From the looks of it, we have another hot summer on the way.
I have three kids, so the summers are always a very busy time at my house.
I know a lot of parents grouse and fuss about school not being open to babysit their kids, but I like summer vacation. I like spending more time with the kids, and I especially like not having to get up early to drive them around. The downside is this oppressive heat we get around here, which pretty much makes the swimming pool and the air conditioner our best friends for three months. The problem is that I am lazy, and if I had my druthers I wouldn’t go outside at all, and bask in the glory of the air conditioning through all of this humid mess. What I don’t want to do is encourage that sort of slothful behavior in my kids, who are spoiled enough already by video games and climate control. If I tell them that they can spend 3 months as shut in, just because it’s hot outside, they might become morbidly obese lay-abouts who never venture outside the comfort of an AC system, and we can’t have that. When we go to our friends’ house to use their pool, that is perfect because I can stay inside, in the air conditioning, and watch them be active in the pool. I don’t have to stay outside at all, and they get exercise. It’s win win, and I remain in the air conditioning for a few more wonderful minutes.