t matter if you used up the hot water doing laundry. A cool bath feels good. Nobody steals the covers at night. Nobody wants covers. The children sleep later in the mornings. Everyone piles in the car quickly for errands. Car = a/c. […]