If you read the title of this post and expect some sultry tale, I'm sorry to disappoint. Instead, let me explain. Today was a glorious, humid, HOT summer day. My favorite. Just working in the kitchen and lazy hand weeding my garden produced rivulets of sweat. Now this is summer. I love it. I went on a long run while my boys played baseball. I took a shower, and tossed a flowy sundress over my head. Still sweating, but who cares?!? It's summer! Glory! And then, my boys came home.
Finding it WAY too hot and sticky in the house, on went the air conditioners. We have two window units: one in the living room and one in our bedroom. Now, with Lachen and Aksel on pallets on our floor, a fan blowing, and the AC on full blast, I'M FREEZING! So, I'm literally under the down comforter while the three boys around me are laying shirtless on top of their covers. They're all hot. I just don't get it. All winter long, my extremities are frozen and numb, and for once the world around me is warm and moist, and I'm still cold. Maybe I should go and sleep on the couch. The hot, scratchy couch. Ahhh...
Except, I can't. Today was Aksel's 6th birthday, and I promised him that I'd nuzzle him tonight. He had a great day full of foods of his choosing (hotdogs, sauerkraut, soft buns--that is, not Mama's homemade crusty rolls--and carrots from our garden for dinner, lemon meringue pie and cookies & cream ice cream for dessert). His best friend came over to play all afternoon, and we wrote out the invitations to his Pirate Pool Party to be held later this month. It's good to be 6.
Excuse me while I find my wool socks.
2 comments:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AKSEL!
There's a package on the way! Love you!
I just read an article in the Washington Post which stated that... women are from Venus and men are from the planet of freon!
I am loving the heat of North Carolina. It is wonderful. Glad you are finally enjoying summer.
Tell Aksel that we were thinking of him on his birthday!
xo
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