Ah...Cool Air

One might be thinking that I am talking about actually having air conditioning in my house again. But, sadly, I am not.

DH replaced the thermostat with the fried circuit board last night and still nothing happened. So, we he headed outside to check the heating/air system and found another fried circuit board. hhhm... I was out of town the weekend before we some pretty nasty t'storms moved through the area. They messed up the phone at the house until I got back to reset everything. I am wondering if something didn't get us during that storm??? But, at least our computers are working fine - that would be a catastrophe!!!

Yesterday was another hot, humid day. Yes, it is summer in NC - should I be expecting any different. All day I kept going outside and checking the sky for our promised rain/thunderstorms. Anything to cool it off awhile. I also understand why and how afternoon siestas and rest times became standard practice here in the south. The tradition being that in the summer one gets up early to work, comes home at midday for the big dinner then rests for two or three hours before going back out to work in the evening. Yep, that is us right now.

It could be worse. DH's co-workers are aghast that we didn't even try to turn our AC on before this week. But, our house/yard is covered with large shady oaks (scary during winter ice storms, but wonderful for reducing elec use) and it really keeps the sun from baking our house. We have pretty good cross ventilation with our windows and every room but the den/office has ceiling fans. We close the curtains in certain rooms when the sun is at its worse to keep that heat energy from coming in. I am also not a big stickler for clothing right now - lots of bathing suits and diapers being worn around here.

The biggest and most helpful thing though, is the "whole house fan." We flip the switch for that monster (built into the ceiling in the hallway) open a few windows and the back door, and we have a huge amount of air flow with all the hot air being sucked up and out of the house. Last night, after the rains finally came, we cranked it on and the interior temperature dropped ten degrees in less than one hour.

The temperatures are supposed to stay in the low '80s for the next week. DH is looking to see where he can order the new circuit board - but it may take a week for that to come. We will eventually have air conditioning, hopefully before the end of July when it just gets nasty. Otherwise I may be moving to the mountains or the beach for July and August.

What to say about the girls and our projects... MB is working hard on her handstands for gymnastics and had a friend teach her how to walk on her hands, so now she is doing it Everywhere. K has entered some "helpless" phase that I hope disappears as quickly as it came. EM is so very entertaining, even when she is getting into things. The rocks are still tumbling, the seeds have been soaked and are doing their natural thing, and books about the ocean, planets and Odysseus are being read.

Peace,

Amy